Josh Brolin Says That if Denis Villeneuve Doesn't Get Nominated For DUNE 2 He'll Quit Acting

Josh Brolin is as popular in Hollywood as he’s ever been, with more than one role in the Marvel universe, an Academy Award nomination under his belt, a recent popular TV series wrapped, a comedy hit film that’s streaming, and the sci-fi epic Dune films finishing with awards season in mind. He also just released his memoir “From Under the Truck,” for which he is doing the publicity rounds.

Brolin has several high-profile projects on the burner as well, but for the moment, he is focused on his hopes for what the next few months will bring.

In a recent interview with Variety, the actor talked about his disappointment that the Oscars blew it when they failed to nominated his Dune director Denis Villeneuve for the 2021 part 1 sci-fi epic.

This year, Villeneuve is in the awards race once again for overseeing Dune: Part Two, the rare sequel that got better reviews than the original. Brolin plays Gurney Halleck, a mentor to Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides.

Brolin said of his director and friend:

“If he doesn’t get nominated this year, I’ll quit acting. It was a better movie than the first one. When I watched it, it felt like my brain was broken open. It’s masterful, and Denis is one of our master filmmakers. If the Academy Awards have any meaning whatsoever, they’ll recognize him.”

That’s a lot to put on the line. But he feels passionate about Villeneuve’s place in the nominees, and I respect that.

Brolin has wrapped production on the 3rd film in the Knives Out saga, titled Wake Up Dead Man, and it’s set to hit theatres in 2025. We will also see Brolin appear next year in Edgar Wright’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Running Man, in which he will star opposite Glen Powell, Katy O’Brian, and Lee Pace.