Wes Bentley Reacts to Rumored ‘Yellowstone’ Off-Camera Drama: That’s ‘Above My Pay Grade’
26.02.2023 - 18:53
/ usmagazine.com
Easing fans’ concerns. Yellowstone star Wes Bentley reacted to rumors that Kevin Costner plans to leave the series — and he doesn’t think viewers need to worry about the show’s future.
“The news that’s come out recently about the show is, you know, it’s above my pay grade. Different people making decisions,” the American Horror Story alum, 44, told Entertainment Weekly in an interview published on Saturday, February 25. “I know that they’re still working on … working things out with everyone, to make sure we shoot. And I’m confident we will. We always have before.”
The Interstellar actor added: “I think it’s probably a bit of drama over nothing.”
Earlier this month, Deadline reported that Paramount Network is exploring the possibility of ending the western drama in its current form because of scheduling disagreements with Costner, 68. Instead, the franchise would reportedly move forward with a spinoff series led by Matthew McConaughey.
The network, however, denied the report and did not confirm any projects in development with the Dallas Buyers Club actor, 53.
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“We have no news to report. Kevin Costner is a big part of Yellowstone and we hope that’s the case for a long time to come,” a spokesperson for the series told Deadline in a statement at the time. “Thanks to the brilliant mind of Taylor Sheridan, we are always working on franchise expansions of this incredible world he has built. Matthew McConaughey is a phenomenal talent with whom we’d love to partner.”
Despite the denial, rumors of drama escalated when Puck published an exposé titled “Casualties of the Costner-Yellowstone Crossfire” on Tuesday, February 21. The outlet reported that disagreements between the Dances