Cole Hauser addresses returning to ‘Yellowstone’ with Taylor Sheridan after coffee brand feud

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told People that he’s “excited to go back to work” after the Paramount Network series was on a long hiatus. “It’s been a year and a half,” Hauser told the outlet. “I’m excited to see my castmates.”Now in its fifth and final season, “Yellowstone” was created by Taylor Sheridan, 53, and follows wealthy and powerful rancher John Dutton (Kevin Costner), and his adult children, including Kayce (Luke Grimes), Jamie (Wes Bentley) and Beth (Kelly Reilly), who is married to Rip.

The show went on a long hiatus during the historic writers and actors strikes – and it hasn’t helped matters that behind the scenes, Sheridan has had rumored feuds with first Costner, and then Hauser.

In May, news broke that Costner would not return to “Yellowstone” after Season 5. (This was before Paramount said that Season 5 would be the show’s last.) There were also reports that he refused to be on set filming for more than one week for the second half of Season 5, but Costner’s attorney denied that.“My last conversation with Kevin was that he had this passion project he wanted to direct,” Sheridan told the Hollywood Reporter in June, referring to Costner’s epic Western movie, “Horizon,” which Costner put his own money into. “He and the network were arguing about when he could be done with ‘Yellowstone.’ I said, ‘We can certainly work a schedule toward [his preferred exit date],’ which we did.”The showrunner stated that he still respects Costner as an actor, but matters between them have become complicated as other people have gotten involved.“His creation of John Dutton is symbolic and powerful … and I’ve never had an issue with Kevin that he and I couldn’t work out on the phone,” Sheridan said. “But once lawyers get involved, then people don’t get.