![‘Yellowstone’ Is Ending As Taylor Sheridan Plans New Matthew McConaughey-Led Franchise Extension Following Problems With Kevin Costner [Report]](https://cdn.theplaylist.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/06160646/Yellowstone-Shocker-Kevin-Costner-Cowboy-Drama-Series-To-End-As-Taylor-Sheridan-Plots-Franchise-Extension-With-Matthew-McConaughey.jpg "‘Yellowstone’ Is Ending As Taylor Sheridan Plans New Matthew McConaughey-Led Franchise Extension Following Problems With Kevin Costner [Report]")
As we’ve reiterated extra occasions, we care to depend in print and on our Yellowstoners podcast, its author/director/showrunner/exec Taylor Sheridan’s world, and we’re simply residing in it. At least relating to the world of Paramount+, which is the Academy Award-nominated screenwriter turned TV-dynasty-empire-mogul’s area. Sheridan’s the inventive thoughts behind Paramount’s “Yellowstone,” at the moment essentially the most profitable and standard present on linear tv; it’s spawned three spin-offs, at the very least three extra within the works, and he at the moment has at the very least two reveals on Paramount+ (“Mayor Of Kingtown,” “The Tulsa King”) and at the very least three extra coming (one is “Lioness” with Zoe Saldana and Nicole Kidman.
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So what’s subsequent for an encore? Apparently, he’s ending his hottest present and charting a brand new extension. Deadline experiences that Sheridan, Paramount Global, and Paramount Network are transferring in direction of ending the present however charting an extension sequence that can proceed the Dutton household saga, however this time starring Matthew McConaughey.
There is Peter Dutton, however he apparently died just some days after he was born, so we’d must scratch that one; possibly another person shopping for the land?
Evidently, a part of the issue is Kevin Costner and disagreements over his schedule. Deadline experiences that Costner, who had initially restricted himself to 65 days of taking pictures on “Yellowstone,” solely wished to shoot for 50 days for the primary half of the present season.
Paramount tried to pooh-pooh the report, neither denying nor confirming something.
“We have no news to report. Kevin Costner is a big part of Yellowstone, and we hope that’s the case for a long time to come. Thanks to the brilliant mind of Taylor Sheridan, we are always working on franchise expansions of this incredible world he has built. Matthew McConaughey is a phenomenal talent with whom we’d love to partner,” a Paramount Network spokesperson advised Deadline.
The undeniable fact that Paramount is keen to acknowledge McConaughey in all probability means nothing is concrete, however talks have at the very least began. It additionally seems like Sheridan and the Paramount co. are both making an attempt to a) power Costner’s hand and or b) have had sufficient and are transferring in direction of another resolution.
And why would Kevin Costner self-destruct his personal meal ticket? Well, possibly he was beneath the phantasm that he had extra energy than he did, and or he’s 68 years previous and possibly has adopted a lot of John Dutton’s DGAF perspective.
This may be what the present wanted, frankly. As we wrote in our season 5 evaluate, “Yellowstone” “remains edible, but how long can the meat and potatoes last?” I.e., that is an entertaining however very standard present that’s repeating itself, and the way lengthy can they hold repeating themselves?
Probably not serving to issues is that Costner has been prepping and planning to direct an epic two-part film, and that may be conflicting with the schedule of the sequence that shoots typically and plenty of months of the 12 months. Costner is planning on helming the multi-part western epic “Horizon,” which he co-wrote with Jon Baird that landed at Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line.
Deadline says the movie and the schedule points have been “causing morale issues” with the remainder of the forged. Worse, apparently, Costner and his staff made some sort of proposal, however Paramount rejected it, and a call has already been made to maneuver on to the opposite present. McConaughey is outwardly already in negotiations which could simply imply the present, as we all know it, is being taken off to pasture quickly.
This in depth report additionally says the “new project is way more than just talk, borne out of the continued disagreements over the lessening amount time Costner is willing to spend shooting the series.”
What’s much more stunning is Deadline says “Yellowstone” could finish with the second half of the present season, which suggests half two of “Yellowstone” season 5 could be the tip of all of it. Surely, extra drama is to return, so keep tuned. Unless the outlet is useless improper, this one seems like a accomplished deal, individuals.