“I’m not a Yellowstone fan”: Hulk Actor Can’t Stand Taylor Sheridan, Kevin Costner Series Despite Starring in 1883
Sam Elliot compares Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone to ’80s soap opera’s Dallas.
Actor Sam Elliott is regarded as one of the most talented actors in the industry who is also known for his full mustache and deep & sonorous voice. The actor appeared in the Western drama miniseries 1883 created by Taylor Sheridan. The miniseries serves as the first of several prequels of Sheridan’s Yellowstone and goes into detail of how Duttons came to own the land which is now known as Yellowstone Ranch.
The ten-episode long limited series was released in December 2021 and to introduce the prequel to the audience of Yellowstone viewers, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill appeared on Yellowstone. The stars appeared as James and Margaret Dutton in a flashback scene. 1883 followed the story of the post-Civil War generation of the Dutton family and their journey to Fort Worth, Texas before settling in Montana. Sam Elliott starred as Shea Brennan and had a very surprising opinion when it came to Yellowstone.
Sam Elliott explains why he is NOT a fan of Yellowstone
Sam Elliott who portrayed the character of Thaddeus ‘Thunderbolt’ Ross in 2003’s Hulk appeared on WFT with Marc Maron where he shared that despite starring in the prequel of Yellowstone, he is not quite a fan of the show. He said,
“I’m not a Yellowstone fan. I don’t watch Yellowstone. I love Kevin Costner. There’s a lot of good people on the cast, a few of them I’ve worked with before—nothing against any of them—but it’s just too much like f***king Dallas or something for me.”
The actor had spoken to The Taste of Country where he mentioned that the show had ‘tainted’ the spinoff show 1883 in which he stars as Shea Brennan. He added,
“On some level, I can’t stand. Because I think 1883 stands alone and will. Once it comes out, people are gonna say, ‘Oh yeah. The only connection there is that it got John Dutton to Montana.”
Sam Elliott noted that Yellowstone is all over 1883 and they are tainted by it, which is something he cannot stand. In an interview with THR, Elliott shared his experience of working on the show and said it’s been wonderful and grueling at the same time. He appreciated the showrunner by stating that Taylor Sheridan is a brilliant writer and inspiring on so many levels.