Why 'Yellowstone' Creator Taylor Sheridan Is 'Disappointed' Kevin Costner Is Leaving the Show

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 creator Taylor Sheridan is sharing how he feels about Kevin Costner leaving the hit Paramount show.In a lengthy profile in, Sheridan expressed that his opinion of Costner as an actor hasn't «altered» but he's «disappointed» with what his exit means to the character in the hit series that has spawned, at least for now, two hugely successful spinoffs in and .«My opinion of Kevin as an actor hasn't altered,» Sheridan tells the outlet. «His creation of John Dutton is symbolic and powerful… and I've never had an issue with Kevin that he and I couldn't work out on the phone.

But once lawyers get involved, then people don't get to talk to each other and start saying things that aren't 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't 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 — and that it's a good one.»«I'm disappointed,» Sheridan continues. «It truncates the closure of his character.