The Gladiator II popcorn bucket takes the gimmick to a brand new degree, incorporating augmented actuality after you end your snack.
2024 has been The 12 months of the Popcorn Bucket. From the subconsciously sexual sandworm for Dune: Half Two to the overtly sexual for Deadpool & Wolverine — with another enjoyable shows in between — these items of theater-exclusive merch have been an enormous a part of the cinemagoing expertise this yr. To not be outdone, Gladiator II is altering the popcorn bucket recreation solely — and it’s not even sexual! Effectively, except for the entire gladiator factor, proper, Joey?
The Gladiator II popcorn bucket is in contrast to any we’ve seen earlier than, because it makes use of augmented actuality (AR) to simulate an precise gladiator combat with the colosseum, itself the precise container. When you end your popcorn (in all probability earlier than the trailers are over, let’s face it), there’s a QR code to scan. When you do this, two gladiators enter the sector and combat it out. We’re unsure how that battle ends however if you’d like your probability to choose up one among these Gladiator II popcorn buckets, make sure to head to Cinemark, as that chain holds the unique.
Contemplating it’s been almost 25 years since Ridley Scott’s unique Gladiator got here out, this sequel is one among our most extremely anticipated movies of the yr. Scott himself – who is rarely one to carry again on his opinions or regard for his personal movies – has additionally drummed up hype for the movie, saying it’s among the finest films he has ever carried out.
As for the plot of Gladiator II, right here’s what you may count on when it hits theaters on November twenty second (however per week prior within the U.Okay.): “Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius (Paul Mescal) is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist. With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honor to return the glory of Rome to its people.” The solid additionally options Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, Joseph Quinn, and Denzel Washington, teaming with Scott for the primary time since 2007’s American Gangster (Washington had a a lot stronger working relationship with Scott’s brother Tony).
What do you consider the expertise used within the Gladiator II popcorn bucket? Will you be seeing the movie subsequent month?
