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Taylor Sheridan, the creator ofYellowstonemight have had quite a problem if the lead actor had been very different. With lead actor Kevin Costner attached to the iconic role of John Dutton, the series has been greatly received by the world.
In an alternate reality, the series could have ended much sooner than how it is currently ongoing if they had hired another actor. With the studio wanting another veteran actor in the role, Taylor Sheridan’sYellowstonehad initially sought actor Robert Redford, who announced his retirement the same year the series was released.
Taylor Sheridan’sYellowstoneCould Have Ended Much Sooner!
Before Kevin Costner was set in the lead role, there was another veteran actor attached to the series. Known for some iconic movies likeButch Cassidy and the Sundance KidandA Walk in the Woods,veteran actor Robert Redford was attached to the role of John Dutton in Taylor Sheridan’sYellowstone.
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In a 2023 interview withThe Hollywood Reporter(viaScreenRant), Taylor Sheridan recalled that the studio behindYellowstonewanted Robert Redford for the role of John Dutton quite desperately! The studio and Redford had even made a deal about the project.
“They said, ‘We want Robert Redford. They said, ‘If you can get us Robert Redford, we’ll greenlight the pilot.’”
The veteran actor even agreed to the role of John Dutton and the production ofYellowstonestarted. After finally airing in 2018,Yellowstonebecame one of the biggest drama series out there. However, if Robert Redford had been attached to the role,Yellowstonewould have ended years earlier! Redford announced his retirement back in 2018, the same year whenYellowstonemade its debut.
Sheridan revealed that HBO treated them with much hostility. Recalling a conversation, Sheridan revealed how a VP from HBO talked with the series creator.
“We’re HBO, we’re avant-garde, we’re trendsetters. This feels like a step backward.”
Although Redford quit the series while it was transitioning from HBO to Paramount, it would have been a series-killer if the actor had joined the series and shortly after, announced his retirement. Thus,Taylor Sheridan’sYellowstonewas spared and Kevin Costner later portrayed the lead role of John Dutton.
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Zoe Saldaña On Working With Taylor Sheridan
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Zoe Saldaña recently worked with Taylor Sheridan in the 2023 seriesSpecial Ops: Lioness.Being a thriller series, Saldaña revealed toBBC Radio 1that Sheridan was like a machine. The actress stated that Sheridan didn’t hold back when it came to honesty.
“It’s a great feeling. You really have to keep up. He’s a machine. He says everything that’s on his mind, very honest. But the same way he gives it he can also take it.”
Although the creator is into other projects, his most famous series,Yellowstone,received a rating of 8.7/10 on IMDB and an average of 84% on Rotten Tomatoes. The 2018 series is available to stream on Peacock Premium in the U.S.
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
