Yellowstone’s Josh Lucas Says Kevin Costner and Taylor Sheridan Are ‘Putting a Lot’ of ‘Pressure on Each Other’ to Make Show Audiences ‘Love’
05.04.2023 - 13:17
/ usmagazine.com
Tension makes great TV. Josh Lucas‘ biggest takeaway from working with Kevin Costner on Yellowstone is that he’s “found such power in doing what he’s doing.”
Lucas, 51, plays the young version of Costner’s John Dutton on the Paramount Network series, which is currently in its fifth season. The Sweet Home Alabama actor stepped in to represent the show at L.A.’s PaleyFest on Saturday, April 1, when Costner, 68, creator Taylor Sheridan and the rest of the lead cast dropped out last-minute.
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“Taylor has become and Kevin has become John Dutton and John Dutton is as filled with Taylor Sheridan as it is with Kevin Costner. And so for me it’s finding those connective tissues,” Lucas exclusively told Us Weekly while walking the red carpet. “So the audience sees that, and it’d be very easy to dismiss anyone playing John Dutton except for Kevin Costner.”
He added: “[There’s] the responsibility of a huge movie star and a brilliant writer who are putting a lot of crazy love and pressure on each other and the show to make something that people love. There’s a reason why people love it.”
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Costner and Sheridan, 52, were initially set to attend the panel and special screening alongside executive producer David Glasser and cast members Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser, Luke Grimes, Kelsey Asbille, Wes Bentley, Gil Birmingham and Jacki Weaver. Lucas and fellow castmates Wendy Moniz, Mo Brings Plenty and Dawn Olivieri replaced them. Press wasn’t notified until they received a new tip sheet less than an hour after the red carpet began.
The “scheduling conflict” switch-up came nearly two months after Deadline reported that Paramount Network may