[Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for the Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2 premiere.]
Kevin Costner isn’t speeding to observe John Dutton’s loss of life on Yellowstone. Following his exit from the collection earlier this 12 months, the Western drama killed off his character within the Season 5 Half 2 premiere that aired on Sunday (November 10) on Paramount Community. In a brand new interview on SiriusXM, Costner revealed his response to his character’s demise, confirming he is aware of what occurred however has not watched the episode. The truth is, he claims he had no thought the episode was airing on Sunday. He additionally declares that he “didn’t stop the present, OK?,” saying that he had signed a contract to movie this season and his Horizon movies.
“Properly, I’m going to be completely sincere. I didn’t understand it was really airing final night time. That’s a swear-to-God second. I swear to God,” Costner stated on The Michael Smerconish Program on SiriusXM on Monday, November 11. “I imply, I’ve been seeing adverts with my face far and wide and I’m pondering, ‘Gee, I’m not in that one.’ I’m not on this season. However I’ve been seeing, however I didn’t notice yesterday was the factor. I actually have, my focus has been on what I used to be having to do, and I’ve acquired a number of calls to make. So that you assume — typically I’m like only a passenger in my life, you recognize, there’s lots happening. And someone stated, ‘You realize it performed final night time?’ And I stated, ‘Hmm, OK.’ So no, I came upon about it this morning really.”
John was killed by the hitmen employed by Sarah Atwood (Daybreak Olivieri), however the killers made it appear like a suicide. Jamie (Wes Bentley) didn’t know that Sarah had gone by way of with this hitman thought they briefly mentioned within the Season 5 Half 1 finale that aired in January 2023. Regardless that she says he’s “shielded” from blame, there’s no approach Beth (Kelly Reilly) will see it that approach.
Costner stated he has discovered how his character died, and the style of his demise makes him much less keen to observe it quickly.
“I didn’t see it. I heard it’s a suicide, in order that doesn’t make me need to rush to go see it,” Costner stated. When host Michael Smerconish identified that his character didn’t look like a “suicide type of man,” Costner replied, “Properly, they’re fairly good folks. Possibly it’s a crimson herring. Who is aware of? They’re excellent. They usually’ll determine that out.”
The Oscar winner additionally shared extra particulars about why he left Yellowstone, saying that he did attempt to make filming schedules for each the present and his Horizon movies work however delays on the Taylor Sheridan collection induced issues.
“Yeah, I didn’t actually have to depart something behind. There have been the gaps that had been there. There was contractual issues that may permit for each issues to be performed, however as a result of each issues had been contractual, you needed to make room for the opposite factor,” Costner defined. “There was room, but it surely was tough for them to maintain their schedule. It appeared to be, it was simply too tough for them to do it. There was the time there, what occurred, you’ll be able to cope with it.”
He harassed that he didn’t need to go away Yellowstone.
“However nobody, I didn’t go away. I didn’t stop the present, okay? I had made a contract to do all three. There was a contract in place to do all three. And inside about an eight-month interval, two extra completely different type of contracts had been being negotiated. Not at my request, however at their request to attempt to do issues,” Costner shared. “I accommodated them on these additional two issues that modified, issues change, and eventually after they wished to alter it a 3rd time as a result of I had my obligations to do, I had 300 folks ready for me, I couldn’t assist them anymore. I simply merely couldn’t assist them. However I didn’t stop the present… All people has to stay as much as what they are saying they’re going to do. And it doesn’t matter what enterprise you’re in.”
This isn’t the primary time Costner has stated that Yellowstone‘s unsure filming schedule is what induced his departure. He famous the scheduling points in a 2023 little one help listening to in California and within the time since. In current months, he’s expressed curiosity in returning to the collection. That appears much less doable now that John has been killed off, and on condition that the collection finale has already been filmed.
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