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Days after discussing what it might take for him to return to “Yellowstone,” Kevin Costner has introduced he’s executed with the hit present.
The actor made the announcement in a video he shared on Instagram.
“I simply wish to attain out and allow you to know that after this lengthy yr and a half of engaged on Horizon and doing all of the issues that’s required, and fascinated about ‘Yellowstone,’ that beloved sequence that I really like, that I do know you like,” Costner mentioned. “I simply realized that I’m not going to have the ability to proceed Season 5b or into the long run.”
He has been engaged on a multi-part movie sequence, the primary of which “Horizon: An American Saga,” is in theaters subsequent week.
He posted the video quickly after the announcement that the a lot anticipated return of “Yellowstone” is going on November 10.
Costner mentioned of the present during which he performed patriarch John Sutton, “It was one thing that actually modified me. I liked it, and I do know you liked it.”
“I simply needed to let you recognize that I received’t be returning,” he mentioned. “I really like the connection we’ve been capable of develop, and I’ll see you on the motion pictures.”
Costner just lately appeared on Howard Stern’s present and mentioned he would solely be returning if “the planets wish to align up.”
“Which implies the storylines, the scripts after which I wish to work greater than annually,” Costner mentioned. “And to try this, occasions must be put aside for issues. When that couldn’t occur that may’t work for me anymore.”
He additionally instructed Stern that he had a dialog with the present’s creator, Taylor Sheridan.
“We each mentioned what was vital to us, and it doesn’t look like we are able to [work things out],” Costner mentioned. “My entire life has been about am I gonna stand tall even in some determined scenario the place it doesn’t work for me.”
Costner originated the position of John Sutton and mentioned he completely believed the sequence may go on with out him. He’s co-writing, co-producing, directing and starring within the first “Horizon” movie.
“Horizon: An American Saga” debuts in theaters on June 28. The movie is distributed by Warner Bros., which like CNN is a part of Warner Bros. Discovery.