10 Best Wolverine Popcorn Bucket Memes So Far

Summary A new popcorn bucket promoting Deadpool & Wolverine has been revealed.

Deadpool & Wolverine's popcorn bucket puts Wolverine in a compromising position, leading to the creation of some brilliant memes.

The reveal of a new popcorn bucket is excellent marketing for Deadpool & Wolverine's upcoming release, copying that of Dune: Part Two.

A new MCU popcorn bucket available to audiences of Marvel Studios' Deadpool & Wolverine has been revealed, and some hilarious memes have been created in response. In recent months, Deadpool & Wolverine has seen some huge updates, raising excitement for Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman's first appearance in the MCU, which is scheduled to premiere on July 26, 2024. Marvel Studios' upcoming Deadpool & Wolverine will bring the two titular mutant heroes from 20th Century Fox's X-Men franchise into the MCU, with Wade Wilson sure to continue his meta banter, fourth wall breaks, and entertaining jabs at other film franchises.

One of these other film franchises in Deadpool's firing line is Denis Villeneuve's Dune, as Marvel Studios has already poked fun at one marketing technique from the recent release of Dune: Part Two. In conjunction with the much-anticipated sequel's March 2024 release, a Dune-themed popcorn bucket was revealed, reminiscent of the franchise's sandworms. This prompted Ryan Reynolds and Deadpool & Wolverine's cast and crew to reveal their own popcorn bucket in the shape of Wolverine's head, kitted out with his helmet and a gaping mouth ready to be filled with popcorn, and this compromising position has spurred some fantastic memes.

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10 Dune: Part Two's Popcorn Bucket Has A Distracted Boyfriend

Wolverine's New Popcorn Bucket May Attract Wandering Eyes

Based on a 2015 photograph by Spanish photographer Antonio Gulliem, the "Distracted Boyfriend" meme is one of the most popular on the Internet. Because of this, it was no surprise that Geek Vibes Nation adapted the iconic meme to fit the new Wolverine popcorn bucket. In this case, the titular Boyfriend is partnered with the Dune: Part Two popcorn bucket, but becomes distracted by the passing Wolverine popcorn bucket, hilariously pondering the question as to which popcorn bucket is superior.

This meme has become so abundant as it can be adapted to almost any situation where one thing is competing against another. In most cases, the newer, perhaps more popular, option is placed on the woman in red, while the Distracted Boyfriend's partner is the less-desired option. This is a great way to poke fun at the rivalry between Dune: Part Two and Deadpool & Wolverine's popcorn buckets.

9 Wolverine's New Pain At Deadpool's Attack

Wolverine's New Popcorn Bucket Fits Perfectly In Deadpool & Wolverine's Trailer

Deadpool & Wolverine's first official trailer was released in April 2024, providing viewers' first look at Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool and Hugh Jackman's Wolverine together on-screen in the MCU. One scene from Deadpool & Wolverine's official trailer saw the titular mutant heroes fighting each other, presumably in the Void at the End of Time, but with both of their healing factors making it difficult for either to enact any real damage. This scene has now been recreated in a fantastic Wolverine popcorn bucket meme, courtesy of Charlie Schneider.

With Deadpool and Wolverine on the ground, and Deadpool firing bullets into Wolverine's side, the new Wolverine popcorn bucket over Hugh Jackman's face adds a hilarious layer of comedy to this moment. Of course, the wide-open mouth on the popcorn bucket is meant to insinuate something completely different, but it fits perfectly with the pain that Deadpool's attack would be inflicting at this moment.

8 Cyclops & Jean Grey Shock Wolverine In X-Men: The Animated Series

Wolverine Has Always Been Second Best To Cyclops For Jean Grey

X-Men: The Animated Series, which ran for five seasons between 1992 and 1997, has always been a treasure trove of wonderful memes, and the reveal of the Wolverine popcorn bucket has only increased this. Most notably, this entertaining meme shared by Coy Jandreau focuses on the seemingly never-ending love triangle between Wolverine, Cyclops, and Jean Grey. This meme, appropriately titled "Sad Wolverine Seeing Jean Grey and Cyclops Kiss," is often used to express loneliness, but gains a level of surprise with Wolverine's popcorn bucket included.

This scene was first seen in X-Men: The Animated Series season 1, episode 5, "Captive Hearts," first released in January 1993. During the episode, Cyclops and Jean Grey get captured by the Morlocks while on a date, prompting the other X-Men to save them, before Wolverine witnesses their kiss with disdain. With Wolverine's popcorn bucket empathizing the hero's shock, this moment has become even more hilarious.

7 Morph Is Impressed With The New Wolverine Popcorn Bucket

Morph Declared Their Love For Wolverine In X-Men '97

While X-Men: The Animated Series has been a popular source of memes over the years, this pattern continued in Marvel Animation's 2024 revival, X-Men '97. Most notably, Morph's love for Wolverine throughout the series has spurred many memes, particularly based on one scene in which Morph watches Wolverine showering in X-Men '97 season 1, episode 3, "Fire Made Flesh." This forms the basis of a brilliant meme shared by thefuzzyaya, in which Morph admires Wolverine's new popcorn bucket.

Although not mentioned in X-Men: The Animated Series, Morph was confirmed to be non-binary by X-Men '97's creators prior to the series' premiere in March 2024. The character's love for Wolverine was also put on display in the series, though this only began with teases, including during the shower scene in "Fire Made Flesh," before Morph declared their love for Wolverine, albeit disguised as Jean Grey, in X-Men '97 season 1's finale.

