Overview
- The film’s official Instagram posted promotional images and a short video on May 22 that showed a clear, bong‑shaped vessel filled with popcorn.
- Director Michael Tiddes commented on the post to tell fans the item is real, but he did not detail how or where it will be sold.
- Promotional images show a glass globe bottom, a vertical tube, a side stem and multiple sizes, suggesting the design was made as a novelty tie‑in.
- Paramount told USA TODAY the popcorn buckets were created for promotional purposes and are not for sale, and major exhibitor AMC said it has no plans to distribute them in theaters.
- The stunt follows the franchise’s history of provocative tie‑ins and the wider trend of collectible popcorn buckets, and it raises practical questions about theater policies and local laws if the item were ever sold to the public.