Are Kevin Costner’s scheduling bringing Yellowstone to an early finish? Or is the gossip across the Paramount Network present a lot ado about nothing? Wes Bentley, who performs Jamie Dutton on the Western drama, believes the latter.
“The news that’s come out recently about the show is, you know, it’s above my pay grade. Different people making decisions,” Bentley instructed Entertainment Weekly. “I know that they’re still working on it … working on working things out with everyone, to make sure we shoot. And I’m confident we will. We always have before. I think it’s probably a bit of drama over nothing.”
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Earlier this month, Deadline reported that Yellowstone co-creator Taylor Sheridan, Paramount Global, and Paramount Network had been planning to finish the present and create a brand new present concerning the Duttons, with Matthew McConaughey in talks to star. According to the outlet, the “crux of the issue” was Costner’s schedule calls for. Sources instructed Deadline that the actor, who performs John Dutton on the present, wished to work solely 50 days for the primary a part of Yellowstone’s present, fifth season — and solely every week for the second half.
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A Paramount Network spokesperson had “no news to report” on the time, saying that Costner “is a big part of Yellowstone, and we hope that’s the case for a long time to come.”
Costner’s lawyer, Marty Singer, later denied the reviews. “The idea that Kevin was only willing to work one week on the second half of Season 5 of Yellowstone is an absolute lie,” Singer instructed Puck News. “It’s ridiculous — and anyone suggesting it shouldn’t be believed for one second. As everyone who knows anything about Kevin is well aware, he is incredibly passionate about the show and has always gone way above and beyond to ensure its success.”
Costner, who simply gained a Golden Globe within the Best Television Actor – Drama Series class for his Yellowstone efficiency, is presently growing an epic Western titled Horizon, which he’ll direct, produce, and star in. He instructed Variety final 12 months that he’s planning the undertaking as “four different movies” that can come out “about every three months.”
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