Deadpool & Wolverine is looking to shake off our superhero fatigue with an R-rated threequel that’s raunchier and more violent than anything Disney has ever dared produce. But Marvel’s Merc with a Mouth isn’t stopping there. He’s also looking to top Dune: Part Two — at least when it comes to obscene popcorn buckets.
Earlier this year, the internet went wild over the sandworm design for Dune: Part Two‘s popcorn bucket. And Mashable was not immune. We went on a hunt for the bucket as soon as we heard they’d surfaced in New York City. We did a blind touch test, traumatizing our co-workers in their pursuit of popcorn. We ate non-popcorn stuff out of it. We even took you inside of it.
Not to be outdone, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige promised out of CinemaCon 2024 to best their competitor in NSFW bucketry.
As reported by The Pop Verse, Feige said, “We have asked Deadpool himself to design a popcorn bucket for Deadpool & Wolverine,” adding, “There are some movies that inadvertently make crude and lewd popcorn buckets, and then there are popcorn buckets designed by Deadpool.”
Well, today’s the day we learn what that means.
What does the Deadpool & Wolverine popcorn bucket look like?
The Deadpool & Wolverine popcorn bucket comes in the shape of Wolverine’s head, masked up in his signature yellow and black mask and caul. His mouth is wide open but toothless, waiting to be stuffed with popcorn. “Designed by Deadpool” is scrawled in messy red text on the side of the bucket.
Deadpool & Wolverine star Ryan Reynolds’ Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) accounts shared a teasing look at the movie’s popcorn bucket with a video, captioned:
Years from now they will look back at 2024 as the year the War of the Popcorn Buckets began. #history #DeadpoolAndWolverine ❤️💛
In the video, the theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey is employed for the big reveal (a choice that’s perhaps a little less daring since Barbie did this homage for its teaser back in 2022). Meanwhile, Deadpool’s gloved hand strokes the bucket lovingly, as popcorn spills into its opened mouth and butter rolls suggestively down its face.
Deadpool has never been a character or a franchise known for its subtlety. But does hammering the sex toy joke of the Dune: Part Two bucket home make this superhero-themed merch the winner?
We’ll see if the online fandom goes wild for this one.
