Kevin Costner will not be coming again to Yellowstone to complete Season 5.
It was extensively recognized that Kevin Costner won’t return to Yellowstone for the second half of its fifth season. The drama surrounding his potential exit had been very public. Many anticipated him to not come again, however only a few may’ve guessed that Costner would’ve made issues official by dropping a recorded video on Instagram on a random Thursday evening. However that is precisely what occurred, and Costner let his followers know that his time enjoying John Dutton had come to an finish.
What was making dropping such a giant piece of stories on social media? Chatting with Selection on the premiere of his new movie, Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1, Costner defined that he needed followers to get the information from him.
“I have been speaking to the press for what feels just like the final month-and-a-half, they usually’ve been asking me the identical questions,” Costner mentioned. “I simply lastly tried to go to the individuals which have been following me and allow them to know that this was the second to actually step off. And we’ll see what the long run is however this was the second to say, ‘We’re stepping off.'”
Kevin Costner on asserting that he isn’t returning to #Yellowstone: “This was the second to say, ‘We’re stepping off.'” https://t.co/LWdIYLSWHp pic.twitter.com/ZyfgMfMWEq
— Selection (@Selection) June 25, 2024
It had been reported that Costner was prioritizing Horizon over Yellowstone and never displaying up for the present’s scheduled shoots, inflicting manufacturing to be delayed. When Costner lastly opened up in regards to the state of affairs, nevertheless, he made it clear that he solely moved on to Horizon after constantly displaying up able to work, just for manufacturing to be delayed as a result of the scripts weren’t completed.
There had been lots of questions on whether or not or not Costner and Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan would have the ability to easy issues over and convey John Dutton again for the present’s subsequent set of episodes. These questions ended final Thursday evening with Costner’s Instagram video, the place he confirmed he would not be returning.
“Hello, everybody. I simply wish to attain out and allow you to know that after this lengthy 12 months and a half of engaged on Horizon, and doing all of the issues that that is required, and fascinated with Yellowstone, that beloved sequence that I like and I do know you’re keen on. I simply realized that I am not going to have the ability to proceed Season 5, or into the long run,” Costner mentioned within the video. “It was one thing that basically modified me. I liked it and I do know you liked it. And I simply needed to let you already know that I will not be returning. I like the connection that we have been in a position to develop, and I will see you on the films.”
