Why is Kevin Costner leaving ‘Yellowstone’?
nme.comYellowstone.Back in May, it was confirmed that the Paramount series would be concluding with its fifth season, the final episodes of which will begin this November.
The news came alongside the announcement of a sequel series.Reports at the time claimed that Costner would not return for a future series, having committed to the two-part Western feature Horizon: An American West.
In response, creator Taylor Sheridan said he was “disappointed” with the actor’s decision.Costner did not comment on the matter, but he is said to have broken his silence while giving testimony at his divorce case last Friday (September 1).Coster reportedly explained during the hearing that the situation was “complicated”, and claimed he “did negotiate” to return for three additional seasons of the US neo-Western drama (via The Independent).But according to reporters present at the trial, Costner said: “There were issues about creative.
I tried to break the logjam. They walked away.”It is thought that the actor and director said he will “probably go to court” over the Yellowstone dispute.As for Costner’s scheduling conflicts caused by Horizon… – which has been 35 years in the making – Sheridan explained: “My last conversation with Kevin was that he had this passion project he wanted to direct.“He and the network were arguing about when he could be done with Yellowstone.
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