'Yellowstone' Star Says He Was Kicked Off Plane For Refusing To Sit With Masked Passenger

Kevin Costner Opens Up About 'Yellowstone' Departure Announcement: "I Don't Need Drama" | THR News Video

Kevin Costner is opening up about leaving 'Yellowstone' and revealing why now was the right time to confirm his departure. While promoting the forthcoming first movie in his Western film series 'Horizon: An American Saga,' the actor and director told The Hollywood Reporter's Tiffany Taylor why he finally made the official announcement last Thursday that he would not be returning as 'Yellowstone' patriarch John Dutton when the hit Paramount Network series returns for its final episodes on Nov. 10.

Kevin Costner Is Not Coming Back to 'Yellowstone' | THR News Video

Kevin Costner has confirmed that he won't be returning to 'Yellowstone.' The actor said on social media, "I just realized that I'm not going to be able to continue" and that he's focused on his Western movie series 'Horizon: An American Saga.'

Kevin Costner Confirms He Is Leaving ‘Yellowstone’

Kevin Costner Confirms , He Is Leaving ‘Yellowstone’. Hours after Paramount announced the premiere date for part two of the show's fifth and final season, Costner took to social media with the news. . Hours after Paramount announced the premiere date for part two of the show's fifth and final season, Costner took to social media with the news. . He said that he is currently directing his focus toward working on his Western film series, 'Horizon: An American Saga.'. I just want to reach out and let you know that after this long year and a half of working on 'Horizon' and doing all the things that that’s required, Kevin Costner, via Instagram. Thinking about 'Yellowstone,' that beloved series that I love, that I know you love. I just realized that I’m not going to be able to continue, season five or into the future, Kevin Costner, via Instagram. Costner went on to say that the show "was something that really changed" him. I loved it and I know you loved it. I just wanted to let you know that I won’t be returning, Kevin Costner, via Instagram. I love the relationships that I’ve been able to develop. And I’ll see you at the movies, Kevin Costner, via Instagram. 'Yellowstone' creator Taylor Sheridan previously said that if Costner left the show, he'd be "disappointed.". It truncates the closure of his character. It doesn’t alter it, but it truncates it, Taylor Sheridan, via 'The Guardian'. Costner maintains that he did everything he could to try to make it work, even signing a contract to appear in more seasons. I couldn’t help them any more. We tried to negotiate, they offered me less money than previous seasons [and] there were issues with the creative, Kevin Costner, via Deadline. The last six episodes of 'Yellowstone' will air on Nov. 10

Paramount Reveals Premiere Date for Second Half of ‘Yellowstone’ Season 5

Paramount Reveals Premiere Date , for Second Half of ‘Yellowstone’ Season 5. The second half of the final season of 'Yellowstone' will air on the Paramount Network on Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. ET, Deadline reports. . Different premiere dates and times are set for countries outside of the U.S. Taylor Sheridan's hit series has been on hiatus since January 2023, . and rumors about Kevin Costner's departure have been in constant circulation. Costner recently told 'People' that as those rumors swirled, he was disappointed that nobody "ever stepped up to defend what it was I actually did for them.". There came a moment where I thought, ‘Wow, when is somebody going to say something about what I have done versus what I haven’t done?’, Kevin Costner, to 'People'. According to Costner, the show was first pitched to him as "one season and a long movie," but it ended up getting extended. . Costner said he'd stay on for three seasons but "ended up doing it for five.". When the show was on hiatus, Costner felt he could've been more productive. There was a moment where that show for me stopped for 14 months… That’s the fact. I could have done a lot of things in that time, but I wasn’t aware that that [hold-up] was going to happen, Kevin Costner, to 'People'. I’ve always felt that…It might be an interesting moment to come back and finish the mythology of this modern-day family. , Kevin Costner, to 'People'. And if that happens, I would step into it if I agreed with how it was being done … In the very end, I couldn’t do any more for it than I had already done, Kevin Costner, to 'People'

'Yellowstone' Begins Production on Final Season 5 Episodes | THR News Video

'Yellowstone' has officially resumed production on season five. Paramount Network announced that filming on the Western hit's final season five episodes is now underway in Montana. While the start of production was later than previously thought, MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios still expect the drama to return in November, as previously announced last year.