Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Kevin Costner Spins “Yellowstone” Suicide: What Happened to His “Moral Death Clause”? Is This Is a Head Fake?

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Kevin Costner would make a great politician.

When he fired his best friend, Kevin Reynolds, and took over directing “Waterworld,” he managed to spin it in his favor.

When “The Postman” tanked, it was someone else’s fault. When “Horizon” sank beneath the horizon, again, someone else was to blame.

What about Kevin tried to turn the sacred land in South Dakota that he filmed “Dances with Wolves” on into a casino and hotel project? Oh yeah, that.

Today, Costner says he’s “surprised” his character, John Dutton, allegedly committed suicide on “Yellowstone.” He says he didn’t know anything about it. LOL.

Last year, Costner’s side in the “Yellowstone” promoted the idea that Taylor Sheridan couldn’t write him about because of a “moral exit clause” in his contract. Remember that? No. If people remembered what happened two days ago, they would have voted a lot differently, too.

Sheridan said he wouldn’t do anything untoward to John Dutton. Remember that? Well in June 2023 Sheridan told The Hollywood Reporter: “I don’t do fuck-you car crashes. Whether [Dutton’s fate] inflates [Costner’s] ego or insults is collateral damage that I don’t factor in with regard to storytelling.”

Uh huh. Except now John Dutton has “died” in a fuck you way. Suicide? Killed by his son, Jamie? Or what else? He said in an interview today: “They’re pretty smart people. Maybe it’s a red herring. Who knows? They’re very good. And they’ll figure that out.”

Costner knew exactly how Dutton would be “Killed.” He’s the one saying it’s a red herring, meaning he knows that John Dutton will somehow rise from the grave.

Will all this publicity help the ratings? Or keep fans tuning in? Did Costner come to terms with Sheridan? I’d say yes. But really, everyone, try and remember what was said last week, month, or year ago.

Honest reaction? Good grief!

Roger Friedman
Roger Friedmanhttps://www.showbiz411.com
Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

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