Kevin Costner made headlines for the Cannes premiere of his directorial magnum opus Horizon: An American Saga. The actor-filmmaker received a seven-minute standing ovation for the epic Western, which will be released in two parts in June and August. The actor also clarified many aspects of his feud with Yellowstone and its creator Taylor Sheridan.
While Costner deals with his controversial exit from the show, his father reportedly warned him not to do the series in the first place. The actor mentioned in an interview that his father was not a fan of the show and how his character was depicted and hence did not want Costner to join the cast.
Kevin Costner’s Father Did Not Want Him To Join Yellowstone
Actor Kevin Costner is known for the Western genre. He helmed the epic Western Dances with Wolves, which won him a Best Director Oscar and a nomination for Best Actor. The film is credited to have revived the genre, with films such as Unforgiven and No Country for Old Men being appreciated at the Academy Awards after Costner’s film.
Costner joined the cast of Taylor Sheridan’s neo-Western Yellowstone in the first season as Dutton, the patriarch of the Yellowstone Ranch. The series has developed a loyal fanbase and Costner even won the Golden Globe for Best Actor for his role in the show. Sheridan’s show is set in the present day and shows a clash between opposing ideologies and politics.
While Costner is regularly known for playing good-guy characters in his films, Yellowstone made him quite ruthless in his dealings. However, this change reportedly did not sit well with his father initially. Talking about his late father and how he took an interest in his career, Kevin Costner told Parade that he was persuaded against taking the job,
My dad, who passed away this year, and my mom, too, within months of each other, took a big interest in my career. He said, ‘You’re going to lose your audience, fellow. That is a naughty show.’ He said, ‘They’re going to drift away, son.’ He said, ‘You mark my words, that’s naughty.’ I just had to look at my dad, ‘Oh, my God.’
However, the actor did not heed his father’s advice and went ahead with the show. Costner has since gained a new set of audiences and fans who were introduced to him.
Kevin Costner’s Father Finally Came Around To Yellowstone
Kevin Costner’s Yellowstone sees multiple conflicts arise as the actor as John Dutton deals with his ranch being eyed by developers. The show also sees inner conflicts between family members and a lot of deception and violence. Costner himself has acted as an executioner in many instances in the show.
While these reasons initially caused worry to his father, the actor mentioned that he finally came around to the show after people around him began asking him questions about the show. He said to Parade,
Then two years later, he’s going, ‘The nurses want to know how it ends. They just love it.’ He just forgot about that other prediction.
Kevin Costner also mentioned that he was constantly being asked about how he would be managing his daughter Beth, played by Kelly Reilly. Beth is known for being overprotective of her father as well as being extremely unstable and ruthless. The actor mentioned even his father had asked him how he would be handling the character in the show.
Probably the biggest question I get is: What are you going to do with Beth? I said, ‘What?’ ‘Your daughter!’ I said, ‘I don’t know what I’m going to do with her.’ As if they feel like I can do something about her. I think that’s the thing I get approached most on is who is going to manage her.
While it is unclear if the Horizon star would return to Taylor Sheridan’s show after all the feud, the actor had recently mentioned that he would return if the script was good.
Yellowstone is currently streaming on Paramount.
