Josh Brolin on “Weapons”, “Dune 3” teases, and why he hates modern marketing

Josh Brolin had the kind of career that most actors can only dream of. He did everything, working with all the greatest directors, writers and producers in each genre, from West to Science Fiction and again, sometimes, both at the same time. And, when you talk to him, you feel this experience. This severity. This expertise. It’s incredibly cool, very impressive and just a little intimidating.

Io9 recently spoke to Brolin about his latest film, Weaponswhich opens on August 8. Written and directed by Zach Cregger, this is the story of how a city reacts when a whole class of children mysteriously disappears in the night. Brolin is Archer, the father of one of the boys, who has his own personal mission to understand what happened. It was a role to which Pedro Pascal was first attached but had to abandon. Brolin is generally not a second choice actor, so we talked about if he had hesitations in the role as well as what Cregger brings who reminds him of other cinema legends.

From there, we have addressed the marketing of the film, its reflections on the spoilers, as well as its involvement (or its lack) with Denis Villeneuve Dune: Third part. He became honest Goonies 2, the cancellation of Exterior beachand more. Check it.

Germain Lussier, io9: press notes for Weapons I said that you had not immediately decided to do it, but that you turn around. What made you decide to do it finally?

Josh Brolin: No, I just think I’m skeptical anyway. I mean, there is very little in the past 20 years, like (the Coen brothers) or Denis, where it was like: “Hey, you want to do Dune? We will send you the script. And it was like, “yes”, before reading it. And I was really taken by design. To go out And Sinners And all this kind of things, and they mix it. And I just think it’s timing. I don’t think they are all playing. And oh, we got a copy and all that. But I think Zach is a very unique and very emotional guy who uses the kind of horror to his advantage in many ways. And using the sketch comedy he did, and incorporating this in a way. It is therefore a very unique voice in a very tired or apparently tired genre.

IO9: You mentioned some of the fantastic directors you worked with. Even if it is only the second characteristic of Zach, is there something that makes you think that it could possibly access this level of Coen, Denis Villeneuve?

BROLIN: I mean, he reminds me of the sisters in that he kisses absurdity. He embraces this idea of the way we get in our own way. And how, in a way, for lack of a better word, “stupid” we are sometimes, which makes things more difficult than it should be. And that has nothing to do with the disappearance of children and all that. But you have the character of Julia (Garner), who is an alcoholic. You have the character of Alden (Ehrenreich), who comes out with this married woman. You know what I mean? Is that like what we do to make chaos of our lives for what? Feel that we live a full life when we really do the opposite. And then he takes this massive subject to what you appreciate the most, and what happens if you were removed? Are you going to come back to a really reliable self? Or you will have to work through all this chaos in order to go to a place that is precious yourself. Then, if you finally get this valued thing, then suddenly, you treat it differently from what you had before. And I think that’s what’s going on with Archer. He is a man changed at the end.

IO9: You have made a lot of films, especially recently and this one is no exception, where you cannot really talk about a lot of spoilers before the release. So I am curious, what are your feelings about this kind of fear of spoilers who have become so incessant in the last decade? Do you think you know things in advance on the film will ruin the experience?

BROLIN: I do. I think it completely ruins your experience. And that’s a new thing. If you look back part of the promotion of the 1970s and the 80s and even the 90s, it created a mystery. All with Pr is that he attracted you and gave you clues to what should be. And then there were, like saturation. It was almost like insecurity. It’s like: “We don’t know what to do now, so we’re going to show you the whole film, what everything is. We’re going to ruin all the spoilers, all that kind of things, and then we expect you to see the film.” It makes no sense. This is why I like these trailers. It is not only the first trailer. There was a teaser, then there was a trailer, then they started to resort to different teasers. And it’s great because looking at what happened. People kiss him. The views are a ton. And everyone talks about the film as if it was his own character. It’s a bit great.

