Robert Redford was almost the lead in 'Yellowstone,' says Taylor Sheridan.
It's hard to imagine a world where the megahit Yellowstone isn't led by Kevin Costner as John Dutton. The veteran star is a regular of the Western genre and the perfect fit for a series about the clash between the modern world and the rural way of life.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Sheridan, proving his ability to keep landing A-list talent, was able to get his man, but executives had yet another curveball to throw him. "I drive to Sundance and spend the day with him and he agrees to play John Dutton," he said. "I call the senior vice president in charge of production and say, ‘I got him!’ ‘You got who?’ ‘Robert Redford.’ ‘What?!‘ ‘You said if I got Robert Redford, you’d greenlight the show.
Sheridan and Linson would make those coastal elite disses come back to bite HBO, turning Yellowstone into a veritable television universe with a beloved main series and two successful and incredibly starry spinoffs with more on the way. As a final dig at the network, Sheridan even incorporated those comments into a Season 2 episode where a New York magazine reporter dares to insult Montana in front of Jamie and pays the ultimate price for it.
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