{"id":579555,"date":"2023-06-21T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/yellowstone-boss-breaks-silence-on-kevin-costner-exit-and-spin-off-the-hollywood-reporter\/"},"modified":"2023-06-21T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T14:00:00","slug":"yellowstone-boss-breaks-silence-on-kevin-costner-exit-and-spin-off-the-hollywood-reporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/yellowstone-boss-breaks-silence-on-kevin-costner-exit-and-spin-off-the-hollywood-reporter\/","title":{"rendered":"#\u2018Yellowstone\u2019 Boss Breaks Silence on Kevin Costner Exit and Spin-Off \u2013 The Hollywood Reporter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a414802ba9d4\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a414802ba9d4\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/yellowstone-boss-breaks-silence-on-kevin-costner-exit-and-spin-off-the-hollywood-reporter\/#%E2%80%9CYOU_CANT_MAKE_THIS_S%E2%80%94T_UP%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cYOU CAN\u2019T MAKE THIS S\u2014T UP\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/yellowstone-boss-breaks-silence-on-kevin-costner-exit-and-spin-off-the-hollywood-reporter\/#%E2%80%9CI_WAS_REAL_RICH_FOR_45_MINUTES%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cI WAS REAL RICH FOR 45 MINUTES\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/yellowstone-boss-breaks-silence-on-kevin-costner-exit-and-spin-off-the-hollywood-reporter\/#%E2%80%9CTHERE_IS_NO_COMPROMISING%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cTHERE IS NO COMPROMISING\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/yellowstone-boss-breaks-silence-on-kevin-costner-exit-and-spin-off-the-hollywood-reporter\/#%E2%80%9CI_DONT_DO_%E2%80%98F%E2%80%93K-YOU_CAR_CRASHES%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cI DON\u2019T DO \u2018F\u2013K-YOU CAR CRASHES&#8217;\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/yellowstone-boss-breaks-silence-on-kevin-costner-exit-and-spin-off-the-hollywood-reporter\/#%E2%80%9CWHAT_DOES_%E2%80%98GOD_COMPLEX_MEAN%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cWHAT DOES \u2018GOD COMPLEX\u2019 MEAN?\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/yellowstone-boss-breaks-silence-on-kevin-costner-exit-and-spin-off-the-hollywood-reporter\/#%E2%80%9CYOU_WANT_TO_FIND_BEAUTY_SOMEWHERE%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cYOU WANT TO FIND BEAUTY SOMEWHERE\u201d<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cThey\u2019re scared,\u201d says Taylor Sheridan, looking amused as he steps onto his porch and away from a gaggle of publicists huddled inside his house. \u201cThey\u2019re scared of what I might say.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    With good reason. The <em>Yellowstone<\/em> showrunner \u2014 who\u2019s gone from an obscure actor to the most prolific writer in Hollywood in about a decade \u2014 isn\u2019t known for pulling his punches and, lately, has been at the center of a stampede of dramatic headlines. His flagship show\u2019s star, Kevin Costner, is exiting the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> amid anonymous finger-pointing in the press. There have been showrunner shake-ups on two of his other projects \u2014 the Sylvester Stallone drama <em>Tulsa King <\/em>and the upcoming spy thriller <em>Special Ops: Lioness<\/em> \u2014 where Sheridan seized the creative reins. The creator was also the subject of a recent report that suggested he uses his production budgets to pad his pockets. And his lone-wolf writing style irks some of the writers marching in picket lines who are demanding staffing minimums on TV shows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    It\u2019s a helluva lot of debate circling one hitmaker who created his own genre of neo-Western storytelling and whose shows are so popular, they\u2019re propping up an entire streaming service. Over a couple of hours of conversation, Sheridan reveals his side to these stories for the first time while offering unparalleled insight into his writing and producing process.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   alignleft size-large is-resized alignleft lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:300px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((390\/300)*100%);\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/THR-20-Cover-hires-2023.jpg?w=1047\" alt=\"Taylor Sheridan\" srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"390\" width=\"300\" decoding=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  lrv-u-padding-tb-025\"><span class=\"a-font-secondary-s lrv-u-margin-r-025\">Taylor Sheridan <\/span><\/p>\n<p>                                    <cite class=\"a-font-accent-uppercase-xs lrv-u-color-grey-dark\">Photographed by Emerson Miller<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Sheridan takes a seat wearing a button-down shirt, rugged jacket, jeans and boots, complete with spurs (he was riding earlier). The 53-year-old is a formidable wall of blue denim, and his eyes are blue, too. Elizabeth Olsen, whom he directed in <em>Wind River<\/em>, once affectionately described Sheridan as \u201ca cowboy who\u2019s like a combination of your dad and the Marlboro Man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    We\u2019re sitting behind one of his houses on his massive Four Sixes ranch. The property is wedged up in the remote Texas panhandle, several hours\u2019 drive from the nearest major city. (The Montana ranch in <em>Yellowstone<\/em> is fictional, but the Four Sixes, or 6666 \u2014 which is also featured in the series \u2014 is real.) Sheridan finalized his purchase last year, and it covers a staggering 270,000 acres \u2014 nearly the size of Los Angeles. Stretching from his porch is a dreamy field of virgin countryside extending to the horizon under cotton-ball clouds. There\u2019s a warm breeze and, every so often, a Texas Longhorn steer trots by.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The importance of this place to Sheridan \u2014 and its connection to <em>Yellowstone<\/em> and to the rest of his TV universe \u2014 cannot be overstated. Sheridan grew up in North Texas, where the Four Sixes is legendary. The ranch and its horse-and-cattle operation were long controlled by a single dynastic family that battled for 150 years to protect their land and keep it largely intact. Sounds familiar, right?<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cI grew up in the shadow of the Four Sixes,\u201d Sheridan says. \u201cTo just get one of their horses was a status symbol, because they\u2019re so well trained. This was the ranch I based [<em>Yellowstone\u2019<\/em>s] scope and operation on, because it didn\u2019t exist in Montana. Most ranches there had already been carved up. They\u2019d already lost it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Acquiring the property, however, wasn\u2019t easy. Sheridan says he renewed his overall deal at Paramount in 2021 and started pumping out prequels and pilots to help pay for all this. It was an extraordinary burst of get-the-ranch productivity that\u2019s resulted in green lights for six series. Yet the amount of work that piled onto Sheridan\u2019s plate as a result, coupled with his own obsessive drive to make every episode bearing his name <em>just right,<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared to have some unforeseen consequences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    But first, let\u2019s appreciate what Sheridan has accomplished, because it\u2019s