At the London premiere of the hotly anticipated sci-fi sequel Dune: Part Two, the Arrakis-themed red carpet display, well, made a bit of a mess.
As the dunes of the planet Arrakis are understandably covered in sand in the movie (hence the sandworms), the film’s premiere featured a sandy walkway for guests to get the full Dune experience.
As Anakin Skywalker reminded us in another sci-fi sequel, sand does tend to get everywhere, and one of the dutiful workers staffing the event broke out shop vacuum to make sure the red carpet wasn’t too sandy.
It feels like a mundane bit of procedure, but it is kind of funny that the red carpet at the premiere of Dune: Part Two got sand all over it.
There is sand at the London premiere of "Dune 2." pic.twitter.com/6pKQbee7QA
— Variety (@Variety) February 15, 2024
Some censored NSFW language to follow.
A worker vacuums sand off the carpet at the "Dune 2" premiere. pic.twitter.com/AKQ6t4r5mp
— Variety (@Variety) February 15, 2024
As you can imagine, the sands of Arrakis getting all over the Dune: Part Two red carpet inspired plenty of jokes.
"Welcome to our Dune premiere, where we have painstakingly recreated the planet Arrakis at great expense, with mountains and mountains of sa- https://t.co/M1xBFu7uM8
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) February 15, 2024
Twist: It's Timothee Chalamet. https://t.co/p3taPjPw3o
— John Beifuss 〽️ (@JohnBeifuss) February 15, 2024
me trying to attract the big worm https://t.co/5GyZ2UehTS
— And Jim Mello as Hunko Buns (@JimmMello) February 15, 2024
Anakin was right, it really DOES get everywhere! https://t.co/Qtv8NW6imm
— Bill Brasky (@BillBrasky2620) February 15, 2024
Hayden Christensen should send this man a gift basket. https://t.co/zaYM3r7coY
— David Taylor (@IAmDavidJTaylor) February 15, 2024
He doesn't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere. https://t.co/UtqLFeANYm
— Chris Tilly (@TillyTweets) February 15, 2024
Dream job honestly because I love cleaning and I get to see celebrities. https://t.co/9GYG8ue72B
— Alex Wayne (@VictimRoyalty) February 15, 2024
This should be how they defeat the worm. https://t.co/dMfD5jzwGE
— Christian Becker (@TheAmazingBeck) February 15, 2024
Oh no watch out https://t.co/51MEWHV6ub pic.twitter.com/r6d2DRHKsh
— David Moscrop (@David_Moscrop) February 15, 2024
*Anakin Skywalker looks to camera* ain’t I a stinker https://t.co/d2C9CFl6ln
— Jared Skolnick (@jaredskolnick) February 15, 2024
So where will the sandworms hang out at the #Dune2 premiere? https://t.co/R2ehXqaq0g
— Mark R. Yzaguirre (@markyzaguirre) February 15, 2024
Sand. https://t.co/vQ4dhYJahV pic.twitter.com/wNsJ6rR5YA
— Andydrewz™ 🏳️🌈 (@Andydrewz) February 15, 2024
