We talked to Bruce Campbell at San Diego Comic-Con about Hysteria!.
This year, novelty popcorn buckets have really started to take off thanks to AMC Theatres’ souvenir sandworm bucket for Dune: Part Two. The bucket caused a ton of online reactions and inspired a Saturday Night Live sketch. Now, other movies are trying to top that design. Earlier this year, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige teased that the popcorn bucket for Deadpool & Wolverine would be “intentionally crude,” and he wasn’t wrong. In order to get popcorn from your bucket, you have to reach into a very large hole that’s positioned as Wolverine’s mouth. At San Diego Comic-Con last month, ComicBook chatted with Evil Dead star Bruce Campbell in promotion of his upcoming series, Hysteria!, and got his reaction to the bucket.
“Why did they do that? … This is an actual piece of merchandise?” Campbell wondered when shown the Deadpool & Wolverine popcorn bucket. “I don’t like it,” he added after studying it for a bit. “No. No, because Ryan Reynolds would think it’s funny that you’re shoving your fist into Hugh Jackman’s face. So that’s the joke.”
“I’m not going to comment on that,” Campbell added when ComicBook’s Chris Killian said, “Hopefully it’s your fist.”
“This is wrong, AMC,” Campbell hilariously added, matter-of-factly. “Nice try. Nice, try. Let’s send that one back.”
During the chat, we also asked the star why his Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness character, Pizza Poppa, didn’t appear in Deadpool & Wolverine. Unsurprisingly, his answer was pretty hilarious.
“He’s not in that timeline. He’s in a different timeline,” Campbell explained. “Well, here’s what I say to Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman. Get a room. What’s with the bromance? We get it. Thank you. Next. Go back to your soccer team, Ryan.”
You can watch our interview with Campbell at the top of the page.
What Is Deadpool & Wolverine About?
Deadpool & Wolverine
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In Marvel Studios’ Deadpool & Wolverine, Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) will change the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Wolverine (Hugh Jackman). The film also stars Matthew Macfadyen as Paradox, and Emma Corrin as Cassandra Nova, with the return of Deadpool alums Morena Baccarin as Vanessa Carlysle, Leslie Uggams as Blind Al, Karan Soni as Dopinder, Stefan Kapičić as Piotr Rasputin/Colossus, Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead, Rob Delaney as Peter, and Lewis Tan as Shatterstar. Aaron Stanford is returning as Pyro from the X-Men film series, with Jennifer Garner rumored to return as Elektra Natchios.
Kevin Feige, Ryan Reynolds, Shawn Levy and Lauren Shuler Donner produce with Louis D’Esposito, Wendy Jacobson, Mary McLaglen, Josh McLaglen, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, George Dewey and Simon Kinberg serving as executive producers. Deadpool & Wolverine is written by Ryan Reynolds & Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick & Zeb Wells & Shawn Levy.
Deadpool & Wolverine is now playing in theaters.