remarkable and rather strange. Twelve years ago, the struggling actor was down to his last $800 when he sold his first screenplay. He later created a TV show about a man who owns a dynastic mega-ranch who struggles to protect it and make it successful \u2026 and its success has allowed Sheridan to himself become a man who owns a dynastic mega-ranch who struggles to protect it and make it successful \u2014 and not just any ranch, but the same one that served as the basis for his show. Sheridan dreamed up a story, shared it with millions, and then stepped into it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cLife imitating art was never my intention,\u201d he says, and quips, \u201cWe haven\u2019t killed anyone in weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Sheridan (who lives with his wife and 12-year-old son) points out that actually he\u2019s been involved with ranching his whole life and previously owned a modest 1,200-acre property. \u201cThat was my dream and I already had it,\u201d he says. \u201cIt was a great escape from the fact I was a failing actor living in West Hollywood. The plan was always to become a big movie star, then move back to a ranch and just do movies with Martin Scorsese when I felt like it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Sheridan laughs at this. \u201cBut that wasn\u2019t my path.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   aligncenter size-large is-resized aligncenter lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:143px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((56\/143)*100%);\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20fea_sheridan-separator.jpg?w=191\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"56\" width=\"143\" decoding=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h4 class=\"heading larva \/\/   lrv-a-font-primary-m   lrv-u-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CYOU_CANT_MAKE_THIS_S%E2%80%94T_UP%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\u201cYOU CAN\u2019T MAKE THIS S\u2014T UP\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cI was a fair actor, but that\u2019s all I was ever going to be,\u201d Sheridan recalls. \u201cHollywood will tell you what you\u2019re supposed to do if you listen. If you\u2019re banging your head against the wall for 20 years trying to be an actor, maybe you shouldn\u2019t be an actor. But the first thing I ever wrote [the pilot for <em>Mayor of Kingstown <\/em>in 2011] got me meetings at every major network, at every agency. I had multiple people trying to buy it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Yet Sheridan refused to sell. The studios, he says, wanted to hire a room of more experienced writers to tackle the project \u2014 you know, make TV the usual way. Sheridan felt that he knew exactly how to write the show himself. So even back then, getting his first taste of success as a writer, Sheridan was reluctant to let others adapt his material and demonstrated a willingness to walk away. Some might call that stubborn or impractical; Sheridan sees it as trusting his instincts and sticking to his creative guns. He put <em>Mayor of Kingstown <\/em>in a drawer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Over the next few years, Sheridan made a name for himself writing a trio of acclaimed films \u2014 <em>Sicario<\/em> (2015), <em>Hell or High Water <\/em>(2016) and <em>Wind River <\/em>(2017) \u2014 which he dubbed his \u201cmodern American frontier\u201d trilogy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Another of his scripts, <em>Yellowstone<\/em>, was likewise originally written as a movie. Sheridan pitched it as \u201c<em>The Godfather <\/em>in Montana,\u201d and it ended up in series development at HBO. Sheridan says then-programming president Michael Lombardo was supportive, but the rest of his team wasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cI thought Taylor was the real deal,\u201d Lombardo says. \u201cIn a world of people who pose, he was writing what he knew, and he cared desperately about the show. The idea of doing a modern-classic Western was a great idea \u2014 we were always doing urban shows, and this felt fresh.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The one thing they all agreed on was that <em>Yellowstone<\/em> needed a big star to play its uncompromising patriarch, John Dutton. Sheridan pitched Costner, but HBO executives \u201cdidn\u2019t see it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cThey said, \u2018We want Robert Redford,\u2019 \u201d Sheridan recalls. \u201cThey said, \u2018If you can get us Robert Redford, we\u2019ll greenlight the pilot.\u2019 \u201c<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Being a can-do type of guy, Sheridan went to visit Robert Redford.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cI drive to Sundance and spend the day with him and he agrees to play John Dutton,\u201d Sheridan says. \u201cI call the senior vice president in charge of production and say, \u2018I got him!\u2019 \u2018You got who?\u2019 \u2018Robert Redford.\u2019 \u2018<em>What?!<\/em>\u2018 \u2018You said if I got Robert Redford, you\u2019d greenlight the show.\u2019 \u201c<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cAnd he says \u2014 and you can\u2019t make this shit up \u2014 \u2018We meant a Robert Redford <em>type<\/em>.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    A crisis meeting was scheduled with the network vp (\u201cwhose name I remember, but I\u2019m just not saying it\u201d) to get to the bottom of HBO\u2019s reluctance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cWe go to lunch in some snazzy place in West L.A.,\u201d Sheridan says. \u201cAnd [<em>Yellowstone<\/em> co-creator] John Linson finally asks: \u2018Why don\u2019t you want to make it?\u2019 And the vp goes: \u2018Look, it just feels so Middle America. We\u2019re HBO, we\u2019re avant-garde, we\u2019re trendsetters. This feels like a step backward. And frankly, I\u2019ve got to be honest, I don\u2019t think anyone should be living out there [in rural Montana]. It should be a park or something.\u2019 \u201c<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Sheridan later put some of those lines into <em>Yellowstone<\/em>\u2018s season two, when a <em>New York <\/em>magazine reporter disses Montana to Wes Bentley\u2019s character, Jamie \u2026 and then Jamie murders her.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:1000px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((524\/1000)*100%);\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ys_ep406_OCT_13_em_159_R-EMBED-2023.jpg?w=1000\" alt=\"Sheridan, pictured here on the Yellowstone set in 2021, finalized his purchase of the 270,000-acre Four Sixes ranch in Texas in 2022. 1883 is filmed there.\" srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"524\" width=\"1000\" decoding=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  lrv-u-padding-tb-025\"><span class=\"a-font-secondary-s lrv-u-margin-r-025\">Sheridan, pictured here on the <em>Yellowstone<\/em> set in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                                    <cite class=\"a-font-accent-uppercase-xs lrv-u-color-grey-dark\">Courtesy of Paramount Network<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The executive\u2019s coastal elite diss convinced Sheridan that HBO didn\u2019t appreciate his story. During a notes call, Sheridan says, executives took issue with Dutton\u2019s ferocious daughter, Beth (Kelly Reilly), who has since become a fan-favorite sensation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201c\u2018We think she\u2019s too abrasive,\u2019 \u201d Sheridan quotes. \u201c\u2018We want to tone her down. Women won\u2019t like her.