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12-29-2022, 09:29 PM
https://www.looper.com/1151655/kevin-costners-dad-thought-yellowstone-was-going-to-ruin-his-sons-career/
Costner's father thought the show was naughty
Still, agreeing to such an expensive show on Taylor's terms was indeed a risk and must have created many a doubt. Among the doubters was Kevin Costner's own father, who thought that fans would balk at seeing him play such a morally compromised character. "My dad, who passed away this year, my mom, too, within months of each other, took a big interest in my career," Costner told Parade (https://parade.com/1398602/paulettecohn/kevin-costner-yellowstone-season-5-interview/). "He said, 'You're going to lose your audience, fellow. That is a naughty show.' He said, 'They're going to drift away, son.'"
Costner didn't take his dad's advice and went ahead with playing John Dutton. While it is true that we are used to seeing Costner as the good guy, he's not exactly a stranger to playing characters whose actions might have questionable motivations. Yes, his resume of Westerns includes plenty of morally upstanding men, but it also includes "Hatfields & McCoys," in which Costner portrayed the less-than-squeaky-clean William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield.
Of course, everything came out just fine in the end. "Yellowstone" became a massive hit, and spawned a franchise in the process. By then, Costner told Parade, his father's nurses were asking what happened next in the show. "He just forgot about that other prediction."
Costner's father thought the show was naughty
Still, agreeing to such an expensive show on Taylor's terms was indeed a risk and must have created many a doubt. Among the doubters was Kevin Costner's own father, who thought that fans would balk at seeing him play such a morally compromised character. "My dad, who passed away this year, my mom, too, within months of each other, took a big interest in my career," Costner told Parade (https://parade.com/1398602/paulettecohn/kevin-costner-yellowstone-season-5-interview/). "He said, 'You're going to lose your audience, fellow. That is a naughty show.' He said, 'They're going to drift away, son.'"
Costner didn't take his dad's advice and went ahead with playing John Dutton. While it is true that we are used to seeing Costner as the good guy, he's not exactly a stranger to playing characters whose actions might have questionable motivations. Yes, his resume of Westerns includes plenty of morally upstanding men, but it also includes "Hatfields & McCoys," in which Costner portrayed the less-than-squeaky-clean William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield.
Of course, everything came out just fine in the end. "Yellowstone" became a massive hit, and spawned a franchise in the process. By then, Costner told Parade, his father's nurses were asking what happened next in the show. "He just forgot about that other prediction."