Kevin Costner Slams ‘Yellowstone’ Producers Who ‘Did not Stick Up’ For Him: ‘I Have Taken A Beating’

Paramount Studios beforehand mentioned there was a feud between Costner and producer Taylor Sheridan. Nonetheless, the actor claims the true challenge was the dearth of scripts and the studio’s contract amendments.

Costner expressed his frustration that the studio didn’t assist him regardless of his efforts. He additionally mentioned how Paramount has stretched Sheridan skinny with its many upcoming tasks.

Costner has lastly opened up about his aspect of the continued drama behind the scenes of his hit collection, “Yellowstone.”

The actor, who performs John Dutton III within the collection directed by Taylor Sheridan, opened as much as Deadlineabout what’s been occurring between him and the studio Paramount.

There have been ongoing rumors {that a} feud between Costner and Sheridan triggered the halt in work on the collection.

Paramount claimed that the actor refused to shoot any extra episodes to make extra time to advertise his new movie, “Horizon.” Nonetheless, Costner insists that he honored his contract with them regardless of the rumors.

Costner famous that Paramount wished amendments to his contract due to Sheridan’s delayed scriptwriting.

He mentioned, “There was no script. After which issues imploded. You have been studying one model [of the show’s drama] for a 12 months and a half. I’ve taken a beating from these f–king guys, and I do know plenty of instances the place it is coming from.”

Costner insisted that he all the time made the “Yellowstone” collection his first precedence. He mentioned, “‘Horizon’ was set within the center, however ‘Yellowstone’ was first place. I match [Horizon] into the gaps. They only stored transferring their gaps.”

The Hollywood star expressed concern concerning the lack of assist from the “Yellowstone” manufacturing group.

He mentioned, “They have been silent, and that bothered me on the earth of the way you do issues. Why do not you stick up for me? I went and bought this factor for you. I used to be going to solely do one season. I made it for 3. I fulfilled three.”

Costner defined that he nonetheless did a fourth collection and was certain by a contract for 3 extra. He mentioned, “I had a contract to do 5, six and 7. I used to be contracted to try this. There’s nothing I may have completed to get out of that, nor was I attempting to simply determine how once we began.”

The actor was offended and talked about how he left work on his film, “Horizon,” to be on time for his “Yellowstone” schedule. He added, “I left precisely once they wished, and it made it exhausting on me.”

Costner additional insisted that the core challenge in the entire drama was the dearth of scripts for the ultimate episodes of “Yellowstone.”

He mentioned, “It seems they did not have the scripts for 5B. They wanted 4 extra days simply to finish the primary eight episodes. I left early to provide them what they wanted to have a whole eight, and I felt dangerous that the viewers did not get 10. They did not have the scripts for the rest.”

Costner added, “So, what you learn in the long run was that I mentioned, ‘Nicely, look, I am doing my film. If you’d like me to work per week since you wish to kill me or no matter else, I may give you per week.’ I actually did not have that week to provide them, however I mentioned I am going to try this. After which they [spun that] into, I solely wished to work per week.”

Through the interview, Costner talked about that Paramount was stretching Sheridan too skinny, which is why he could not ship on the scripts for “Yellowstone.”

The producer is presently overseeing a number of tasks for the studio, together with “Mayor of Kingstown,” “Tulsa King,” and “Lawman: Bass Reeves.”

There are additionally rumors that “Yellowstone” needs to launch a brand new sequel or spin-off of the present starring Matthew McConaughey.

Costner mentioned, “There’s plenty of product they have been placing out. ‘Yellowstone’ did not have the scripts. And so they wrote these different three reveals. They do not ever speak about that.”

Throughout an look at CinemaCon to advertise his movie Horizon: An American Saga, Costner mentioned the prospect of returning to the hit Paramount Community drama following his exit.

It comes after he stop filming following the discharge of the primary half of season 5 as tensions rose between him and co-creator Taylor Sheridan, forcing the present to go on a hiatus.

The “Draft Day” actor has now disclosed that he’d “love” to reprise his function as John Dutton for the present’s second half and remaining season, which is predicted to drop in November.

“I would like to have the ability to do it, however we have not been in a position to,” Costner mentioned, per Leisure Tonight. “…I assumed I used to be going to make seven [seasons] however proper now we’re at 5. So the way it works out — I hope it does — however they have plenty of totally different reveals happening. Possibly it’ll. Possibly this may circle again to me. If it does and I really feel actually snug with [it], I would like to do it.”