\u2019 They were wrong, because Beth says the quiet part out loud every time. When someone\u2019s rude to you in a restaurant, or cuts you off in the parking lot, Beth says the thing you wish you\u2019d said.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Sheridan recalls, \u201cSo I said to them, \u2018OK, everybody done? Who on this call is responsible for a scripted show that you guys have on the air? Oh, you\u2019re not? Thanks.\u2019 And I hung up. They never called back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    That should have been the end of the Dutton family. HBO typically retains the rights to scripts it develops and rejects, partly to prevent what happened next from happening \u2014 a project they spent time and money developing becoming a global smash for a competitor. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cWhen the regime changed, Lombardo called me,\u201d Sheridan says about the longtime HBO exec\u2019s exit in 2016. \u201cTo his credit, he said, \u2018I always believed in the show, but I could not get any support.\u2019 His last act before they fired him was to give me the script back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    As for that nameless vp, Sheridan says he left HBO and landed a production deal. After\u00a0<em>Yellowstone<\/em>\u00a0took off, he emailed Sheridan to say congratulations \u2014 and to pitch him a family drama.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Sheridan says he wrote back: \u201cGreat idea. It sounds just like\u00a0<em>Yellowstone<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   aligncenter size-large is-resized aligncenter lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:143px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((56\/143)*100%);\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20fea_sheridan-separator.jpg?w=191\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"56\" width=\"143\" decoding=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h4 class=\"heading larva \/\/   lrv-a-font-primary-m   lrv-u-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CI_WAS_REAL_RICH_FOR_45_MINUTES%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\u201cI WAS REAL RICH FOR 45 MINUTES\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    After coming up empty at HBO, Sheridan shopped <em>Yellowstone<\/em> around town. Everyone, he says, turned it down (\u201cI took it to TNT \u2026 I took it to TBS!\u201d he marvels). When Paramount finally bit, Sheridan bluntly warned executives they were going to spend a ton of money on production and would not have any creative control.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    In 2018, <em>Yellowstone<\/em> debuted on the company\u2019s niche cable channel, the Paramount Network. Within a few years, ratings exploded. \u201cPeople couldn\u2019t understand how a linear cable channel that no one can even find suddenly had the biggest show on television,\u201d Sheridan says. \u201cBecause it has cowboys and this is supposed to be a dead genre, right? Of course, that\u2019s not what the show is <em>really<\/em> about, that\u2019s just the sugar on the pill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    What <em>Yellowstone<\/em> is really about is a dying American way of life, a clash between traditions that respect the land and the unstoppable intrusion of modernity. Yet by the time he was making season three, Sheridan was starting to worry that his not-so-secret mission to save ranches in real life was doomed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cI thought I had tricked people by showing a world worth protecting,\u201d he says. \u201cBut when the show is over, that notion will go away and there will be a new shiny penny everyone watches. So I felt like I didn\u2019t accomplish anything \u2014 which, for me, is really important. <em>Sicario<\/em> is entertaining, but it\u2019s about something: the jumbled mess at the border.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Sheridan went to the Four Sixes in late 2019 and pitched its then-owner, 81-year-old Anne Marion, on the idea of introducing her ranch into <em>Yellowstone<\/em> with a few scenes. He pledged to make the Four Sixes \u201cthe most famous ranch in America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Burnett asked if there would be any sex in the Four Sixes footage. \u201cI said, \u2018Well, one cowboy is sleeping with a vet tech, but don\u2019t tell me that\u2019s not happening already.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cAnd,\u2019\u201d Sheridan told her. \u201cI would like to masturbate one stallion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Ms. Marion agreed, so long as she could pick the stallion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Sheridan says this with a straight face and one tries not to snicker. This is normal life-on-the<strong>\u2013<\/strong>ranch stuff, and it all ended up in <em>Yellowstone<\/em> (actor Jefferson White, who plays Jimmy, got the stallion honors).<strong> \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Then, a couple of months later, a turn of fate: Burnett died and Sheridan received a call from the estate. The ranch was going up for sale, and might have been broken into pieces \u2014 the exact fate the Dutton family is always fighting to prevent. They offered Sheridan a chance to purchase the property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cI said, \u2018How much?\u2019 They said, \u2018It\u2019s $350 million.\u2019 And I\u2019m like, \u2018I\u2019m about 330 short. But please, you thought enough to call me, will you give me two weeks?\u2019 \u201c<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Sheridan says the opportunity changed his mind about expanding his overall deal with Paramount Global (then ViacomCBS). He valued his independence, preferring to be \u201ca hired gun.\u201d But to buy the ranch, he signed a new contract reportedly worth $200 million and wrangled some additional investors to bridge the gap.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cI was real rich for 45 minutes,\u201d he says. \u201cThen I was broke again. That was the trade.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    I give Sheridan a hypothetical: <em>Your TV shows and your ranch are both hanging off a cliff. Which do you save?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cI do the shows for the ranch,\u201d Sheridan says firmly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    <em>But in trying to make so many shows so fast, didn\u2019t you take on too much?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cI\u2019ll tell you what,\u201d Sheridan says. \u201cIt sure looked that way.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   aligncenter size-large is-resized aligncenter lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:143px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((56\/143)*100%);\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20fea_sheridan-separator.jpg?w=191\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"56\" width=\"143\" decoding=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4 class=\"heading larva \/\/   lrv-a-font-primary-m   lrv-u-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CTHERE_IS_NO_COMPROMISING%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\u201cTHERE IS NO COMPROMISING\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cThe plan was I would Greg Berlanti it,\u201d Sheridan says, referring to the prolific producer of The CW\u2019s DC Universe shows. \u201cI would write, cast and direct the pilots, and then we would bring in someone as a showrunner to run a writers room and I could check in and guide them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cThat plan failed,\u201d he says. \u201cThere were some things that none of us foresaw.