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It’s official: Kevin Costner is not going to be returning to tv’s hit neo-western “Yellowstone” for its last episodes or for any future “Yellowstone” offshoot, ending hypothesis about his involvement with certainly one of TV’s largest hits in recent times.
In a video posted to social media on Thursday night, Costner mentioned that after a year-and-a-half engaged on his upcoming multi-film epic “Horizon” and desirous about “Yellowstone,” which he referred to as a “beloved collection that I really like that I do know you’re keen on,” he realized that he wouldn’t have the ability to proceed. The second half of Season 5, the present’s final, is about to debut on Nov. 10.
“It was one thing that basically modified me,” Costner mentioned about “Yellowstone,” which premiered on Paramount Network in 2018 and have become an immediate and sturdy standout. It was TV’s highest-rated drama of the 2021-2022 TV season, and its Season 4 finale was the most-watched scripted prime-time telecast in 2022, Variety reported.
“I simply needed to let you already know that I received’t be returning,” Costner, 69, continued, telling followers that he has cherished the connection they’ve been in a position to develop. “I’ll see you on the motion pictures,” he added.
A consultant for Costner didn’t instantly reply to a request for additional touch upon Friday.
The announcement comes after will-he-or-won’t-he rumors about whether or not Costner would proceed within the position of the ruthless Montana rancher John Dutton, which earned Costner a Golden Globe for performing in 2023. Tensions between Costner and the present’s inventive workforce had been reported for greater than a 12 months — to the purpose that it was largely anticipated that Costner wouldn’t be concerned within the conclusion of “Yellowstone.”
Last 12 months, Taylor Sheridan, who created “Yellowstone” together with John Linson, primarily confirmed that Costner would quickly be departing the present, telling The Hollywood Reporter that he was “disenchanted” by Costner’s resolution. “It truncates the closure of his character,” he mentioned. “It doesn’t alter it, however it truncates it.”
Before “Yellowstone,” Costner was primarily a film star and had solely dabbled in tv. In 1991, he received two Oscars for the sweeping western “Dances With Wolves,” which he directed, co-produced and starred in.
“Horizon,” which he stars in and is directing, producing and co-writing, explores the settling of the West post-Civil War. After “Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1” involves theaters on June 28, the second chapter is anticipated to reach in fast succession, on Aug. 16. The third film is being filmed in Utah. Costner confirmed that he has already paid $38 million of his personal cash to finance the challenge.
A sequel for “Yellowstone,” additionally created by Sheridan, is within the works and is anticipated to premiere on Paramount Network in December. The present already has two prequels: “1923,” which stars Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford, premiered in December 2022 (it was renewed for a second season); and “1883,” a 10-episode mini-series, resulted in February 2022.
