No one is sure when or even if the hit series Yellowstone will ever return after a prolonged pause between the first and second half of its fifth season.
Now the future of the series’ biggest star is coming into focus.
And Kevin Costner made one big announcement that has Yellowstone fans demanding answers.
The conclusion of the Paramount Network’s hit show Yellowstone is still a mystery, with the final half of season five rumored to begin shooting later this spring after being delayed for well over a year.
Actor Kevin Costner – who plays the main character, John Dutton – had a fallout with the show’s creator, Taylor Sheridan, after Costner demanded that his already limited schedule for shooting the second half of season five be reduced even further.
Costner was willing to walk away from Yellowstone in the middle of the season, leaving fans as well as the cast and crew completely hanging, to prioritize another project he wanted to do.
Costner’s new Western saga set to debut in France
The Academy Award-winning actor announced on social media that his Western epic Horizon: An America Saga will debut at the Cannes Film Festival in May.
Costner co-wrote the script, directed, and starred in the film.
“I’d like to thank the Festival de Cannes for including my film Horizon: An American Saga in this year’s selection,” Costner wrote. “It’s been 20 years since I’ve had the pleasure of being on the Croisette. I’ve been waiting for the right time to return and I’m proud to say that this time has come.”
Costner will be heading to France to promote the film when Yellowstone is rumored to begin production again.
“#HorizonAmericanSaga is a story that began 35 years ago, and I can’t think of a better place than Cannes to reveal to the world the result of such a wonderful adventure. The French have always supported films and believed deeply in filmmaking. Just as I believe deeply in my film,” Costner added.
The first movie in the series, Chapter One, will be released in the U.S. on June 28, with Chapter Two set for release on August 28.
Costner wants to make two more films to complete the epic that starts during the Civil War era and focuses on the settlement of the American West.
He’s been working on the concept since 1988 and has called it his passion project.
Costner poured his soul into his latest project
Documents in his divorce from his ex-wife Christine Baumgartner revealed that he put $20 million of his own money into making Horizon.
“A career-making movie for me,” Costner claimed. “I’ll never forget my joy at finally being in a Western movie. It had been my life’s dream since being glued to my seat watching How the West Was Won when I was seven years old. I have that same joy right now, working on Horizon. The story we’re telling has been on my heart for nearly two decades and it’ll be yours in just a couple of months. I hope you’ll love it like I do.”
It appears that Costner was willing to sacrifice his role in Yellowstone to make his passion project.
And his unwillingness to postpone the self-gratification of his latest project is costing Yellowstone fans, not to mention all of those he worked with on the series, the resolution they deserved.