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    One of those is that, in Sheridan\u2019s opinion, the writers hired for <em>Tulsa King <\/em>and the upcoming <em>Lioness<\/em> (which stars Zoe Salda\u00f1a, Morgan Freeman and Nicole Kidman) didn\u2019t work out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cMy stories have a very simple plot that is driven by the characters as opposed to characters driven by a plot \u2014 the antithesis of the way television is normally modeled,\u201d Sheridan says. \u201cI\u2019m really interested in the dirty of the relationships in literally every scene. But when you hire a room that may not be motivated by those same qualities \u2014 and a writer always wants to take ownership of something they\u2019re writing \u2014 and I give this directive and they\u2019re not feeling it, then they\u2019re going to come up with their own qualities. So for me, writers rooms, they haven\u2019t worked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Of course, Sheridan could have let it slide. <em>Tulsa King\u2019<\/em>s showrunner was Terence Winter (who declined to comment), the four-time Emmy winner who wrote <em>The Wolf of Wall Street<\/em> and created <em>Boardwalk Empire<\/em>. Why not empower writers to take his shows in their own direction? You know, compromise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cI spent the first 37 years of my life compromising,\u201d Sheridan shoots back. \u201cWhen I quit acting, I decided that I am going to tell my stories my way, period. If you don\u2019t want me to tell them, fine. Give them back and I\u2019ll find someone who does \u2014 or I won\u2019t, and then I\u2019ll read them in some freaking dinner theater. But I won\u2019t compromise. There is no compromising.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Sheridan hesitates. Maybe that\u2019s too strong? \u201cThere is compromising on things like budget,\u201d he adds, but then again maybe not. \u201cYou write a thing and it costs what it costs. I will not change a script to meet a budget. You read the scene [in his <em>Yellowstone<\/em> prequel <em>1883<\/em>] where the wagons go across the river when you decided to green light it. So don\u2019t pitch me an idea where we see them before the river and after the river. That\u2019s not what I do. You read it, you had every chance to say no.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    This is where things get slippery in terms of pinning down Sheridan\u2019s motives. The man says he makes shows to support his ranch, but he can\u2019t help but care about his shows too. A lot. \u201cI get paid whether they\u2019re good or bad, but that\u2019s not really winning,\u201d he says. \u201c\u2019I\u2019m one of those people that\u2019s incapable doing something that\u2019s not tethered to 100 percent of my passion. I cannot do \u2018OK\u2019 at a job.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:1000px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((282\/1000)*100%);\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Print-Issue-20-YELLOWSTONE-Split-EMBED-2023.jpg?w=1000\" alt=\"From left Isabel May, who plays Elsa Dutton on 1883, with Sheridan; the show\u2019s creator, writer and occasional director during the making of an episode. If you don\u2019t grow up in this ranching world, and if you\u2019re not a history fanatic, how do you write 1883? Sheridan says.\" srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"282\" width=\"1000\" decoding=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  lrv-u-padding-tb-025\"><span class=\"a-font-secondary-s lrv-u-margin-r-025\">From left: Isabel May, who plays Elsa Dutton on <em>1883<\/em>, with Sheridan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                                    <cite class=\"a-font-accent-uppercase-xs lrv-u-color-grey-dark\">Courtesy of Paramount Network<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    So Sheridan booted Winter as showrunner on <em>Tulsa King <\/em>and also started writing <em>Lioness<\/em> episodes himself \u2014 just as he writes all the episodes in the <em>Yellowstone<\/em> franchise (after early attempts at collaborating with others on that show, too). \u201cIf you don\u2019t grow up in this [ranching] world, and if you\u2019re not a history fanatic, how do you write <em>1883<\/em>?\u201d he asks. \u201cHow does a room do that? It doesn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Paramount <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Networks president and CEO chief Chris McCarthy says Sheridan is always welcome to be more hands-on. \u201cYou can\u2019t teach or hope that someone cares more than Taylor,\u201d he says. \u201cSo anytime that he wants to step in, it\u2019s only to make it better and to push our partners to achieve greatness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The studio is seeking a new showrunner to take on the second season of <em>Tulsa King<\/em> (presumably, a very talented writer with modest job security expectations).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    There are a couple of other showrunners (like <em>White Lotus <\/em>creator Mike White) who likewise prefer to write entire seasons solo, though it\u2019s a stance that has been under scrutiny as it bumps up against the WGA\u2019s efforts to convince studios to hire a minimum number of writers for each scripted show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cThe freedom of the artist to create must be unfettered,\u201d Sheridan counters. \u201cIf they tell me, \u2018You\u2019re going to have to write a check for $540,000 to four people to sit in a room that you never have to meet,\u2019 then that\u2019s between the studio and the guild. But if I have to check in creatively with others for a story I\u2019ve wholly built in my brain, that would probably be the end of me telling TV stories.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Sheridan often writes in a one-room \u201ccabinet\u201d he built in Wyoming. He was always a fast writer, he says, but after building his script-generating isolation bunker, he was suddenly able to grind out episodes of hit TV shows at a phenomenal speed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cI\u2019ve written many episodes in eight to 10 hours,\u201d he claims.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    <em>Does Paramount ever give you notes?<\/em>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cNo, sir.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    <em>Do you ever watch an episode and think that you should have spent more time on it?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    <em>And the script starts and ends with you? They go straight to the actors?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Sheridan considers this for a moment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cThey tell me there\u2019s a story coordinator,\u201d he says, \u201cbut I don\u2019t know who that is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    (Somewhere, a <em>Yellowstone<\/em> story coordinator reads this and sadly hangs their head.