The reports of Kevin Costner quitting Yellowstone are getting louder
Rumors of bad blood between Kevin Costner and Taylor Sheridan have plagued Yellowstone, with a new report saying the star has quit
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The Yellowstone Cinematic Universe has expanded well beyond the flagship show, but Kevin Costner is still the patriarch of all the Dutton patriarchs that have since followed. Unfortunately, reports have abounded that he’s wearying of the position—even despite nabbing a Golden Globe award for the role. Rumors of a fallout between the actor and series creator Taylor Sheridan have been forecasting the end of Yellowstone OG, with a new source for Entertainment Tonight claiming Costner has officially left the building.
Previous reports indicated a disagreement over scheduling commitments; Costner was allegedly only willing to give one week of time to the back half of the fifth season, apparently preferring to spend that time working on his own Western epic. Now, this ET production source says Costner isn’t going to return for those last few episodes. (Paramount has not responded to The A.V. Club’s request for comment.) Here’s the skinny from behind the scenes, according to ET:
“Additional sources also tell ET that there is still no update on when the cast and crew are going to return to Montana, where the series is filmed on location, to finish shooting season 5's remaining episodes. As a result, there’s been a lot of confusion and frustration.”
In early April, Paramount Network president of development and production Keith Cox dismissed rumors of turbulence at a panel for the popular series, saying, “What I can say is our star, the face of our show and the executive producer, [we] are very confident he’s going to continue with our show.”
In addition, Costner’s lawyer told Puck News (via TVLine) that his supposed one-week restriction was false. “The idea that Kevin was only willing to work one week on the second half of Season 5 of Yellowstone is an absolute lie,” attorney Marty Singer said. “It’s ridiculous — and anyone suggesting it shouldn’t be believed for one second. As everyone who knows anything about Kevin is well aware, he is incredibly passionate about the show and has always gone way above and beyond to ensure its success.”
Nevertheless, Yellowstone filming does appear to be delayed (according to TVLine, episodes that were supposed to air this summer hadn’t yet begun production in April). Meanwhile, the network is moving forward with yet another spin-off starring Matthew McConaughey. So while this may indeed be the end of an era, there are obviously a lot more Yellowstone eras to explore.
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There’s a sale at Pennies!!!
Me, John, big tree!
What can you make of this?
This? Why, I can make a hat.. or a brooch.. or a pterodactyl!
[JC] “Penney’s”
“First the earth cooled. And then the dinosaurs came, but they got too big and fat, so they all died and they turned into oil. And then the Arabs came and they bought Mercedes Benzes. And Prince Charles started wearing all of Lady Di’s clothes. I couldn’t believe it….”
Really underrated in all of Stephen Stucker’s antics was how deadpan Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack and the other were around him. God damn, I’m ready to watch that movie again.
Two words: Dick Sargent.
He was his own porn name.
It’d be eerie to drive alongside a car with someone wearing a spooky Kevin Costner mask like that
I mostly watch this show on fast-forward at this point. There’s only so many times you can watch poor Kelly Reilly eat the same scenery and Wes Bentley using one of his three acting expressions. I’m in it for Cole Hauser and Gil Birmingham now.
But if Costner does this, that is a really shitty thing to do. Even fucking Caruso came back to film four NYPD Blue episodes and he and Milch and Franz were ready to kill each other.
It’s funny that Kevin thinks the success of this series means people will pay to see his 12-hour western.
I’m sure he’s just happy he gets to use his momentum to just get it made and have enough time to do what he wants with it.
Because the last long ass Western Epic he Produced/Directed did so poorly?
Wasn’t the postman his last long ass western that he directed?
Yeah, that’s it… swam a lot right, he had gills…..
Costner didn’t direct waterworld.
https://dopebox.to/movie/watch-harlan-county-usa-online-hd-62767 Watch this…
One of the last genuinely funny Mel Gibson lines was when someone asked him about Mad Max 4. (Back before Charlize Theron/Tom Hardy did their thing)
He responded with something like, “Hasn’t Costner ruined all that now?”
Yep. And not just because it opened right after ‘Titanic.’
He should not be let off the hook. He should be sued for breach of contract if he doesn’t return to complete season 5.
I hear it’s just Dances With Wolves, JFK, Waterworld and the Postman combined.
I can’t believe anyone was able to come back to this show after season
2. After you go full Sicario with the cow police what other heights can a
show hit?
I’d guess he’s leaving because of life changing events(Divorce), and the writing/production/direction on Yellowstone has sucked.
Seen it time and time again, a show is successful, and the head spins it off into other productions. Taylor Sheridan is the male WASP version of Shonda Rhimes. Hopeful Sheridan has the decency to let Yellowstone die a decent death, unlike Shonda and Grey’s, which is so unwatchable now it almost makes me cry.
Yeah, my main takeaway is that there’s a pretty good chance that Costner is not in a very good place right now.
Sheridan has moved on, I see no reason to give Costner sh… because he has too. Or… you can trap actors into ridiculous contracts, I’m guessing… they couldn’t with Costner.
Given his side-projects, I wonder if he wanted some really big advance notice (and more pay) if they wanted him for more than his contractual week.
“if they wanted him for more than his contractual week.”
TIL that there’s someone who actually believed that Costner was only contracted to work for one week.
It’s funny how such a big show can go to nothing. My partner watched the show and I did in passing. It does seem very soap opera like. I wonder if it was more hard edged in the beginning and Costner saw and felt this? Did the writing get weak? Seems like Taylor Sheridan fills the Douche category.
Never heard of it!
I admit I’ve never seen the show.Won’t they just hire a new ranger to stop Yogi and Boo Boo from stealing all those pic-a-nic baskets