Although Yellowstone followers may need missed Kevin Costner, a minimum of one co-star bought alongside simply tremendous in his absence.
Luke Grimes lately shared his trustworthy opinion of the 2x Oscar winner and his expertise filming the fifth and closing season of the Paramount Network neo-Western household drama, which airs its finale ‘Life Is a Promise’ on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 8pm ET.
“Hopefully everyone can see that it was time,” he instructed Esquire. “To be really honest, there was a part of Kevin being gone that meant some of the conflict was gone. Obviously, it didn’t make it super fun to be around. Not pointing any fingers, but it was actually the easiest season we’ve filmed.”
Costner didn’t return to Yellowstone for the ultimate episodes on account of scheduling conflicts along with his movie Horizon: An American Saga, the self-funded western movie collection he’s producing, co-writing, directing and starring.
Created by Taylor Sheridan, Yellowstone stars Costner as John Dutton, the patriarch of household of ranchers working the most important contiguous ranch within the United States. The patriarch was killed off this season in a murder-for-hire plot.
Luke Grimes as Kayce Dutton in Yellowstone
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Costner’s absence behind-the-scenes additionally allowed Grimes’ character, John’s son Kayce Dutton, to thrive onscreen. “It was a running joke on set that the dumb cowboy figured it out,” he stated after this week’s penultimate episode.
“Kayce’s kind of the silent killer, and it’s great whenever he gets to use that energy for something good. He’s a character who is under his father’s thumb—just sinking into the background because he would rather be not noticed than have to do the s— his dad wanted him to do. Now he gets to step up and figure everything out,” added Grimes. “So it was a nice payoff for me.”
Although the guardian collection is ending, the Yellowstone universe is increasing with a spin-off centered on Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser‘s characters Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler. It joins 1923, which continues with Season 2 on Feb. 23 on Paramount+, in addition to upcoming spin-off The Madison.