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cTaylor writes scripts like you or I have a cup of coffee,\u201d says Sheridan\u2019s producing partner David Glasser. \u201cHe\u2019s written 60 scripts for <em>Yellowstone<\/em> \u2014 most people don\u2019t do that their entire career. It\u2019s because of his excitement for the material.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Living and working on a ranch has given Sheridan a creative edge, too. \u201cWhen I lived in Los Angeles, everything I saw was the same and I didn\u2019t learn anything in my day-to-day life,\u201d Sheridan says. \u201cHere, I get to experience so much. I heard 25 iconic pieces of dialogue today. Most of my great lines I heard someone else say, or some version of it. I\u2019m banking story all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    By early 2021, Sheridan was writing, producing and directing, cranking out ideas and episodes for multiple projects. Then, in April, Sheridan received a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>-changing call from Paramount. The studio\u2019s parent company had made an early blunder by selling the streaming rights to <em>Yellowstone<\/em> to Peacock. But they could stream a <em>Yellowstone<\/em> prequel series, and executives were excited by Sheridan\u2019s pilot script for <em>1883<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cThey say: \u2018We\u2019re changing everything! We\u2019re launching this on our streaming service.\u2019 And the first thing I said was: \u2018You guys have a streaming service?\u2019 They said, \u2018Yeah, and we need this show.\u2019 \u201c<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Paramount wanted Sheridan\u2019s wagon train epic on Paramount+ by the end of the year. This was \u201cimpossible,\u201d Sheridan says. He was prepping to direct two episodes of <em>Mayor of Kingstown<\/em> (he sold his shelved script to Paramount in 2020), and <em>1883<\/em> was going to require hands-on attention. \u201cWith this schedule, I\u2019m in production on episode six on the day episode six is supposed to air,\u201d he says. \u201cHow are we going to do that? Let\u2019s pretend like we do this for a living.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    So Sheridan came back with a proposal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cWe\u2019re going to shoot six-day weeks, sometimes seven,\u201d he recalls telling the studio. \u201cI\u2019m going to bring on two other directors, but I\u2019m still going to direct on every episode. I\u2019ll bring in everyone myself. I\u2019ll use as much local crew as I can, but I need the <em>very best<\/em>. I need an editorial team who\u2019ll work 24 hours a day. You\u2019ve got to get a VFX house and lock \u2019em down because every shot is an effects shot [to erase modern details]. And I don\u2019t want to have one budget meeting, because you are now paying the \u2018oh shit\u2019 rate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Sheridan says this is an example of why his productions use assets he owns, or crew he\u2019s close to, even when cheaper options might be available \u2014 he claims each decision is made for reasons of safety, convenience or competence under tight deadlines. Yet a recent <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/yellowstone-show-taylor-sheridan-paramount-production-costs-67e634ee\"><em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> report<\/a> quoted production staffers expressing concern over excessive spending in leaked emails. The story followed Paramount\u2019s $511\u00a0million first quarter loss in its streaming business even as Sheridan\u2019s shows have been credited with adding millions of subscribers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cIt\u2019s not double dipping,\u201d Glasser contends. \u201cEverything we do has a three-bid system, and Viacom has an audit team. Like shooting <em>1883<\/em> on Taylor\u2019s ranch [for a reported $50,000 a week] was at a comparable price to the ranch next door. We rent a lot of ranches and know how much they cost.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Another example: Sheridan says he uses his own horses because they can be relied upon to keep filming on track and have been trained to handle actors. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cThey gave me a budget of $175 million [for <em>1883<\/em>],\u201d Sheridan says. \u201cI thought it was going to be $225 with the rush costs. We did it for $169. And it was the biggest show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Sheridan looks proud of this, and with good cause. The premiere of <em>1883<\/em> drew 8 million viewers for the Paramount Network \u2014 the biggest cable TV debut in more than six years. Its availability on Paramount+ helped put the streamer on the map, and it opened a new franchise of Dutton family prequel shows. A success on every level.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    There was just one thing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    With Sheridan jamming to pull off <em>1883<\/em>, another project that also required his full attention had to be delayed: <em>Yellowstone<\/em> season five.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   aligncenter size-large is-resized aligncenter lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:143px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((56\/143)*100%);\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20fea_sheridan-separator.jpg?w=191\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"56\" width=\"143\" decoding=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4 class=\"heading larva \/\/   lrv-a-font-primary-m   lrv-u-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CI_DONT_DO_%E2%80%98F%E2%80%93K-YOU_CAR_CRASHES%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\u201cI DON\u2019T DO \u2018F\u2013K-YOU CAR CRASHES&#8217;\u201d <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Earlier this year, Costner shocked the <em>Yellowstone<\/em>-verse by deciding he wanted to exit the series. Paramount has since confirmed that the show will end with the upcoming second half of its fifth season. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Costner is leaving to focus on his own Western epic, a four-movie saga titled <em>Horizon<\/em> that he\u2019s co-writing, directing and starring in. The actor had been trying to get <em>Horizon<\/em> made for 35 years and is expected to wrap the second film this week. Costner (who declined to comment for this story) has said the first installment might premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The actor requested to work fewer and fewer days on <em>Yellowstone<\/em> the last few seasons to focus on his movies, which frustrated producers. Yet one source insists Costner kept \u201cwaiting on scripts\u201d and that he repeatedly blocked out time to shoot, only to see his dates pushed. \u201cKevin\u2019s been unfairly portrayed in this thing,\u201d the source says. \u201cHow can you schedule something when there are no scripts? [Sheridan\u2019s] doing eight other shows.