6 Wolverine's Popcorn Bucket Attracts Many Different Admirers

Even Classic Figures Seem To Be Excited About Wolverine's New Popcorn Bucket

The reveal of the Wolverine popcorn bucket has attracted a great many admirers, including some classic figures such as the Mona Lisa. In a meme shared by JF, the Mona Lisa, the legendary half-portrait painting by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci, seems to be daydreaming about the potential of Wolverine's compromising position. The caption, "Me when I see the new Wolverine popcorn bucket," makes this even funnier, as many will surely be imagining what could be done with this new figure.

The Mona Lisa has been a favorite source of memes for several years, with amateur artists and creators changing the iconic expression on the woman's face to meet any hilarious purpose. Having the Mona Lisa look dreamily at Wolverine's popcorn bucket is only the latest, and with multiversal travel expected in Deadpool & Wolverine, it's even possible da Vinci and Mona Lisa could make an appearance in the MCU.

5 Oppenheimer May Regret Designing The New Wolverine Popcorn Bucket

Deadpool & Wolverine Could Reference Some Of The Best Recent Movies

In his previous adventures, Wade Wilson's Deadpool has never shied away from making pop culture references and callbacks to other movies outside Marvel and DC's superhero franchises. Since Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer was one of the biggest movies of 2023, it seems likely that there may be a reference to the dramatic Cillian Murphy-led movie in Deadpool & Wolverine. This has already begun with the creation of a meme focused on Murphy's Oppenheimer, shared by mac.

​​​​​​​This meme brings one of the final moments of Oppenheimer into the context of Wolverine's popcorn bucket. As J. Robert Oppenheimer stares into the distance contemplating his actions in the creation of the atomic bomb, the meme suggests this is how the creators of Wolverine's popcorn bucket feel. Cillian Murphy has recently been rumored to be joining the MCU, perhaps as Doctor Doom, so it'd be brilliant to see Oppenheimer referenced in Deadpool & Wolverine.

4 Magneto Isn't A Fan Of Wolverine's New Popcorn Bucket

Magneto's Attack In X-Men '97 Gets New Meaning

While Morph's growing love for Wolverine was a core narrative throughout X-Men '97 season 1, it was only after Wolverine was brutally attacked by Magneto in the series' penultimate episode that Morph declared their love for the clawed mutant. In X-Men '97 season 1, episode 9, "Tolerance is Extinction - Part 2," Magneto tears the adamantium from Wolverine's skeleton after the latter made an attempt on the Master of Magnetism's life. This was an incredibly emotional scene, but it becomes truly hilarious in a new meme shared by Anthony.

The meme depicts the same panel seen in X-Men '97's penultimate episode of Magneto ripping the adamantium out of Wolverine's body, but replaces Wolverine's head with the new popcorn bucket. Similarly to the meme depicting Deadpool and Wolverine in the Void, this brings a sense of pain and anguish to the popcorn bucket, though also makes this dramatic moment easier to digest.

3 Wolverine Has A New Origin Story

X-Men Origins: Wolverine Detailed Wolverine's Origin Story In Fox's X-Men Franchise

After 20th Century Fox's original X-Men trilogy introduced the world to Hugh Jackman's Wolverine, 2009's X-Men Origins: Wolverine detailed the mutant hero's origin story in the franchise's original timeline. This saw James "Logan" Howlett's Wolverine being gifted his adamantium enhancements by William Stryker, and culminated in a dramatic scene where Wolverine burst out of the water and attacked the staff at Alkali Lake. Wolverine's roar has been replaced with the popcorn bucket, however, in a meme shared by BLURAYANGEL.

The popcorn bucket, with Wolverine's yet-to-be-seen comic-accurate helmet, fits perfectly here, as it appears to be yelling just as Wolverine did in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. This demonstrates another brilliant way to give new meaning to the hilariously-designed popcorn bucket, which was surely put together with more mature thoughts in mind. There are hopes that Wolverine's origin story will be revisited in the MCU, so this scene could finally be done justice.

2 Dune: Part Two's Popcorn Bucket Should Be Worried

Wolverine's Popcorn Bucket May Be Preferable To Dune: Part Two's

Just as the "Distracted Boyfriend" meme works perfectly when put in the context of the battle between the Dune: Part Two and Deadpool & Wolverine popcorn buckets, so does the iconic "You vs. the Guy She Told You Not To Worry About" meme. In this case, Mike4302 suggests that the Dune: Part Two sandworm popcorn bucket is the "You", while the brand-new Wolverine popcorn bucket is "the Guy". This is a fantastic use of this iconic meme, made even more hilarious by the mature connotations of both popcorn buckets.

Of course, Deadpool & Wolverine's popcorn bucket was likely created with a mature audience in mind - those who would find Wolverine with a wide-open mouth and Deadpool caressing him funny. Dune: Part Two's popcorn bucket likely wasn't made for this purpose, but still couldn't escape comparison, but drawing attention to this in the "You vs. the Guy" meme is inspired.

1 Wolverine's New Popcorn Bucket Might Have Made The Wolverine Better

The Wolverine's Deleted Scene Almost Gave Hugh Jackman A Comic-Accurate Costume

Although it never made it into the final cut of the 2013 movie, a deleted scene from Fox's The Wolverine teased Hugh Jackman's Wolverine finally getting a comic-accurate superhero costume. This will finally come to fruition in the MCU's Phase 5, as Hugh Jackman will sport a comic-accurate, yellow-and-blue Wolverine costume in Deadpool & Wolverine. However, one meme shared by OptionOther2308 revisits The Wolverine's deleted scene, and adds Wolverine's popcorn bucket to make it a much funnier moment.

It was a shame that Hugh Jackman never suited up in a comic-accurate Wolverine costume in Fox's X-Men franchise, and an even greater shame that the tease of this development was cut from The Wolverine. Making a meme of this fact makes it more apparent, and more entertaining. Deadpool & Wolverine will mark the first time the costume will be seen in live-action, setting the standard for the MCU's official X-Men debut.

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