Kevin Costner mentioned his exit from Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone sequence throughout divorce battle with estranged spouse.
Kevin Costner is at the moment in the midst of a divorce battle with estranged spouse Christine Baumgartner, so naturally, there’s some huge cash on the desk. After taking the stand to be questioned by his ex-wife’s legal professionals, Kevin Costner spilled a couple of particulars relating to his exit from Yellowstone, the hit Western sequence co-created by Taylor Sheridan.
It was introduced a number of months in the past that the present incarnation of Yellowstone could be coming to an finish as Kevin Costner had determined to exit the series, however that wasn’t meant to be the top. While on the stand, the actor said that he had initially been in negotiations to stay round for seasons 5, six, and 7 of Yellowstone, with a $12 million payday for every season. However, that modified when season 5 was cut up into two elements.
“Somewhere along the line they wanted to change things,” Costner stated. “They wanted to do 5A and 5B… affected ‘Horizon.’ I was going to do my movie ‘Horizon’ and leave that show, do my movie, then do B. A show I was only doing once a year I was now doing twice.” The actor added that he had even shifted filming on Horizon to accommodate the modified schedule, however by the point he was prepared, the present wasn’t. Still, Costner stated that negotiations for season six continued earlier than they finally fell aside. “We did negotiate,” he stated. “There were issues about creative. I tried to break the log jam. They walked away.” Costner added that he’s “disappointed in the production” and can “most likely go to courtroom over it.“
When it was introduced that Kevin Costner could be exiting the series, Paramount shortly introduced a sequel sequence that might proceed the story of the Duttons with Matthew McConaughey tapped to star. “Yellowstone has been the cornerstone on which we have launched an entire universe of global hits, from 1883 to Tulsa King, and I am confident our Yellowstone sequel will be another big hit, thanks to the brilliant creative mind of Taylor Sheridan and our incredible casts who bring these shows to life,” Paramount Network president, Chris McCarthy, stated in a press release on the time.
Yellowstone co-creator Taylor Sheridan opened up concerning 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 powerful … and I’ve never had an issue with Kevin that he and I couldn’t work out on the phone,” Sheridan defined. “But as soon as legal professionals become involved, then individuals don’t get to speak to one another and begin saying issues that aren’t true and try and shift blame based mostly on how the press or public appear to be reacting. He took numerous this on the chin and I don’t know that anybody deserves it. His film appears to be an incredible precedence to him and he desires to shift focus. I certain hope [the movie is] value it — and that it’s a great one.“
While Taylor Sheridan is “disappointed” by the exit of his main man, he’s trying ahead to working with Matthew McConaughey. “He seems like a natural fit,” Sheridan stated. “We had a couple of conversations through the years, and spitballed a couple of concepts. Then he began watching Yellowstone and responded to it. He was like, ‘I want to do that.’ And by ‘that’ he meant diving right into a uncooked world clashing up towards the fashionable world. And then I stated, ‘Buddy, that we can do.’“