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Says Sheridan: \u201cMy last conversation with Kevin was that he had this passion project he wanted to direct. He and the network were arguing about when he could be done with <em>Yellowstone<\/em>. I said, \u2018We can certainly work a schedule toward [his preferred exit date],\u2019 which we did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    There are ongoing discussions to try to convince Costner to film a few scenes to wrap his character, though the scripts are not yet complete. One would think Dutton having final conversations with his warring kids, Beth and Jamie, would be particularly helpful to set up the show\u2019s home stretch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cMy opinion of Kevin as an actor hasn\u2019t altered,\u201d Sheridan says. \u201cHis creation of John Dutton is symbolic and powerful \u2026 and I\u2019ve never had an issue with Kevin that he and I couldn\u2019t work out on the phone. But once lawyers get involved, then people don\u2019t get to talk to each other and start saying things that aren\u2019t true and attempt to shift blame based on how the press or public seem to be reacting. He took a lot of this on the chin and I don\u2019t know that anyone deserves it. His movie seems to be a great priority to him and he wants to shift focus. I sure hope [the movie is] worth it \u2014 and that it\u2019s a good one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cI\u2019m disappointed,\u201d Sheridan adds. \u201cIt truncates the closure of his character. It doesn\u2019t alter it, but it truncates it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Sheridan hints that John Dutton was never going to be around for the very end of the show, and that the conclusion of <em>Yellowstone<\/em> is unchanged from his original movie script. So Dutton will likely be \u2014 in the parlance of the series \u2014 \u201ctaken to the train station.\u201d Or perhaps, I suggest, meet his fate in \u201ca fuck-you car crash\u201d (a phrase made famous after <em>Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em> creator Shonda Rhimes killed off Patrick Dempsey\u2019s character amid behind-the-scenes tension).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cI was killed in a fuck-you car crash!\u201d Sheridan points out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Oh, right: When Sheridan quit his modest role on <em>Sons of Anarchy <\/em>over being, as he saw it, woefully underpaid, his character was run over by a van.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cI don\u2019t do fuck-you car crashes,\u201d Sheridan says. \u201cWhether [Dutton\u2019s fate] inflates [Costner\u2019s] ego or insults is collateral damage that I don\u2019t factor in with regard to storytelling.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:1000px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((667\/1000)*100%);\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/TCDYELL_D9024-1-EMBED-2023.jpg?w=1000\" alt=\"The Kevin Costner-led Yellowstone will end with its fifth season as the star pursues other projects.\" srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"667\" width=\"1000\" decoding=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  lrv-u-padding-tb-025\"><span class=\"a-font-secondary-s lrv-u-margin-r-025\">Kevin Costner in <em>Yellowstone<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                                    <cite class=\"a-font-accent-uppercase-xs lrv-u-color-grey-dark\">Paramount Network\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Speaking of which, another anonymous claim was that Costner had grown uncomfortable with the direction of his character and that Sheridan told him to \u201cstick to acting.\u201d Other actors on Sheridan\u2019s shows have notably heaped praise on the writer and describe instances where he shows empathy for performers that reflects decades spent on the other side of the camera\u00a0(when nervously auditioning for <em>1923<\/em>, Julia Schlaepfer recalls Sheridan telling her \u201cHey, I\u2019m an actor, all I want you to do is be you. Drop any notion of the character you ever had because you, to me, are Alex, you have all the qualities of this character, so just be yourself [and] I\u2019ll read with you\u201d). Sheridan does like his dialogue to be performed as precisely as written, but that\u2019s hardly unusual.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cI never had that conversation with Kevin,\u201d Sheridan says. \u201cThere was a time in season two when he was very upset and said the character wasn\u2019t going in the direction he wanted. I said, \u2018Kevin, you do remember that I told you this is essentially <em>The Godfather <\/em>on the largest ranch in Montana? Are you that surprised that the Godfather is killing people?\u2019 What he\u2019s clung to is [Dutton\u2019s] commitments to his family and way of life. Dutton\u2019s big failing is not evolving with the times \u2014 not finding different revenue streams [for the ranch]. Kevin felt season two was deviating from that, and I don\u2019t know that he was wrong. In season three, we steered back into it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Sheridan adds: \u201cAnd I recall him winning a Golden Globe last year for his performance, so I think it\u2019s working.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Asked if he could have done anything to prevent the situation from blowing up, Sheridan looks exasperated, like <em>This reporter ain\u2019t getting it<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cI didn\u2019t do anything to begin with!\u201d he says. \u201cI don\u2019t dictate the schedule. I don\u2019t determine when things start filming. I don\u2019t determine when things air. Those decisions are made by people way above me. My sphere of control is the content \u2014 that\u2019s it. No production of mine has ever waited on me. Believe me, I begged [for more time] with <em>1883<\/em>. I begged with <em>1923<\/em>. <em>Begged<\/em>. Nope, \u2018Airdate locked; for what we pay you, figure it out.\u2019 And I don\u2019t stand in a corner and go, \u2018I\u2019m not going to do it.\u2019 \u201c<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Paramount chief McCarthy sees things a bit differently. He cites Costner\u2019s \u201cvery tight window\u201d and downplays the role of the studio\u2019s streaming ambitions and scheduling moves. \u201cWe had a lead talent we adore, and [Costner\u2019s] shooting four features back to back,\u201d McCarthy says. \u201cThis <em>Yellowstone<\/em> chapter is closing sooner than we all wanted, but we feel good with where it\u2019s going to end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Paramount announced that <em>Yellowstone<\/em> will return in November, which looks highly unlikely given the writers strike. (Sheridan insists he\u2019s dutifully pencils down at the moment, and that he broadly supports the WGA\u2019s efforts.) In a bit of good <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> for fans, however, Sheridan suggests he might make more than the previously reported six final episodes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cIf I think it takes 10 episodes to wrap it up, they\u2019ll give me 10,\u201d Sheridan says. \u201cIt\u2019ll be as long as it needs to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   aligncenter size-large is-resized aligncenter lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:143px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((56\/143)*100%);\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20fea_sheridan-separator.jpg?w=191\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"56\" width=\"143\" decoding=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4 class=\"heading larva \/\/   lrv-a-font-primary-m   lrv-u-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWHAT_DOES_%E2%80%98GOD_COMPLEX_MEAN%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\u201cWHAT DOES \u2018GOD COMPLEX\u2019 MEAN?