Who is to blame for Kevin Costner’s decision to leave Yellowstone as a major star? At this point, no one knows exactly what kind of conflict dynamics existed behind the scenes of the hit series. Costner himself has now commented on the matter again in a major interview and clear reason named for the Yellowstone drama.
Missing Yellowstone scripts are said to have prevented Kevin Costner from appearing
In an interview with GQ, the actor says that Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan has become a star thanks to spin-off series such as 1883 and 1923. managing too many productions at once As a result, Costner was not given finished scripts in time for an appearance in the final Yellowstone season.
The star gave Sheridan & Co. a week’s time before he was busy filming his own western epic Horizon:
And then at some point they told me that we have no end or something. I said: ‘Well, If you want to kill me, if you want to do something like that, you have a week. I will do what you want.’
The GQ article also points out that an unnamed Paramount spokesman contradicts this wording of Costner’s statements.
The Yellowstone star has previously said that he would have been willing to have his protagonist John Dutton killed in the series. GQ also refers to a Hollywood Reporter profile of Taylor Sheridan. In the article, a source close to Costner also states that the actor waiting for scripts that never arrived.
Here you can watch a trailer for Costner’s upcoming movie Horizon:
Horizon – Trailer (German) HD
What happens next in Yellowstone Season 5?
The second half of the 5th season of Yellowstone comprises a total of six episodes and is scheduled to air in November 2024 on Paramount Network. It is questionable whether John Dutton will appear in it again.
Kevin Costner fans can see the star as director and lead actor from August 22, 2024 in cinemas when the first part of his epic Horizon saga hits the screens here.