With the present’s future nonetheless in limbo amid the continued strikes, Kevin Costner has lastly damaged his silence on his Yellowstone exit. After main the star-studded neo-Western for 4 seasons, Costner was revealed to be leaving the hit present after season 5, with varied reporting indicating it stemmed from each inventive issues with co-creator/showrunner Taylor Sheridan and scheduling conflicts for his deliberate four-movie Western epic, Horizon: An American Saga. His exit resulted in season 5 being the present’s final whereas a sequel spin-off with Matthew McConaughey main deliberate in its stead.

After initially refusing to deal with any plans for the present’s future, a brand new report from Deadline reveals Kevin Costner breaking his silence on his Yellowstone exit. In his newest testimony for his ongoing divorce case, the star revealed that he’ll “most likely go to court docket” in regard to his untimely exit from the present. He additionally confirmed that he was in talks at one level to work during a season 7, although stated they broke down over inventive points with Sheridan and that in his makes an attempt to “break the logjam“, the producers in the end “walked away.”

Costner’s Lawsuit Plans Might Derail Yellowstone’s Deliberate Ending

As much as the time of writing, Costner had remained largely silent on the character of his Yellowstone exit, in search of as a substitute to advertise Horizon throughout its manufacturing whereas his divorce case has led to some mild being shed in regards to the matter. Costner lately refused to reply questions in regards to the nature of his departure from the present, whereas court docket paperwork beforehand confirmed that his contract had come to an finish, with the star stating within the trial that he would “earn considerably much less in 2023 than I did in 2022” and that any cash created from it might be “back-end contractual participation rights.”

Stated participation was anticipated to be Costner returning to movie Yellowstone season 5 half 2, which might convey the mainline present to an in depth and finish his tenure as John Dutton, although the actor’s plans to sue undisclosed events for his exit may in the end derail this. The continuing Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes have saved manufacturing on the present’s ultimate episodes on an indefinite maintain, and whereas Costner did not give any timeline on when he would transfer ahead with authorized motion towards these he is upset with, the actor may find yourself bringing the lawsuit ahead earlier than manufacturing even begins.

Costner’s affirmation that he was in talks for at the least two extra seasons of Yellowstone additional signifies the present’s final ending plans have been derailed by his untimely exit. With the present at the moment within the peak of its recognition, thanks partly to the success of its spinoffs 1883 and 1923, it is unclear how lengthy Sheridan meant to maintain the mainline title on the air, however Costner’s dramatic leaving may very properly show troublesome for the franchise’s future.

Supply: Deadline