\u201d <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Paramount\u2019s hope is that <em>Yellowstone<\/em> isn\u2019t really ending. Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey is in late-stage negotiations for a <em>Yellowstone<\/em> follow-up, a \u201cnew chapter\u201d in the saga that will air on the streaming service (McConaughey is currently filming another project and declined to comment). <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cHe seems like a natural fit,\u201d Sheridan says. \u201cWe had a few conversations over the years, and spitballed a few ideas. Then he started watching <em>Yellowstone<\/em> and responded to it. He was like, \u2018I want to do that.\u2019 And by \u2018that\u2019 he meant diving into a raw world clashing up against the modern world. And then I said, \u2018Buddy, that we can do.\u2019 \u201c<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Yet Sheridan surprisingly hints that the spinoff (which will have \u201cYellowstone\u2019 in the title) might lean heavily, if not entirely, on a new cast and location. It\u2019s tough to imagine Sheridan leaving behind a character like Beth, whom he clearly adores. But when asked specifically about shifting <em>Yellowstone\u2019<\/em>s surviving characters to the new project, Sheridan replies, \u201cMy idea of a spinoff is the same as my idea of a prequel \u2014 read into that what you will.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    <em>Meaning it\u2019s a stand-alone story? <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Sheridan nods. \u201cThere are lots of places where a way of life that existed for 150 years is slamming against a new way of life, but the challenges are completely different. There are a lot of places you can tell this story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Still, the project is in its early days. Sheridan says he has only \u201cthe broadest strokes\u201d of the spinoff worked out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    He\u2019s also planning several more <em>Yellowstone<\/em> prequels, which have not yet been announced. Paramount executives should brace themselves, as Sheridan expects these titles to become more expensive at a time when streamers are tightening their belts. By one estimate, Paramount is spending $500 million a year making Sheridan\u2019s shows, which tend to cost at least $10 million to $15 million per episode.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201c[The prequels are] time capsules of life in Montana as a microcosm of the world as a whole,\u201d he says. \u201cThey\u2019re big spectacles, and the more that you move into the modern era, the bigger that spectacle becomes. I know these are huge bets Paramount makes on me every time. I\u2019m asking them to give me <em>Game of Thrones<\/em> season six money for what is essentially a pilot every year, and that\u2019s a big ask. As long as I do my job well, and people don\u2019t bore of the genre, I think there will be enough for many more [prequels] \u2014 three or four. Chris McCarthy trusts me, because I haven\u2019t been wrong yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Yet another\u00a0<em>Yellowstone<\/em>-verse title, Sheridan\u2019s previously announced Four Sixes series, is on hold given his newly acquired front-row seat to the sensitivities involved with the property. \u201cThat, for a number of reasons, needs a unique level of special care because this is a real place with real families working here,\u201d he says. \u201cYou have to respect the lineage. I\u2019ve told [the studio] to be patient.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    He also has two other upcoming titles: the historical Western anthology series<em> Lawmen: Bass Reeves<\/em> (starring David Oyelowo as the first Black U.S. marshal) and <em>Land Man<\/em> (starring Billy Bob Thornton as a Texas oilman).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    There was one more recent claim about Sheridan in the press. An insider was quoted saying he has \u201cdeveloped a God complex.\u201d <em>So, have you?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cI wouldn\u2019t think that, no, I don\u2019t \u2026\u201d Sheridan pauses. \u201cBut you can find people \u2014 most of them line producers \u2014 who would feel that way. What does \u2018God complex\u2019 mean? I\u2019m very blunt with every single person \u2014 the production staff, the studio, the network. I said, \u2018Look, I invented this thing that I wrote down on paper and I\u2019ve been entrusted to make it into a story that this network goes and sells. Your job is to try and get me there under budget.\u2019 I don\u2019t know that anyone ever said, \u2018Yay, that TV show that got canceled after season one came in under budget.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    He continues: \u201cSo if I\u2019m parking <em>20 million people<\/em> in front of a television, if I\u2019m beating NFL <em>Sunday Night Football <\/em>routinely, I think the fact I wanted four cameras and worked late into Friday \u2014 I don\u2019t think that\u2019s a bad trade. My one rule with line producers and production people is: You don\u2019t get to tell me \u2018no,\u2019 you get to tell me how much \u2018yes\u2019 costs, and then I decide where to pull that money from. It\u2019s easy to tell me, \u2018Taylor, you cannot have a helicopter for two days.\u2019 That\u2019s not the deal. I\u2019m going to get a helicopter for two days. I\u2019m going to swap <em>this<\/em> location to over <em>here<\/em>, and then I\u2019m going to shoot <em>this<\/em> <em>here<\/em>, and I\u2019ll squeeze <em>this<\/em> out <em>there<\/em>, and then it will end up costing the same amount of money. So if you want to call that a God complex, great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Sheridan considers. \u201cAnd, by the way \u2014 and this is going to sound arrogant \u2014\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    <em>No, please, go ahead.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201c\u2014 but I don\u2019t really give a shit what a line producer or some physical production person thinks. I care <em>a lot <\/em>about craft services and set decorators and assistant camera operators and people that are working their asses off for way longer than I work \u2014 and I work 16 to 18 hours a day. They\u2019re doing it for $35 an hour. I <em>really<\/em> care what they think.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   aligncenter size-large is-resized aligncenter lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:143px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((56\/143)*100%);\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20fea_sheridan-separator.jpg?w=191\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"56\" width=\"143\" decoding=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4 class=\"heading larva \/\/   lrv-a-font-primary-m   lrv-u-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CYOU_WANT_TO_FIND_BEAUTY_SOMEWHERE%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\u201cYOU WANT TO FIND BEAUTY SOMEWHERE\u201d <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The things Sheridan cares about \u2014 and what he doesn\u2019t \u2014 sometimes align with his protagonists, who likewise tend to be determined bosses who are used to having things done their way. They feel deeply for their family, close friends and respective missions in life \u2014 never mind other people\u2019s opinions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Take Sheridan\u2019s feelings about the Emmys. Sheridan has never been nominated, and his shows have been largely snubbed. Asked if he cares about winning the respect of his industry peers, Sheridan tells the backstory of his movie <em>Wind River<\/em>, which highlighted a grossly unjust law enforcement loophole.