{"id":2244462,"date":"2024-05-14T17:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T21:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-costner-now-says-schedule-had-nothing-to-do-with-his-departure-from-yellowstone\/"},"modified":"2024-05-14T17:19:15","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T21:19:15","slug":"kevin-costner-now-says-schedule-had-nothing-to-do-with-his-departure-from-yellowstone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-costner-now-says-schedule-had-nothing-to-do-with-his-departure-from-yellowstone\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Costner Clarifies Schedule Not the Reason for Leaving &#8216;Yellowstone"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fkevin-costner-now-says-schedule-had-nothing-to-do-with-his-departure-from-yellowstone%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=2244462&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--><p>Kevin\u200c Costner refutes rumors of leaving &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; due to \u2064a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-skip-notre-dame-commencement-amid-furor-over-policies-that-defy-church-teachings\/\" title=\"Biden To Skip Notre Dame Commencement Amid Furor Over Policies That Defy Church Teachings\">scheduling conflict<\/a>,\u200b attributing it to a misunderstanding\u200d with the production team. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-eating-a-sandwich-man-keanu-reeves-finally-addresses-the-viral-sad-keanu-meme\/\" title=\"\u2018Just Eating a Sandwich, Man!\u2019 Keanu Reeves Finally Addresses the Viral \u2018Sad Keanu\u2019 Meme\">actor clarified<\/a> that contractual changes led to the end of the series, emphasizing the impact on his character&#8217;s storyline. Costner&#8217;s\u2063 departure sparked speculation, which he addressed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-sba-refuses-to-answer-questions-on-approval-of-pp-loans-for-planned-parenthood-affiliates\/\" title=\"Report: SBA refuses to answer questions on approval of PP loans for Planned Parenthood, affiliates\">shedding light<\/a> on the series\u2062 of \u200devents \u200cthat unfolded. Kevin Costner dispels rumors of his departure from &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221;\u2064 being caused by a scheduling\u200d conflict, instead \u200dattributing it to contractual adjustments that\u2062 affected the series&#8217; storyline. His \u2064exit sparked speculation, prompting him to address the situation and clarify the circumstances\u200b surrounding his \u200ddecision to leave the show.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/kevin-costner\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kevin Costner<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  now said that a scheduling conflict had nothing to do with his departure from the hit Paramount+ series \u201cYellowstone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speaking to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2024\/05\/kevin-costner-horizon-an-american-saga-yellowstone-controversy-1235907679\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Deadline<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the 69-year-old actor disputed earlier reports that blamed Costner for the end of the series, claiming it was filming for his western movie \u201cHorizon: An American Saga\u201d that screwed up his character John Dutton\u2019s story, resulting in the end of \u201cYellowstone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Well, I haven\u2019t felt good about it the last year, what with the way they\u2019ve talked about it,\u201d Costner said. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t truthful.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cSo now I\u2019m talking about a little bit about what the real truth of it was,\u201d he added. \u201cI made a contract for seasons five, six and seven [of Yellowstone]. In February, after a two- or three-month negotiation, they made another contract.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThey wanted to redo that one, and instead of seasons six and seven, it was 5A and 5B, and maybe we\u2019ll do six,\u201d Costner continued. \u201cThey weren\u2019t able to make those. \u2018Horizon\u2019 was set in the middle, but \u2018Yellowstone\u2019 was first position. I fit [\u2018Horizon\u2019] into the gaps. They just kept moving their gaps.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kevin Costner claims \u2018Yellowstone\u2019 scheduling\u2019s issues had nothing to do with his new film and everything to do with a lack of scripts. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/niCp5T8EU4\">https:\/\/t.co\/niCp5T8EU4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Entertainment Weekly (@EW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EW\/status\/1790096939150630970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-costner-talks-yellowstone-final-episodes-and-whether-fans-will-see-him\/\" title=\"Kevin Costner discusses upcoming 'Yellowstone' finale and hints at his return for fans\">rumors surfaced<\/a> that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/reese-witherspoon-has-something-to-say-about-those-kevin-costner-dating-rumors\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Costner<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  was leaving the show at the height of its popularity. He recently <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/kevin-costner-talks-leaving-yellowstone-hints-at-possible-court-battle\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">opened<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  up about what caused his departure from the popular series.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cSomewhere along the line they wanted to change things,\u201d the \u201cField of Dreams\u201d star said. \u201cThey wanted to do 5A and 5B \u2026 affected \u2018Horizon.\u2019 I was going to do my movie \u2018Horizon\u2019 and leave that show, do my movie, then do B.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cA show I was only doing once a year I was now doing twice,\u201d he added, noting that Paramount \u201cwalked away\u201d from negotiations. \u201cWe did negotiate. There were issues about creative. I tried to break the log jam. They walked away.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/kevin-costner\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Costner<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  previously talked about the final episodes of the series and made it clear that he still hopes he and Paramount can work it out so he can appear in them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speaking to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/kevin-costner-discusses-son-hayes-acting-debut-in-horizon-and-final-season-of-yellowstone-exclusive\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Entertainment Tonight<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  about his upcoming movie, the subject of the Taylor Sheridan series came up and the fate of his Dutton character.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI\u2019d like to be able to do it [Yellowstone] but we haven\u2019t been able to,\u201d Costner said of returning to the series. \u201c\u2026I thought I was going to make seven [seasons] but right now we\u2019re at five.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cSo how it works out \u2014 I hope it does \u2014 but they\u2019ve got a lot of different shows going on,\u201d he added. \u201cMaybe it will. Maybe this will circle back to me. If it does and I feel really comfortable with [it], I\u2019d love to do it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Last year, production was halted in the second half of the season due to what was reported at the time as Costner\u2019s scheduling conflicts \u2014 followed by the writers\u2019 and actors\u2019 strikes, as previously <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/yellowstone-fans-get-major-update-about-series-return\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">reported<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin Costner clarified that a scheduling conflict did not lead to his exit from &#8220;Yellowstone.&#8221; Addressing earlier reports attributing the end of the series to him, the 69-year-old actor explained that filming for his western movie &#8220;Horizon: An American Saga&#8221; caused the misunderstanding. 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