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Kevin Costner is formally on to new horizons. The actor has hung up his “Yellowstone” hat, ruling out a return to the long-gestating closing episodes of the hit Paramount Community sequence.
Costner, who has been on the promotional circuit for the primary and second elements of his Western epic “Horizon,” made his choice recognized with a video on social media, filmed throughout the daytime however posted to his accounts on Thursday night.
“After this lengthy year-and-a-half of engaged on ‘Horizon’ and doing all of the issues that that’s required — and occupied with ‘Yellowstone,’ that beloved sequence that I really like, that I do know you like — I simply realized that I’m not going to have the ability to proceed Season 5B or into the longer term,” Costner mentioned within the video. “It was one thing that actually modified me. I beloved it and I do know you liked it. I simply wished to let that I gained’t be returning. I really like the relationships that I’ve been capable of develop. And I’ll see you on the motion pictures.”
The primary eight episodes of “Yellowstone” Season 5 aired within the fall of 2022 and noticed Costner again within the saddle main the sequence as John Dutton. Now, after a protracted interval of improvement and strike-related delays, the ultimate six episodes are lastly in manufacturing.
With Costner at the moment tied up selling “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1” and its sequel, plus having already distanced himself from the sequence for over a 12 months now and threatening to sue the present’s producers, a return already appeared unlikely at greatest. Paramount Community introduced a Nov. 10 premiere date for the ultimate episodes Thursday morning, hours earlier than Costner made his continued absence official.
Costner’s feedback come simply days after the actor floated a possible “Yellowstone” return “underneath the fitting circumstances” on At the moment. It was the newest of a number of strategies made by the star that he could be fascinated about reappearing for the sequence’ closing episodes.
“Saying there’s an opportunity, there’s all the time an opportunity,” he mentioned on the speak present. “I really like the factor. You’ve obtained to be actually clear about that.”
Now, three days later, Costner has dominated out that probability.