Hollywood mainstay Josh Brolin recently made the surprising claim of quitting acting if the Oscars 2025 decide to snub Dune 2 director Denis Villeneuve. The one-time Academy Award nominee returned to the Dune franchise this year,

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Josh Brolin certainly has a flare for the dramatics. The actor threatened to “quit acting” if “Dune: Part Two” director Denis Villeneuve doesn’t get nominated for a best director Oscar for the second installment.

This year’s Oscar nominations are set to be revealed on January 17. According to Brolin’s IMDB, he has two films in production, Weapon and The Running Man, and will more than likely appear in the third Dune film. So, either the Academy gets it right, or else we riot.

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,

Villeneuve was nominated for Best Director in the past, for his 2016 sci-fi drama Arrival, which earned one Oscar win, for Best Sound Editing, from a total of eight nominations. D

Josh Brolin says he'll retire if Denis Villeneuve doesn't get a Best Director nomination at the Oscars. “If he doesn’t get nominated this year, I’ll quit acting," Brolin told Variety. "It was a better movie than the first one.