{"id":1840981,"date":"2023-02-09T11:20:18","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T16:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1840981"},"modified":"2023-02-09T11:26:40","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T16:26:40","slug":"hollywood-outlaw-why-kevin-costner-takes-big-risks-follows-his-heart-and-remains-fiercely-independent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-outlaw-why-kevin-costner-takes-big-risks-follows-his-heart-and-remains-fiercely-independent\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollywood Outlaw: Why Kevin Costner Takes Big Risks, Follows His Heart, And Remains Fiercely Independent"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhollywood-outlaw-why-kevin-costner-takes-big-risks-follows-his-heart-and-remains-fiercely-independent%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1840981&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>Imagine being a star in one the biggest TV shows today, and then thinking about an exit strategy.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s reportedly where Kevin Costner stands with \u201cYellowstone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was a huge success, and has inspired two successful spinoffs.\u201c1883\u201d And \u201c1923\u201dCostner is believed to be closing in on the end of the run.<\/p>\n<p>Deadline Exclusive: Taylor Sheridan, show creator, is seeking to <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2023\/02\/yellowstone-show-end-franchise-continues-matthew-mcconaughey-1235251400\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wrap the current show<\/a> and extend the Dutton clan\u2019s story into a new series reportedly anchored by Matthew McConaughey. Costner wants to work much less on the project, allegedly forcing Sheridan\u2019s hand.<\/p>\n<p>Paramount oversees \u201cYellowstone,\u201d Offers a generic nondenial denial<\/p>\n<p>Costner is looking for time to work on other projects, Deadline reports. He likes his multi-part Western. \u201cHorizon.\u201d This actor won a Best Director Oscar. \u201cDances with Wolves,\u201d He is the director and star in this ambitious opera.<\/p>\n<p>Did Costner learn anything from Wil Wheaton, Wil Caruso and Sherry Stringfield TV stars who later regretted their exits?<\/p>\n<p>Costner is the true Hollywood rebel.<\/p>\n<p>He can take big, bold swings but often fails to make a connection with Americans. His abilities have been proved correct over the years by time.<\/p>\n<p>The actor\u2019s most infamous role landed on the cutting room floor. The young actor played Alex, the friend whose death reunites the old pals played by Jeff Goldblum, Kevin Kline, Glenn Close and JoBeth Williams in 1983\u2019s \u201cThe Big Chill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Costner\u2019s big flashback scene didn\u2019t make the finished print, but it only delayed his fame.<\/p>\n<p>He anchored 1987\u2019s \u201cThe Untouchables,\u201d He was a star because of his Gary Cooper-esque appeal. It was followed by a string pop culture hits, including \u201cBull Durham,\u201d \u201cField of Dreams,\u201d And \u201cNo Way Out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Western in 1990 \u201cDances with Wolves\u201d He was seen behind the camera and earned a Best Director Oscar. He was rewarded with more hits, including \u201cJFK\u201d And \u201cThe Bodyguard.\u201d Even his horrible accent as the title hero \u201cRobin Hood: Prince of Thieves\u201d couldn\u2019t derail his stardom.<\/p>\n<p>The 1995 adventure \u201cWaterworld\u201d It was exactly that.<\/p>\n<p>Costner contributed to Costner&#8217;s own ruin with this gargantuan project, which generated negative media for its large budget and proved toxic. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/scottmendelson\/2020\/07\/28\/waterworld-starring-kevin-costner-was-the-biggest-box-office-bomb-that-wasnt\/?sh=6d1c9325607d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It is less scary than the media suggests<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>His directorial follow-up effort. \u201cThe Postman,\u201d Similar events occurred, but with much less fanfare.<\/p>\n<p>Costner didn&#8217;t stop working, no matter how many missed opportunities.\u201cThe Guardian,\u201d \u201cSwing Vote,\u201d \u201cDraft Day\u201d) began outweighing the hits (\u201cMan of Steel,\u201d \u201cHidden Figures\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>He made a new career with \u201cYellowstone,\u201d A neo-Western that was appealing to the red state audience in a way that few other shows could. The sprawling saga, staged on Montana\u2019s beautiful vistas, combined solid storytelling with classic Western tropes.<\/p>\n<p>Costner may be bringing that chapter of his career to a close, but it shouldn\u2019t surprise us.<\/p>\n<p>He often sticks his neck out in ways which make no sense. The star\u2019s Heartland appeal, never stronger than it is today, took a hit last year when he endorsed Rep. Liz Cheney, President Donald Trump\u2019s fiercest critic.<\/p>\n<p>During a meeting, he stood by his position. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2022\/11\/10\/yellowstone-kevin-costner-john-dutton-season-5-preview\/8296024001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today interview.<\/a> \u201cI didn\u2019t really care how the cookie crumbles, that people that liked me now don\u2019t like me\u2026that\u2019s OK.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It works both ways.<\/p>\n<p>Costner reached across the aisle approximately at the same time. He lent his gravitas to Fox Nation\u2019s \u201cYellowstone: One-Fifty,\u201d A four-part documentary series honoring the legendary park.<\/p>\n<p>Most A-list stars wouldn\u2019t go near an unabashedly conservative platform like Fox Nation, fearing the impact it could have on their career. Costner, who is a Leftist but not aggressively, saw the value in the Fox Nation platform. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/kevin-costner-exclusive-look-yellowstone-national-park-150th-anniversary-fox-nation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">project\u2019s potential<\/a> Over and above any career recriminations<\/p>\n<p>He followed his heart and noted the significance of the park to him as well as the country. \u201cThe reality is that America\u2019s so big and Yellowstone reminds you of what the country might have looked like before there was any outsiders that ever came,\u201d He stated.<\/p>\n<p>Costner has used his celebrity status to promote selected causes over the years. He saw Pete Buttigieg in 2020 as a possible presidential candidate. His politics are passionate and not ugly.<\/p>\n<p>He doesn\u2019t weigh in on every mass shooting, eager to score cheap political points. Nor does he directly insult Americans who don\u2019t agree with his worldview.<\/p>\n<p>Costner is 68 and knows that not all the good scripts will reach him. This means that Costner would not be interested in following the progressive line. He\u2019s not interested in that pragmatic approach, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/kevin-costner-on-dangerous-trump-a-bodyguard-sequel-with-princess-diana-and-american-amnesia?ref=scroll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chat with The Daily Beast for 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m an independent. I vote for who I think has the best interests of the country and how we sit in the world \u2026 If someone is lying to their base, lying to the general public, then they\u2019re not serving any purpose \u2014 other than for themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The reporter once got a behind the scenes story on Costner that spoke to his character.<\/p>\n<p>Bruce Greenwood, Actor, shared the story of Costner fighting for him and fighting hard when he was fighting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine starring in one of the biggest shows of the modern TV landscape and thinking about an exit strategy. That\u2019s reportedly where Kevin Costner stands with \u201cYellowstone.\u201d The runaway smash, which already inspired two successful spinoffs (\u201c1883\u201d and \u201c1923\u201d), is reportedly nearing the end of its run thanks to Costner. A Deadline exclusive says show &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":279,"featured_media":1840984,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[14458,18152,3999,4361,7026,3660,18151,8689,7993,4259],"class_list":["post-1840981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-costner","tag-fiercely","tag-heart","tag-hollywood","tag-independent","tag-kevin","tag-outlaw","tag-remains","tag-risks","tag-takes"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1840981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/279"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1840981"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1840981\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1840984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1840981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1840981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1840981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}