Josh Brolin Reacts To DUNE Director Denis Villeneuve's Oscar Snub: "Apparently, I am Going to Quit Acting"

Josh Brolin recently reacted to the fact that Denis Villeneuve didn't land a Best Director Oscar nomination for his work on Dune: Part 2.

Brolin plays Gurney Halleck in the franchise, and he previously said that he'd quit acting if Villeneuve wasn't nominated. He said at the time:

“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.”

Brlon is now doubling down on those comments, sahring on Instagram: "Just want to say congratulations on the ‘Dune’ best picture nomination, to Greig Fraser on cinematography, for best visual effects, for Patrice [Vermett] on production design and for sound.”

He then added: “Apparently, I am going to quit acting because Denis Villeneuve didn’t get nominated. This is just how this thing works. It makes no sense to me.

“That’s okay. [Editor] Joe Walker and Denis, you deserve it. It’s an amazing film. It was even better than the first one. The people who have gotten accolades surely deserve it. Happy to be a part of it. Congrats everyone."

Dune 2 was nominated for several Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Production Design, Best Sound, and Best Visual Effects.

But it is ridiculous that Villeneuve wasn’t nominated for Best Director. The filmmaker previously reacted to Brolin’s comments about qutting acting, saying:

“That gives me a tremendous amount of responsibility, putting all of that on my shoulders. Thanks Josh, that’s embarrassing. I mean if Josh does decide to quit acting, it will be my responsibility to fight him on it."

I’m pretty sure that Brolin isn’t really going to quit acting, so I don’t think fans of his shoud worry.