Brolin also remembers the time James Cameron (allegedly) got angry with him after he turned down a role in Avatar.

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.

During a recent interview, Josh Brolin dropped a disappointing update on Dune: Messiah, hinting that we may be waiting a while for the threequel.

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,

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.

Josh Brolin has a bone to pick with the Academy. The actor, 56, first shared that the Oscars got it wrong when they failed to nominated his “Dune” director Denis Villeneuve for the 2021 sci-fi movie. This year, Villeneuve is up for the award again for “Dune: Part Two.”

Dune: Part Two star Josh Brolin has made his opinion about next year's Oscar nominations well known in advance.

Dune director Denis Villeneuve, a huge Star Wars fan, is still angry about this one aspect of the Original Trilogy.