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Kevin Costner has made a shock jibe about Yellowstone, the series he acrimoniously departed last year amid a rumored rift with creator Taylor Sheridan.
During an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Costner – who first began playing patriarch John Dutton in 2018 – mused the characters ‘all should be in prison’.
‘Well it’s modern day ranching. Yellowstone was able to capture that really so beautifully. I mean, it’s a bit of a soap opera,’ the actor, 70, told the outlet.
‘I mean, we all should be in prison,’ he said, seemingly alluding to all the killings occurring in the show.
Kevin’s character John was unexpectedly killed in a murder-for-hire plot during the premiere of Yellowstone’s season five part two in a death several fans interpreted as a final ‘F U’ from Sheridan amid their rumored spat.
Last year, in an exclusive video obtained by DailyMail.com, the Oscar winner said of the show’s finale: ‘I’m not thinking about [the Yellowstone finale], I don’t think I’ve given it any thoughts, we’ll just let it go.’
Kevin Costner has made a shock jibe about Yellowstone, the series he acrimoniously departed last year amid a rumored rift with creator Taylor Sheridan
‘I mean, we all should be in prison,’ he said, seemingly referencing the vindictive characters on the show
News first started to spread about Costner potentially leaving the show in 2023, amid rumors of a rift between the actor and series creator Taylor Sheridan.
Costner’s attorney Marty Singer denied rumors that Costner refused to film on the show for more than just one week in Season 5 Part 2.
‘The idea that Kevin was only willing to work one week on the second half of Season 5 of Yellowstone is an absolute lie,’ Singer said last summer.
‘It’s ridiculous — and anyone suggesting it shouldn’t be believed for one second,’ he added.
The filming conflicted with Costner’s plans to direct his first movie in 20 years – Horizon – the first in a planned four-part Western movie series.
Costner ultimately confirmed in June 2024 that he would not appear at all in Season 5 Part 2, in a video he posted to Instagram.
‘I want to reach out and let you know that after this long year and a half of working on Horizon and doing all the things that’s required, and thinking about Yellowstone, that beloved series that I love, that I know you love, I just realized that I’m not going to be able to continue Season 5B or into the future,’ Costner said.
Costner played patriarch John Dutton for years; pictured 2024
Costner allegedly had feuded with Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan, pictured 2021, before his departure
‘It was something that really changed me. I loved it. And I know you loved it. And I just wanted to let you know that I won’t be returning and I love the relationship we’ve been able to develop and I’ll see you at the movies,’ he added.
Costner’s ‘soap opera’ remarks echoed previous comments director Quentin Tarantino made about the show that did not sit well with fans, with the iconic filmmaker dismissing the series as little more than a ‘soap opera.’
The online drama kicked off in December 2024 after the Pulp Fiction creator was asked to compare movies with modern TV shows during an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast.
News first started to spread about Costner potentially leaving the show in 2023, amid rumors of a rift between the actor and series creator Taylor Sheridan
Costner ultimately confirmed in June 2024 that he would not appear at all in Season 5 Part 2, in a video he posted to Instagram
While Tarantino admitted that some recent TV series are ‘pretty good,’ he argued they are never as ‘compelling’ as feature films and used Yellowstone as his prime example.
‘I didn’t really get around to watching Yellowstone the first three years or so. Then I watch the first season, and I’m like, “Wow, this is f****** great!” I’ve always been a big Kevin Costner fan, he’s f******wonderful in this,’ Tarantino recalled.
‘And I get really caught up in the show, I’m having a great time watching. And the first season, I’m kind of talking like, “Oh, this is like a big movie.”‘
He continued: ‘While I’m watching it, I’m compelled. But at the end of the day, it’s just a soap opera.’
And just to drive the point home, he added, ‘You don’t remember it five years from now,” which, naturally, set fans of the hit show on fire.
The backlash came fast and furious, with Yellowstone lovers flooding social media to defend their beloved series and call out Tarantino for his ‘dismissive’ take.
