Zendaya Eating Popcorn in New ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Promo Has the Internet Losing It

Zendaya has once again become the center of attention, but this time it is not because of a major movie scene or a red carpet appearance. A short promotional clip for ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ has gone viral because of one simple moment: Zendaya eating popcorn.

The commercial, which appears to be playing before movie screenings, features Tom Holland sitting in a theater with a large bucket of popcorn. Zendaya then walks over, sits beside him and immediately starts grabbing popcorn from his bucket. While the scene is only a few seconds long, fans online have been having a lot of fun with Zendaya’s dramatic expressions and playful performance.

A fan account shared the clip on X, where it quickly exploded in popularity. According to the post, the video has collected more than 10 million views, with thousands of fans reacting to Zendaya’s funny and exaggerated way of eating the snack.

Many viewers joked that Zendaya’s performance felt like a classic internet moment, with some calling her movements “millennial.” One viral quote tweet with more than 89,000 likes said, “I love my girl but the millennial movements are killing me 😭😭😭”

Other fans focused specifically on how seriously Zendaya appeared to be enjoying the popcorn. One popular reaction said, “she chewing tf out that popcorn,” while another joked about her early career on Disney Channel, writing, “can’t take the Disney out of the girl.”

At 29 years old, Zendaya sits between the Millennial and Gen Z generations, which made the jokes even more entertaining for fans. Many viewers felt the clip captured a familiar type of over-the-top reaction that often becomes popular online.

The popcorn scene also reminded some fans of another viral food moment involving basketball player Kelsey Plum. In 2024, Plum became an internet sensation after cameras caught her making funny faces while eating popcorn during a basketball game.

The clip spread quickly online, with fans joking about her expressions. Plum later addressed the viral moment during an appearance on the ‘Post Moves’ podcast. She explained that she was not intentionally trying to create a viral clip and was actually reacting because she noticed the camera kept returning to her.

“The only reason this happened was because the camera guy kept coming back, and I’m like: ‘What are you coming back for?’ So finally I was being sarcastic for, like, 10 seconds, and they cooked me,” Plum said.

She also joked about the reaction, adding, “I ruined it for white women after this.”

After Zendaya’s new Spider-Man promo started spreading, fans quickly connected the two moments. Several people compared her popcorn scene to Plum’s viral clip, with one popular post saying, “eating that popcorn like Kelsey Plum lmfao,” while another simply wrote, “Kelsey Plum realness.”

The reaction shows how even a small promotional moment can become a major online conversation when a star like Zendaya is involved. While ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ is expected to bring plenty of action and drama when it arrives, fans are already enjoying the lighter moments from the film’s marketing campaign.

The new movie will bring Tom Holland back as Peter Parker, with Zendaya returning as MJ. Until more details about the story arrive, it looks like a simple bucket of popcorn has already given fans one of the funniest Spider-Man moments of the year.

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