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201c[<em>Wind River<\/em>] actually changed a law, where <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kosu.org\/local-news\/2022-03-17\/indigenous-communities-celebrate-reauthorization-of-the-violence-against-women-act\">you can now be prosecuted<\/a> if you\u2019re a U.S. citizen for committing rape on an Indian reservation, and there\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/michiganadvance.com\/blog\/federal-gov-launches-first-ever-database-for-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-people\/\">now a database<\/a> for missing murdered Indigenous women,\u201d he says. \u201cSo <em>keep your fucking award<\/em>. Who\u2019s going to remember I won an award in 10 years? But that law had a profound impact. All social change begins with the artist, and that\u2019s the responsibility you have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Sheridan also cares more about romance than his gruff cowboy image might suggest. Whether it\u2019s Beth and Rip in <em>Yellowstone<\/em>, or Spencer and Alexandra in <em>1923<\/em>, Sheridan writes aching heartfelt relationships that seem downright taboo at a time when TV dramas are full of dysfunctional marriages and disposable hookups.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cI don\u2019t want conflict in my own relationship, so I don\u2019t like to explore that in stories,\u201d he says. \u201cThere\u2019s extreme conflict in my stories, but there has to be something to strive for \u2014 you want to find beauty somewhere. Everyone has been in a bad relationship. Who wants to go through the PTSD of watching that? I\u2019d rather watch the fantasy of the relationship we all want.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Then there\u2019s the whole conservative label, which has never really fit. <em>Yellowstone<\/em> was unfairly branded a red-state show for years (it\u2019s popular everywhere). Now Sheridan is amused to hear there\u2019s been right-wing backlash declaring his shows \u201ctoo woke\u201d after <em>Yellowstone<\/em> introduced an animal rights activist character and <em>1923<\/em> devastatingly explored the historical abuse of Indigenous people. He didn\u2019t see the online outrage himself since he stays off social media (\u201cLet \u2019em hate!\u201d).<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:1000px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((667\/1000)*100%);\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/068A8365.New-vesrion-EMBED-2023.jpg?w=1000\" alt=\"I\u2019m Going to Tell My Stories My Way\" srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"667\" width=\"1000\" decoding=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  lrv-u-padding-tb-025\"><span class=\"a-font-secondary-s lrv-u-margin-r-025\">Taylor Sheridan<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                                    <cite class=\"a-font-accent-uppercase-xs lrv-u-color-grey-dark\">Photographed by Emerson Miller<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Yet his most politics-scrambling stance is his obvious passion for the environment. It\u2019s one thing to advocate for the natural world like half of Hollywood does, quite another to put your overall deal on the line for a sizable chunk of the great outdoors. \u201cThis ranch looks like it did 150 years ago, and it\u2019s a constant fight,\u201d he says. \u201cBusiness-wise, it was a terrible decision. But they\u2019re just not making any more of this and someone\u2019s got to take care of it. I felt a duty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    To keep his operation thriving, Sheridan is avoiding John Dutton\u2019s mistake and opening new revenue streams. In Austin bars, you can find the new Four Sixes-brand beer. Watch <em>Yellowstone<\/em> and you can see Beth touting the huge success of Four Sixes <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/6666steak.com\/\">direct-to-consumer beef<\/a> (\u201cYou sell out?!\u201d she exclaimed), which actually launched right before the episode aired. Sheridan once pledged to make Four Sixes the most famous ranch in America. He just might become a tycoon in the process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cThe real impetus behind <em>Yellowstone<\/em> was always that if you\u2019re the owner of an amount of land that vast, you\u2019re kind of a king, and morality doesn\u2019t apply,\u201d he says. \u201cI was surprised by the amount of political influence that we have [with the ranch]. I don\u2019t know why I was surprised \u2014 I wrote it into <em>Yellowstone<\/em>. But what we do or don\u2019t do can influence a market. So even though I wrote about John Dutton having that kind of influence, I never really fathomed myself having it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    A final benefit of the mega-ranch: From Sheridan\u2019s porch, the nearest public road is maybe a half-mile away. It\u2019s a distance that might come in handy just in case any of his comments above rub someone the wrong way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cIf someone stands at my front gate and screams through a bullhorn and says what a piece of shit I am,\u201d he says, \u201cI still can\u2019t hear them!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:1000px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((1221\/1000)*100%);\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/068A8296.Final-EMBED-2023.jpg?w=1000\" alt=\"you don\u2019t get to tell me No. you get to tell me how much yes costs.\" srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"1221\" width=\"1000\" decoding=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  lrv-u-padding-tb-025\"><span class=\"a-font-secondary-s lrv-u-margin-r-025\">\u201cYou don\u2019t get to tell me \u2018No.\u2019 You get to tell me how much \u2018yes\u2019 costs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                                    <cite class=\"a-font-accent-uppercase-xs lrv-u-color-grey-dark\">Photographed by Emerson Miller<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    <em>This story first appeared in the June 21 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.hollywoodreporter.com\/sub\/?p=THR&amp;f=saleb_2&amp;s=IH2205THRS\">Click here to subscribe<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n!function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\nif (f.fbq) return;\nn = f.fbq = function() {n.callMethod ? n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);};\nif (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\nn.push = n;\nn.loaded = !0;\nn.version = '2.0';\nn.queue = [];\nt = b.createElement(e);\nt.async = !0;\nt.src = v;\ns = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n}(window, document, 'script', 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '352999048212581');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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