Dune’s Josh Brolin Drops F-Bomb Over Director Denis Villeneuve’s Snub
12.02.2022 - 00:00
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Dune has racked up an impressive 10 Oscar nominations, including the coveted nod for Best Picture. Despite the film’s recognition, one nomination was notably absent: a Best Director slot for Denis Villeneuve. The French-Canadian filmmaker handled the alleged snub with grace, but Dune actor Josh Brolin was definitely not happy with the Academy.
In a recent Instagram post, Josh Brolin shared a heartfelt congratulations for Dune’s plentiful Oscar nominations. However, he also expressed his outrage over Denis Villeneuve’s omission from the Best Director category, going so far as to drop an f-bomb on social media. He said:Many folks were convinced that it was impossible to faithfully adapt Frank Herbert’s seminal sci-fi novel Dune for the silver screen - even Josh Brolin thought so.
Then Denis Villeneuve came along, and the impossible was done. Audiences and critics raved, but the Academy failed to nominate the film’s direction. Josh Brolin, who played Gurney Halleck in Dune and previously called the film a masterpiece, was clearly mind-boggled by the Academy’s decision.
It’s a fair state of being, considering the film’s other nods in categories like Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Score. Even CinemaBlend’s Cole Jaeger forecast that Denis Villeneuve would at least snag a nomination (although his prediction of 11 Oscar noms was remarkably close to 10 it received). The Oscar nominations can definitely be inscrutable, even with industry analysts and experts adding up the numbers.
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