With Kevin Costner reportedly demanding more money and threatening to leave Paramount’s biggest show, here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening with ‘Yellowstone.’
, he demanded to be paid $1.2 million per episode for the 16-episode fifth season and is threatening a $1.5 million cost per episode if there’s a sixth season.
To make matters worse, Costner has allegedly fled from the set several times, far before he’s finished shooting his scenes for blocks of the second batch of Season 5 episodes. The show has reportedly struggled to make up for lost time with Costner—he’s allegedly only offered around a week of dates in the summer of 2023, with a few days left for pick-ups in the fall.
Costner’s lawyer Marty Singer shot back against these allegations: “The idea that Kevin was only willing to work one week on the second half of Season 5 ofis an absolute lie,” he told Puck. “It’s ridiculous—and anyone suggesting it shouldn’t be believed for one second. As everyone who knows anything about Kevin is well aware, he is incredibly passionate about the show and has always gone way above and beyond to ensure its success.
At least the feeling is mutual, allegedly. The cast, crew, execs, and even Sheridan himself have been reportedly “frustrated” by Costner’s “ego and unavailability for years,” Belloni writes. So if Costner exits the show—or, with lofty demands for a day increase, is pushed out—is it really all that big of a deal?
Simply put, yes, it would be a big deal for Paramount to lose Costner. Even though Paramount has hedged their bets on Sheridan in the feud between the two, the creator seems to be falling behind on the unthinkable number of projects to which he’s signed.
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