Io9: Yes, it’s. And it actually brings me to another question. As a person who has been in the company for so long, do you like it or have you already enjoyed, after the marketing and the PR of a film? After ending, you leave and do something else, then this other team enters. Do you like to observe and find yourself surprised by the way the films in which you are sold are sold?

BROLIN: Yeah, unfortunately, I really like that. I appreciate the commercial aspect of everything. People are like: “Oh, business is not creative, and you are in the creative field. You act, or write, or you paint, and all that. ” And I don’t agree. I think the best businessmen I have seen and experienced are the most creative people. And generally people who have not finished university. You know what I mean? It’s just my experience. People who have just said: “I don’t get what I need, and I’m going to go self-educational.” And very motivated people. Motivated self-motivated. So I like this aspect. It’s interesting. Sociologically, it’s interesting. It’s like reading a Malcolm Gladwell book.

Io9: I love it. Okay, I have three cheesy questions not with weapons. The first is that Denis has just started to do Dune III. Gurney is a large part of Dune III. Can you say if you are Dune III, And if so, are you excited to go back?

BROLIN: (Silence) No. Someone shakes their heads. No, I’m not Dune IV.

Io9: Very good. Understood.

BROLIN: No, I don’t know. I mean … No, that’s not true.

Io9: (laughs)

BROLIN: I think it’s there. I mean, if I check, I’m not here for the moment.

Io9: It’s true. You are currently in Los Angeles. (Note: This interview took place on July 21.))

BROLIN: And if I check, I read that I am Dune III. The crossed fingers.

Io9: Well, we hope you are. Warner Brothers officially has someone who writes a Goonies 2 Script for the first time. Given the beloved of this film, if it worked and your character was there, would you have an apprehension that goes back to this?

BROLIN: I would like.

Io9: why?

BROLIN: Because I love Goonies, (But) it’s been 41 years. Leave it. I mean, no, I like the idea, but I don’t know. If they made one with different children, then it becomes a different thing, and I think it surrounds the original. I think people are excited and people who were in the original film, they are enthusiastic about being able to work with this group again because it was an incredible experience. So I think it should be done? I don’t know, guy. I love it just like that.

io9: last noWeapons I work for a science fiction site and we were really big Exterior beach fans. Did you agree with the way it ended, leaving so many open things, or you want you to have more time with it?

BROLIN: I was crazy when it happened. I do not agree because this show has improved. If you look at it again, with a commercial sense, and you look at it, it was like an approval note from 78% to 92%, and we did it for much less budget and all these kinds of things, it is logical that you are trying to stick to it and explore it more. I love it a big swing. I love that we have obtained two seasons. I think there were great actors who have now continued (with great things). Look at what Lewis Pullman does, look at what Imogen Poots does. I think it was quite stupid not to keep some of these actors, but you make your decisions and you move on, and you hope the best later. So we are good.

Io9: Yes, it’s cool. Weapons Allows us to see scenes from several points of view. And I just talked to Zach, and he told me that he was getting them all at the same time. How does the game change in this scenario at all? Obviously, you do a lot, but is there a dispute when you know that several taking of the same thing enter the film?

BROLIN: You are the first person who asked for this. Everything is written in different … So say that we do the same thing, it is not only written once, it is written twice, and I just thought that it would use the one before. Just make a different angle on it, but he didn’t do it. So he wanted him to be filmed as he was written, which I appreciated. It surprised me! Because you are going, “Oh, I have already done that” and then he wants it to do again, what I appreciated. But yes, he wants a different perspective as a different moment, which I like it to be a different performance and not only a different socket.

Io9: my last thing is, in the past two years, you have become a fairly prolific author, of the Dune poems to your memories. Do you have more writing in your future?

BROLIN: Right away. Right now, yes. We are not going to work … I mean, we are fortunate to work five jobs this year from June to June, then I will take the rest of the year and write.

Io9: But not in the desert, however.

BROLIN: Not in the desert.

Weapons Open August 8.

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