Kevin Costner’s behavior puts the future of his series in danger

Another famous American actor could well take the place of Kevin Costner in his flagship series, as the conflicts are increasing within the teams.

It is said in the corridors of Paramount, one of the largest production companies, that the series Yellowstone could well stop this summer, at the end of season 5. It would indeed seem that its headliner, Kevin Costner, wishes to take the tangent. At the origin of the problem, several disagreements between the American actor and the showrunners. Since the broadcast of the first season in 2018, Kevin Coster lends his features to John Dutton, a large farmer who fights mercilessly against real estate developers and politicians who want to appropriate his ranch in Montana.

Why Kevin Costner is sick of it Yellowstone?

As reported DeadlineParamount Network may discontinue Taylor Sheridan’s series (Comancheria), which explains the dispute in these terms: “The crux of the matter involves Costner and disagreements over filming schedules. e”. According to the sources cited by the site, the Oscar-winning actor in 1990 with the western Dancing with the wolves Reportedly asked to be limited to just one week of filming for the remaining eight episodes of Season 5, which are due to air on Salto and Paramount+ this summer. Requirements that would not only have offended the creator of the series and caused “problems with his co-stars, including Luke Grimes, Kelly Reilly, Wes BentleyCole Hauser, Kelsey Asbille and Gil Birmingham”.

Matthew McConaughey in negotiations to resume Yellowstone

To reassure fans, it could be that Yellowstonefind a second life elsewhere. Other whispers indeed suggest that the series could continue with a new megastar as the headliner. Texas-born Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey is said to be in negotiations to carry a new spin-off series from Yellowstonewith Taylor Sheridan still on board. The Hollywood Reporter confirms this possibility, even if for the moment, we do not know anything about this new project carried by the actor ofInterstellar , which has often cast doubt on a possible candidacy for the governorship of Texas. A series like Yellowstonewould no doubt have the effect of increasing his popularity in the American state.

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