Kevin Costner has spoken about his Yellowstone exit and threatens to take the producers to courtroom over the wage he believes he’s owed.
Costner delved into the tensions surrounding Yellowstone throughout a toddler assist listening to, which was a part of his divorce proceedings from his spouse Christine Baumgartner. People reported that Costner, whose battle with Yellowstone creators was reported earlier this yr, voiced his frustration about being unable to proceed his position as John Dutton on the sequence. Regardless of no scripts being ready for the second a part of Season 5, a “pay or play” clause stipulated that Costner ought to nonetheless obtain $12 million for that latter half, simply as he was entitled to for the primary half.
When requested if he would obtain his wage for the second a part of Season 5, Costner responded, “I’ll most likely go to courtroom over it.” It was the negotiations surrounding the cut up of Season 5, which he described as a “lengthy, hard-fought negotiation,” that in the end led to his choice to exit the present.
Costner portrayed Dutton since Yellowstone’s debut in 2018, because the sequence progressed, Costner’s availability for filming decreased. Nevertheless, Costner revealed that he had adjusted his schedule to accommodate capturing the primary a part of Yellowstone Season 5, diverting his consideration from his personal four-part Western film franchise, Horizon: An American Saga. Costner testified that he wished to return for the sixth season of the Paramount Community sequence however was supplied much less cash than in earlier seasons, throughout the negotiations together with points with the creatives. The 68-year-old actor stated he made a remaining try to barter his wage for a determine he believed was $12 million however the Yellowstone crew walked away from the deal.
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Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan beforehand denied clashing with Costner over the path of the sequence and recommended that the actor walked away as a result of a scheduling battle. Sheridan additionally stated he was dissatisfied by Costner’s choice to exit the hit sequence. Yellowstone was a rankings hit for Paramount with the fifth season premiere garnering over 12 million viewers. Because the viewership climbed with subsequent seasons, so did the crucial response after sequence premiere garnering largely optimistic critiques.
In Might 2023, it was introduced that the fifth season can be its final with an untitled sequel sequence starring Matthew McConaughey within the works. The primary a part of the Yellowstone Season 5 premiered on November 13, 2022, with the second half premiering in late 2023 with six episodes.
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