“I have no attachment…”: Kelly Reilly’s Honest Thoughts on Beth & Rip Sequel After Cole Houser’s Strong Interest Proves She’s Above It All
- Kelly Reilly says the end of Yellowstone or a potential new beginning from its conclusion is going to be beautiful.
- Cole Hauser says the duo would be interested for spin-off series as long as Taylor Sheridan writes it.
- Luke Grimes noted that John Dutton was supposed to die much early in the story than he did.
English actress Kelly Reilly has portrayed the character of Beth Dutton on Taylor Sheridan and John Linson’s neo-Western drama series Yellowstone alongside Kevin Costner. The series returned for its fifth and final season, with part two of season five premiering on November 10, 2024, bringing Costner’s character, John Dutton, to an end.
Reilly’s character is intelligent, ferociously loyal, and John Dutton’s most lethal soldier. Beth Dutton is one of the most loved characters on the show, and Reilly is to be appreciated for it. Fans love how the actress has portrayed the character with utmost honesty and made the entire Yellowstone fandom admire her. The actress recently shared her thoughts on a possible spin-off series for her character and her on-screen partner, Rip Wheeler, played by Cole Hauser.
Kelly Reilly addresses the Yellowstone spin-off for Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler
In a recent interview with Town & Country, actress Kelly Reilly, who is known for her exceptional work on Yellowstone as Beth Dutton, shared that when she signed in for the project, she had no idea if she could pull the character off. She said that when she got the part of Beth, she didn’t have it in her, and she couldn’t figure out who she was.
But the actress also noted that Beth Dutton comes off so powerfully on paper that she didn’t know if she’d be able to pull her off on-screen. But when she was driving from Salt Lake City to Montana, during the ride on an open road, she felt a sense of freedom in her character, after which she believed that she could see where her character was going.
During the conversation, the actress shared that nobody from the cast and crew of Yellowstone had imagined how big the show would be. She added that it was incredible, and it sort of led on to the other stories, the origin stories, and then to 1923, which is beautifully shot. She was asked during the interview if she could share anything when it comes to the potential sequels of the show. Reilly said,
When people see the ending of this season, there may be a sort of understanding that there is a new beginning potentially as well. So, it could end perfectly where it is, or the new beginning is something that’s sort of intrinsically part of this ending, so both would be beautiful. I have no attachment to either one of them.
In the cover story for the publication, the actress mentioned that she is interested in Beth and who she is after things have happened in her life. Reilly suggested that it’d be fun to watch Beth Dutton go to therapy.
Where Reilly did not give an accurate answer to the potential spin-off, actor Cole Hauser, who plays Rip Wheeler on the show, in his conversation with THR, noted that he’d be very much interested in being a part of the spin-off series starring the two.
He said if one wanted, one could go on forever about the duo, as there are no walls, and no limits when it comes to those characters. He added that as long as Taylor Sheridan wants to write something special, he and Kelly Reilly would be interested in doing it.
Yellowstone star Luke Grimes addresses the negative response to Season 5, Part B
Luke Grimes, who plays Kayce Dutton on the show, recently spoke to People and addressed the negative response the show’s final season’s part two is getting. The response is negative from the audience after the makers decided to end Kevin Costner’s character abruptly on the show after the actor decided to quit. Grimes explained,
There have been some negative reactions. I think they feel sort of cheated. And what I would say to that is, I think we were all lucky to have Kevin on the show as long as we did. It was always the plan for him to have to go away for the story to ramp up.
The actor noted that it was always going to be that the kids could do it on their own if they lost the patriarch of the family. He goes on to reveal that according to him, John Dutton’s character was supposed to die much earlier in the story, so in that way, the makers got way more of John Dutton than they had planned.
Grimes goes into detail that the death of such a significant character on the show adds to the authenticity of the drama. He explained that John Dutton’s death was so sudden, pointing out that it shows how life works, adding that when one loses a parent, it sometimes happens when one is not prepared.
Kevin Costner played the character from 2018 until the November 10, 2024, episode. He decided to quit the show and focus on his passion project, Horizon: An American Saga. He shared that he is very proud of the show, and he loves how the audience has embraced the show.
Yellowstone is streaming on Paramount+.
