Denis Villeneuve Has Seen What You’re Saying About theDunePopcorn Buckets

AsDune : Part Twodraws closer and close , one thing has been on everyone ’s mind as thecast and crew open upabout their experiences filming the next chapter of Frank Herbert ’s savory sci - fi saga : what aboutthat Zea mays everta bucketthough ?

It ’s a question that has been put to the cast over and over since the internet got its hold on the , uh , wormussy late last calendar month — a appall sandworm - forge curtain raising slap on top of a collectable Zea mays everta bucket that invites you to undergo your very own personal pain box test for a handful of butter kernels . But what about Villeneuve himself ? Well , he ’s both shocked and impressed , not just by the pail , but the cyberspace ’s inevitable response to the bucket .

“ I do n’t want to make stupid jokes right now that will I rue tomorrow aurora . But I will say this , ” Villeneuve recently told theNew York Timeswhen asked about the bucket . “ When I saw it , I buy the farm , “ Hoooooly smokes . ” What the [ swearword ] ! ? At the same time , it created a tidy sum of fun online . So maybe it ’s positive ? It ’s some variety of … telling innovation . ”

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Villeneuve was quick to stress that at no distributor point was he involved in the aim summons for the bucketful , but fellow interviewee and Dune star Timothée Chalamet did at least feel sympathetic for whichever poor person did before it got exposed to the dread inevitability of the cyberspace . “ I ca n’t recite if someone is at house correctly now buy the farm , ‘ My design exploit perfectly and everyone ’s talking about it , ’ ” Chalamet joked , “ or if someone ’s savagely offended by the response . ”

Let ’s hope for the former , because god bed it ’s only going to get eldritch as we get closer to Dune : Part Two releasing to the world at the conclusion of this week — and more multitude themselves get to experience all the intricacies a sandworm has to propose .

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