Kevin Costner reportedly wished the fitting to evaluation, approve, and doubtlessly veto each Yellowstone script.
Yellowstone followers have been shocked when it was introduced a number of months in the past that the present incarnation of the collection can be coming to an finish as Kevin Costner had determined to depart. Nevertheless, it wasn’t solely a carried out deal, because the actor was nonetheless keen to return for the second half of the fifth season and maybe even extra. However in accordance with Puck (by way of TVLine), Kevin Costner had a lot of calls for, together with the fitting to evaluation, approve, and doubtlessly veto each Yellowstone script. That clearly didn’t sit nicely with collection co-creator Taylor Sheridan, who has written or co-written each episode.
Along with veto energy over the Yellowstone scripts, Kevin Costner additionally wished more cash and a lowered capturing schedule. The lowered schedule was to offer him sufficient time to shoot his Western epic, Horizon. It stays to be seen what is going to occur to Costner’s character in Yellowstone, but when he’s killed off, Costner will nonetheless need to approve it. Puck reported that Costner’s Yellowstone contract features a “ethical demise” clause that lists all of the methods John Dutton can and can’t be killed. I can’t say I’ve heard of that earlier than.
Yellowstone co-creator Taylor Sheridan opened up in regards to the unlucky drama relating to Kevin Costner’s exit. “My opinion of Kevin as an actor hasn’t altered. His creation of John Dutton is symbolic and highly effective … and I’ve by no means had a problem with Kevin that he and I couldn’t work out on the cellphone,” Sheridan defined. “However as soon as attorneys become involved, then folks don’t get to speak to one another and begin saying issues that aren’t true and try to shift blame primarily based on how the press or public appear to be reacting. He took lots of this on the chin and I don’t know that anybody deserves it. His film appears to be an awesome precedence to him and he desires to shift focus. I certain hope [the movie is] price it — and that it’s one.“
Paramount rapidly introduced a Yellowstone sequel collection that might proceed the story of the Duttons with Matthew McConaughey tapped to star. Whereas Taylor Sheridan is “disenchanted” by the exit of his main man, he’s trying ahead to working with Matthew McConaughey. “He looks as if a pure match,” Sheridan stated. “We had a number of conversations over time, and spitballed a number of concepts. Then he began watching Yellowstone and responded to it. He was like, ‘I wish to try this.’ And by ‘that’ he meant diving right into a uncooked world clashing up in opposition to the fashionable world. After which I stated, ‘Buddy, that we are able to do.’“