Luke Grimes has addressed his co-star Kevin Costner's exit from the hit collection Yellowstone, saying it did not negatively influence the present.
The standard Western drama, created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson, premiered in 2018. It follows the Dutton household, led by patriarch John Dutton (Costner), who controls the largest contiguous cattle ranch in the U.S. and their ongoing battle to defend their land and life-style in opposition to fixed threats.
Tensions escalate as John's youngsters turn out to be embroiled in the battle: lawyer Jamie (Wes Bentley), tough-as-nails daughter Beth (Kelly Reilly) and cowboy Kayce (Luke Grimes). The collection explores themes of energy, household loyalty, greed, and survival in the American West.
Season 5, Part 1 of Yellowstone aired from November 2022 to January 2023, with the second a part of the last collection set to premiere on November 10, 2024. It was introduced in May 2023 that the fifth season of Yellowstone can be the final, with manufacturing being paused as a result of reported disputes between Sheridan and Costner, adopted by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
While there was backlash from some followers who aren't completely satisfied about Costner leaving, throughout a dialog with Newsweek, Grimes stated this hasn't negatively impacted the present.
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“I just feel like it would be unfair of me to kind of talk about any of that because, you know, [the show] was seven years long and there's so many things that happened that I know about and so many things that happen that I don't know about,” he stated.
“I don't have the bird's eye view of that whole situation, you know? All I know is what happened, happened, and the show rolled with the punches.
“We have been capable of end the present and end it in a manner that I feel is de facto gonna work for everyone, even in the midst of all that.”
Following his departure from Yellowstone, Costner took a financial risk with his project Horizon: An American Saga, which he plans to release in four parts. Chapter 1 hit theaters on June 28, while Chapter 2 followed on September 7.
Many have believed that the Western project played a role in the sudden end of the fan-favorite show. Whatever might have happened between Costner and Sheridan behind the scenes, Paramount ultimately decided to end Yellowstone in its current form following the conclusion of Season 5, Part 2—and Grimes said fans will be “glad” with the ending.
“I feel it's going to simply be very satisfying as a result of it is, I imply, that is what you need. That's what you need. And the ending of an amazing present is one thing unpredictable and satisfying,” he stated.
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Yellowstone relies round a working cattle ranch in Montana and thru filming the collection, Grimes fell in love with the landlocked state. So a lot so, that he and his spouse finally determined to pack up their lives in L.A. and transfer there.
“I was living in L.A. when I started coming up here for work. And L.A. never really felt like home to me, although it was great to me and I have no complaints. It just never felt like my home. It felt like the office. It felt like where I had to drum up some work. I spoke to my wife and she agreed, she felt the same way, she had moved there for work as well,” he advised Newsweek.
“We started talking about where we might want to raise a family and Montana wasn't one of the first things that came up it just happened really organically we just kind of looked around and traveled around. I remember I would go back and forth between where I live now and L.A. and at a certain point, it didn't feel like I was going home. It felt like I was leaving home and I felt like there was just a calling here.
“And I do know that sounds a bit of type of hippie-dippy, nevertheless it actually did begin to really feel like I'm imagined to be right here. She felt the identical manner. And yeah, we lastly simply began in search of a spot and we constructed a house and it labored ‘trigger we do really feel like we're house now.”
Grimes has such an affinity with Montana that he has since labored with Carhartt for its “History In The Making” campaign, in which he features in the brand's short film, Made in Montana, to celebrate the hardworking ranchers and farmers in Montana who are actively working to preserve their land and provide the essential food and natural resources that people rely on every day.
“I just think it was the right approach to tell the story of what's going on in this valley that I live in and they were cool enough to run with that and even take it beyond my expectation and I loved it,” he stated.
The iconic workwear model has additionally launched a Montana collection impressed by ranchers from the state. It was specifically designed for heat and sturdiness that can get folks via winters of arduous work.
Before he was Kayce Dutton, Grimes appeared as Navy SEAL Marc Alan Lee in the biographical conflict film American Sniper (2014).
A yr later, the 40-year-old landed the a part of Elliot Grey, Christian Grey's youthful brother in the Fifty Shades of Grey movie franchise, and had a short six-episode stint in the TV collection True Blood (2008-2014) as vampire James. Grimes most just lately starred in the Netflix authentic romantic comedy Happiness for Beginners alongside Ellie Kemper.
