Is Kevin Costner secretly returning for the ultimate episodes of Yellowstone in spite of everything? Effectively, it certain appeared like director Christina Alexandra Voros teased that it was potential. Throughout a brand-new interview, Voros implied the actor who portrayed John Dutton may even have been on set for the conclusion of Taylor Sheridan and John Linson’s Western saga. When requested how totally different the Yellowstone set was with out Costner on it, Voros coyly informed The Hollywood Reporter:
“I don’t know if we had been with out him. I don’t know!”
Costner has formally denied his involvement in Yellowstone’s upcoming entries after having controversially left the manufacturing following the conclusion of Season 5’s first eight episodes. The Oscar-winner (Finest Director and Finest Image for Dances with Wolves) even took to Instagram again on June 20 to verify he wasn’t returning as John Dutton. Nonetheless, Voros went on and revealed that the Dutton patriarch’s presence is “integral” to the second half of Season 5 in the identical interview with THR:
“His presence is integral. I feel to say any greater than that may doubtlessly compromise all of the work that went into redacting the scripts! (Laughs) However I feel the rationale individuals are questioning, ‘Is he, isn’t he? The place is he, the place is he not?’ is as a result of he’s the patriarch, and his presence is an integral part to the story. John Dutton continues to be central.”
COVID-Stage Secrecy Went Into Defending Yellowstone Season 5B
Kevin Costner’s John Dutton was closely featured within the official trailer for Yellowstone Season 5’s last episodes, even supposing Costner is reportedly not reprising the position. Nonetheless, whether or not Costner will truly return or not is being saved a secret, regardless of the cat Christina Voros may need inadvertently let loose of the bag. And so far as spoilers go, the director stated there have been COVID-esque “protocols” in place to maintain juicy Season 5B tidbits from leaking. Voros stated in the identical sit-down with THR:
“In a wierd manner, we likened it to COVID protocols. What you don’t have entry to received’t make you knowledgeable. So, it was a tough course of as a result of you’ll be able to’t simply give somebody their strains — there’s data their character might have discovered in different scenes. There was a certain quantity of artwork that went into strategizing what data individuals had to have the ability to embody their characters, and know what their characters know with out opening up any of the extra delicate materials to individuals who didn’t have to realize it.”
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Voros directed 4 of the ultimate six episodes of Yellowstone, so actually she is within the know, or, as Voros put it: “within the secret membership.” Nonetheless, on the subject of who else is definitely conscious of what’s occurring in Season 5B, it’s a small, choose group of people. Voros continued, saying:
“Our division heads. Director Michael Friedman. The solid of the Duttons themselves are within the secret membership. However for essentially the most half, individuals knew the scenes they had been in. So, in the event that they had been in scenes the place one thing occurred that wanted to be protected, they knew about it. But when they weren’t, about half the solid doesn’t know what occurs this season, outdoors of their very own work.”
It’ll have been practically two years for the reason that final episode aired again in January 2023, however Yellowstone is lastly about to make its triumphant return — and, hopefully, a protracted overdue journey to the prepare station. Will Kevin Costner’s John Dutton truly be a no-show? Discover out when Season 5B drops Sunday, Nov. 10, at 8 p.m. EST/PST on the Paramount Community with a particular encore presentation airing at 10 p.m. on CBS.
- Launch Date
- June 20, 2018
- Franchise
- Yellowstone
- Creator
- John Linson, Taylor Sheridan