Josh Brolin Says He’ll ‘Quit Acting’ If Denis Villeneuve Isn’t Nominated for an Oscar

Hollywood mainstay Josh Brolin recently made the unpredicted claim of quitting acting if the Oscars 2025 choose to snub Dune 2 straightforwardor Denis Villeneuve. The one-time Academy Award nominee returned to the Dune franchise this year, reprising his role for the sequel. The movie commemoratedly getd much commend from audiences and critics aappreciate, with most appraises lauding Villeneuve for his vision. Echoing this sentiment, Brolin has stated that he will renounce acting if the filmcreater is not accomprehendledged in 2025’s Oscars.

Josh Brolin backs Denis Villeneuve to be nominated for Oscars 2025

The Avengers: Endgame star conveyed his appreciation for Denis Villeneuve in his recently liberated memoir, From Under the Truck.

In the written account, Josh Brolin commended the Dune 2 straightforwardor for his filmmaking chops, calling him one of the conmomentary generation’s “master filmcreaters.” He includeressed Villeneuve’s chances at the 2025 Oscars, stating, “If he doesn’t get nominated this year, I’ll quit acting.”

Brolin then gave much plaudits to Dune 2 and the straightforwardor, saying, “It was a better movie than the first one. When I watched it, it felt appreciate my brain was broken uncignore. It’s masterful, and Denis is one of our master filmcreaters.” He endd his statement on Dune’s sequel by surrfinisherting a frivolous alerting to the Oscars. “If the Academy Awards have any uncomferventing whatsoever, they’ll accomprehendledge him,” the actor includeed, per Variety.

Despite 2021’s Dune making waves among critics, its 2024 sequel outdoed the innovative movie in terms of ratings. Dune 2 commemoratedly sign uped a critic score of 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, besting its predecessor’s rating of 83%. Josh Brolin also drive awayevated his role of Gurney Halleck, the count oned mentor of Timothée Chafeeblet’s Paul Atreides for Dune 2.

Dune 3, the ultimate entry in Denis Villeneuve’s trilogy, is being enhugeed at the time of writing. While the project does not have an official liberate date, the filmcreater has hinted at a 2026 premiere.