Denim Richards Opens Up About Kevin Costner's Absence in 'Yellowstone'

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Denim Richards reflects on keeping the ending of 'Yellowstone' season 5 a secret, telling THR at the premiere "You just trust Taylor and what he's been doing." Plus, he opens up about Kevin Costner's absence in this season.

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00:00I heard this season was so secretive that half the cast doesn't know the ending.

00:04Are you the half that knows or doesn't know?

00:07We know enough, but, you know, I think we wanted to just make sure that everything was very buttoned up,

00:12and I think that, you know, it's been a little bit of time,

00:15and so I think that, you know, some things happen to leak occasionally,

00:19you know, so I think that they just wanted to make sure that we put the best product forward,

00:23and now we're at the end, and so I think now the cat will be out of the bag.

00:27So, you know, November 10th is right around the corner.

00:30What was it like kind of filming everything so hush-hush?

00:33Did you have any theories going into it?

00:35You know, you just trust Taylor and what he's been doing,

00:38and, you know, of course it's always a little bit more challenging,

00:41but I think that the cast is, we're very close together,

00:44but it definitely made for a unique experience,

00:47so I think you kind of dive a little bit more into your emotional state when you're coming,

00:51and I think, ultimately, I think the product is a little bit interesting

00:54because we're really living in those moments, you know,

00:57because oftentimes you don't know the full scope of anything,

00:59as you would before when you get a full script, you can kind of plan ahead,

01:02whereas this one you're really kind of living moment to moment or scene for scene,

01:05which I think might make for a really interesting product, yeah.

01:08And how do we feel about the ending?

01:11Does it feel too early?

01:12Are we ready for it to end, or do we still want more?

01:15Well, I think everything good ends, but I don't know with this show that we ever really wanted it to end,

01:21but, you know, you just have to accept the process,

01:23and, you know, there's so many changes, and, you know, with Paramount and what Taylor has done for all of us,

01:28I think it's really catapulted a lot of us into different atmospheres and things like that,

01:32so it'll be exciting to explore other opportunities,

01:35but, you know, nonetheless, we have the most loyal fans,

01:37and, you know, Paramount has been really, really good for us,

01:39and so we're really happy about what we're putting out there.

01:42Another big talking point was, of course, Kevin Costner's absence in this half.

01:46How do you think the audience will react or feel about John Dutton's fate?

01:50Well, you know, this is, you know, Kevin's a vet, right?

01:53So you don't just, like, replace one,

01:55but I think that because of what Taylor has created in this world,

01:58it's really just kind of a next man up, you know,

02:01and I think the characters are very, very strong,

02:03and, of course, you have the Kelly Reillys and the Cole Housers

02:06and, you know, the Lukes of the world

02:07that have really been able to kind of step their game up in a different realm as well,

02:11and then hopefully for all of us to be able to help undergird that.

02:15But, you know, it is what it is.

02:16I mean, this is entertainment.

02:17You guys know what it is.

02:18There's a lot of moving pieces,

02:20but, you know, we're just happy that we made it this far

02:22because for a little bit there we didn't know

02:24that we were going to be sitting here doing this.

02:26So this is a blessing nonetheless, yeah.

02:29And finally, some people have called Yellowstone a red state show,

02:32something that Taylor Sheridan disagreed with.

02:34So how do you think that this show bridges the gap

02:36when we're in the midst of such a political divide right now?

02:40Yeah, that's a great question.

02:41I mean, I think in the beginning, you know, we didn't,

02:43I think we wanted something that was just really focused on naturalness, right?

02:48So it's about being in the field and on the cattle and that,

02:50and usually that really lends itself to more middle America.

02:53But, you know, there's a lot of equestrianness,

02:55you know, things that are happening on the coast.

02:57And I think that as we got into season two,

02:59you know, New York and California,

03:01they really, really wrapped their arms around it

03:03because I think it's a universal story.

03:04I don't think that it really lends itself to red or blue.

03:07I think it's just humans living in a human behavior.

03:10You know, of course, it's a heightened behavior, obviously.

03:13But I don't know that it's something that it's like,

03:15oh, the people that are watching it are for us

03:17that we're leaning on one side.

03:18I think that we just wanted to be a part of something great and unique.

03:21And I think that we were able to accomplish that on this, what, since 2017.

03:25So it's really, really exciting.

03:26Yeah.

03:27Finally, Team Beth or Team Jamie?

03:31Well, I love, Wes Bentley's great, you know,

03:34but I think that when you learned what the past was with Beth,

03:37I think you understand why she had such animosity for Jamie.

03:41So I guess if there's a mic to my face,

03:45I guess I'll just say Team Beth.

03:47But don't tell Wes that, though.

03:49Yeah, we'll keep it a secret.

03:50We'll keep it a secret.

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