Dune 2 director Denis Villeneuve has perfect response to Josh Brolin saying he will "quit acting" if the filmmaker isn't nominated for an Oscar

Josh Brolin in Dune 2 — (Image credit: Warner Bros.)

Director Denis Villeneuve is determined to not let actor Josh Brolin retire from acting just yet.

The star recently told Variety that he will "quit acting" if Villeneuve isn't nominated for a Best Director Academy Award for Dune: Part Two. However, Villeneuve wants to ensure that doesn't happen, even if he is indeed snubbed at the upcoming Oscars. Notably, that's exactly what occurred with the first film which received 10 Academy Award nominations, with Best Director missing from that list.

Villeneuve laughs, 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."

As he concludes: "The movie came out in March, it's still in the minds and hearts of people. The fact that they are considering it for Academy Awards is the highest compliment. I'm not making movies for awards otherwise I would be… you know, you can't plan these things. I take nothing for granted. I'll see what happens but I'm honored that people are considering it and talking about it."

Dune: Part Two is available to stream now on Max in the US and Sky/Now in the UK. For more from our interview, here's Villeneuve on his favorite movies of 2024.

Emily Murray is a former Entertainment Editor of GamesRadar+, once responsible for overseeing all the online content for Total Film and SFX magazine. Emily has previously worked for the BBC, Zavvi, UNILAD, Yahoo, Digital Spy and more. When Emily isn't writing about film and TV, she can be found cuddling her cat on the sofa, likely bingeing New Girl for the millionth time (Nick Miller is the love of my life). You can also find her waxing lyrical about Christopher Nolan on a podcast dedicated to his filmography.