Yellowstone’s Kevin Costner, Taylor Sheridan Put ‘Pressure on Each Other’

Tension makes nice TV. Josh Lucas‘ biggest takeaway from working with Kevin Costner on Yellowstone is that he’s “found such power in doing what he’s doing.”

Lucas, 51, performs the younger model of Costner’s John Dutton on the Paramount Network sequence, which is at the moment in its fifth season. The Sweet Home Alabama actor stepped in to characterize the present at L.A.’s PaleyFest on Saturday, April 1, when Costner, 68, creator Taylor Sheridan and the remainder of the lead solid dropped out last-minute.

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“Taylor has become and Kevin has become John Dutton and John Dutton is as filled with Taylor Sheridan as it is with Kevin Costner. And so for me it’s finding those connective tissues,” Lucas completely advised Us Weekly whereas strolling the crimson carpet. “So the audience sees that, and it’d be very easy to dismiss anyone playing John Dutton except for Kevin Costner.”

He added: “[There’s] the responsibility of a huge movie star and a brilliant writer who are putting a lot of crazy love and pressure on each other and the show to make something that people love. There’s a reason why people love it.”

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Costner and Sheridan, 52, have been initially set to attend the panel and particular screening alongside govt producer David Glasser and solid members Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser, Luke Grimes, Kelsey Asbille, Wes Bentley, Gil Birmingham and Jacki Weaver. Lucas and fellow castmates Wendy Moniz, Mo Brings Plenty and Dawn Olivieri changed them. Press wasn’t notified till they obtained a brand new tip sheet lower than an hour after the crimson carpet started.

The “scheduling conflict” switch-up got here almost two months after Deadline reported that Paramount Network could shift to a derivative starring Matthew McConaughey amid scheduling disagreements with Costner.

“We have no news to report. Kevin Costner is a big part of Yellowstone and we hope that’s the case for a long time to come,” a spokesperson for the sequence mentioned on the time. “Thanks to the brilliant mind of Taylor Sheridan, we are always working on franchise expansions of this incredible world he has built. Matthew McConaughey is a phenomenal talent with whom we’d love to partner.” (McConaughey’s present was formally introduced earlier on Saturday.)

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Yellowstone’s half 2 of season 5 is about to be launched this summer season. However, the solid advised Us at PaleyFest that they’re not in manufacturing simply but.

“We haven’t started, no. We know he is writing and we’re looking forward to getting back,” Moniz, 54, advised Us. “I’m along for this ride for as long as it goes. That’s what I can tell you. It’s just been a dream job.”

Yellowstone’s spinoffs embrace 1883, 1923, 6666 and McConaughey’s untitled venture.

She added of Sheridan’s exhibits: “He doesn’t miss. They’re all gorgeous and beautifully written and they look amazing. … You don’t think you can go wrong being on any of his shows, any of his spinoffs.”

Plenty, 53, in the meantime, teased to be “prepared for something exciting and a wild ride” within the upcoming episodes.

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Despite the behind-the-scenes drama, Olivieri, 42, doesn’t suppose that “there has to be an end” to Yellowstone any time quickly.

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“I think that Taylor is wise enough to flip it in a way that he’s been able to hold the attention of this monument, monstrous viewership for this long and even add to it. I don’t think he’s losing his steam anytime soon,” she advised Us on Saturday. “And it’ll be cool to see how he does it because he’ll do it. Yeah. Why would you let this ball drop? There’s no reason. Exactly. F–k it. Keep going.”