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Brolin recently reprised his role as Gurney Halleck in Denis Villeneuve’s DUNE: PART TWO, the sequel to the six-time Academy Award-winning film DUNE, Villeneuve’s relaunch of one of the most celebrated science fiction properties of all time. Co-starring Timothee Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya and Javier Bardem, the two films have garnered more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office. 

This May, Brolin will return to Amazon Prime Video’s acclaimed sci-fi western series, OUTER RANGE, on which he also serves as an executive producer and director for the second season. The series centers on rancher Royal Abbott (Brolin) fighting for his territory and grappling with the unknown after discovering a mystery on his land.

Later this year, Brolin’s memoir FROM UNDER THE TRUCK will be released by Harper Collins. He will also star alongside Peter Dinklage in the upcoming Legendary Pictures film BROTHERS. 

As an integral part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Brolin starred as super-villain ‘Thanos’ in the blockbusters AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR and its sequel, AVENGERS: ENDGAME, the finale of all three phases of the MCU, which opened to rave reviews and became the second-highest grossing movie of all time.

In 2009, Brolin was nominated for an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and received awards from the New York Film Critics Circle and the National Board of Review for his portrayal of ‘Dan White’ in Gus Van Sant’s acclaimed biopic, MILK. His additional ‘Best Picture’ Oscar-nominated films include Denis Villeneuve’s DUNE, the Coen Brothers’ TRUE GRIT, which was nominated for 10 Academy Awards in 2011, and 2007’s NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, also from the Coen Brothers, which won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Other highly acclaimed performances include his portrayal of George W. Bush in Oliver Stone’s biopic, W., Ridley Scott’s blockbuster, AMERICAN GANGSTER, for which he was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the ensemble, and Denis Villeneuve’s SICARIO, which was nominated for three Academy Awards. 

Other film credits include: Oliver Stone’s WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS opposite Shia LaBeouf and Michael Douglas; Joseph Kosinski’s ONLY THE BRAVE; Joel and Ethan Coen’s comedy HAIL, CAESAR! opposite George Clooney, Channing Tatum, and Tilda Swinton; LEGACY OF A WHITETAIL DEER HUNTER opposite Danny McBride and Carrie Coon; EVEREST opposite Jake Gyllenhaal, Jason Clarke, and John Hawkes; Paul Thomas Anderson’s INHERENT VICE, an adaptation of the Thomas Pynchon detective novel of the same name alongside an all-star cast including Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, and Owen Wilson; Sean Penn’s FLAG DAY; Colin Broderick’s A BEND IN THE RIVER, which Brolin executive produced; LABOR DAY directed by Jason Reitman; Spike Lee’s OLD BOY; MEN IN BLACK 3; Paul Verhoeven’s blockbuster hit, HOLLOW MAN; and David O. Russell’s FLIRTING WITH DISASTER. Brolin made his feature film debut starring in the action-comedy classic GOONIES, directed by Richard Donner for producer Steven Spielberg.

On television, Brolin made his mark as a series regular in the popular ABC series THE YOUNG RIDERS, as well as PRIVATE EYE for NBC and WINNETKA ROAD for CBS. Brolin also received critical praise in the TNT epic miniseries INTO THE WEST, opposite Beau Bridges, Gary Busey and Jessica Capshaw. In addition, Brolin starred in the title role of NBC’s acclaimed political drama, MR. STERLING.

As a producer, Brolin joined Matt Damon, Chris Moore, Anthony Arnove, and Howard Zinn, in a documentary entitled THE PEOPLE SPEAK, based on Zinn’s influential 1980 book A People’s History of the United States. The film, which aired on the History Channel in 2009, looked at America’s struggles with war, class, race, and women’s rights, and featured readings by Viggo Mortensen, Sean Penn, and David Strathairn, among others. Brolin made his directing debut in 2008 with a short-entitled X, which he also wrote and produced. It premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival before screening at such festivals as South by Southwest and the AFI Dallas Film Festival.