Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler may have survived Yellowstone, but Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser know the real challenge is just beginning. During a press conference ahead of the Dutton Ranch season finale, the longtime co-stars reflected on carrying the weight of the franchise, why Beth and Rip's relationship continues to resonate with fans, and what excites them most about Season 2.
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What does it mean for you now to carry the weight of the Duttonverse, which has become such a force in television popular culture? Cole Hauser: I know the characters so well. I feel very confident in his skin. But there were challenges. You know, not having Taylor [Sheridan] there. For us to really kind of be able to work with these new writers, these new directors, these people. You know, everything had changed. The only kind of normality that we had whatsoever was Carter, Christina Voros, Kelly, and myself. So I enjoy a challenge. It certainly was a challenge. We worked our asses off this year.
Kelly Reilly: I do feel the weight of it. I feel so proud of what we've accomplished on Yellowstone. And because there are so many fans of the show who really are invested over all these years, there is a responsibility to, you know, you don't want to get it this far and then mess it up. I didn't want to drop the ball. I really wanted to honor the world. I wanted to honor the soul of it and I feel it's a responsibility. Which I don't mind, as long as I'm shouldering it with Cole. We're such a team, him and I. We lean on each other. We ask each other advice. We're not doing this on our own.
I think the first season will probably, I mean, touch wood, was the hardest one to get us out the gate. Then the second season, I know we already have ideas about where we want to take this, and know what we've got in our hands. But truly, the real word that came into my mind when you asked that question was, it's an honor. It's an honor to be working. It's an honor to be an actor in a show that people have such true love and investment in. I'm very proud of it.
What's the secret to the Beth and Rip relationship?Reilly: They're each other's only love. They loved each other when they were 15. They've never loved another person. They are each other's other half and so, in a strange way, it almost feels like it's a love story, like, out of another time and there's a romance about them. He is one side of the coin and she is the other.
Cole and I love one another, you know. We were given six years, seasons, of Yellowstone written by Taylor Sheridan, and he loved writing for Beth and Rip. And he created such a love story from these fierce characters. But when they're with one another, you get to see their heart. So, that was the gift, and we're just trying to protect it now and expand on it. We know what they're capable of together and individually, and we've just got to remember that sweetness. She's so vulnerable with him and he's vulnerable with her. I think people love to see that.
Hauser: I can't put it any better, to be honest. The only thing I would say is that there's this really beautiful thing that I always tell myself. It's just love, honor and friendship. If you can have those three things, and I think that they have always done that for each other. They've always been there for each other in that way, and it's such a beautiful simplicity with a lot of complex things going on around them.
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Would either of you like to have a ranch of your own? If so, where and what type of ranch would it be?Reilly: I have a little bit of land in England and one day in my future when I'm not busy leaving it all the time and I can be there to really look after it, I want to have a place with animals where I'm not handing it over to somebody else to look after. I want to do it myself. So, my dream in a little while is to fill that with some horses and a little vineyard. But it's certainly not a ranch. It's a field with some horses and donkeys in it and maybe some goats. The idea of taking on a huge amount of land and that being alive is a full commitment. I don't have that desire for it, and I don't have that capacity for it. But, yes, we'll cut my field and mate my horses and sit in the stables with them and, yeah, grow my wine. That sounds perfect.
Hauser: It's Montana. I've had family there since the 1880s. I think it feels like home. I was fortunate enough, obviously, to work there and have an office in the most beautiful place in the Bitterroot Valley. I won't say exactly where in Montana but I got my eye on a place up there and I'm just an animal freak too, and my daughter is. We talk about having all kinds of different animals, you know, and 10 dogs. It just becomes about feeding them every day and walking around and just having a simple life. I think, as far as America's concerned, the most beautiful, heavenly place is Montana.
How did you welcome Annette Bening to the Dutton universe? Is there an initiation tradition?Reilly: God no. I mean, it's Annette Bening. She is the initiation. She's a powerhouse, a force. One of the most beautiful actresses I've ever gotten to work with. Such a kind, fun, warm person. I think Cole and I really lucked out with having some heavyweights come join us in our little spin-off show. They made it legit, quite honestly and her and Ed Harris, especially going into Season 2, it's the four of us. We share our show with them and we're in their world.
Annette Bening is so playful. She is constantly just coming up with new things. She's an acting animal in the best way possible and you gotta be on your toes. You gotta be prepared and ready, and it's exciting and thrilling. In my very first scene with her, I was nervous and I fluffed my lines and my first take. And I was like, aw, man, I've dropped the ball. You know, I need to hold my own. But she was nervous too. So, once we'd gotten the first few takes out of the way, we went at it and it was like, ugh, I can't wait to work with her again.
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Given the events of the first season, what do you hope to see for your characters in Season 2?Hauser: Well, we have some work to do, you know and I think we all know what that is: getting our child back is key in the beginning. I'm really excited about this new kind of adventure with Ben (Cavell, Dutton Ranch's new showrunner). I love what Chad (Feehan, Season 1 showrunner) did and he brought a different kind of game to this year. With Ben, I'm looking forward to getting to know him. For him getting to know me, the character. To spend some time with him and really just pick his brain, you know and not come in with any ideas of what I want. I want to hear what he thinks, you know.
We've had an amazing conversation, Kelly and I, with him, and he's a lovely human being. I have friends that have worked with him for six, seven years at a time for S.E.A.L Team. So, I got to know a little bit of how he communicates, how he works. It's just gonna be refreshing for Kelly and I, I hope. I look forward to it, and I don't want to put any preconceived notions of what I want. I want him to be able to speak his truth, his mind, and go from there.
Reilly: I think Cole and I both have a competitive spirit. We want to deliver real high-quality entertainment. I think Season 2, it's almost like right now, let's go. Now we've done the hard job of Season 1 of beginning it and getting through that, sort of, birth moment of the show. Now, we can really get in there and get into some character work. That's what I'm interested in, is like, getting back to the characters and exploring something and blowing it up even more. And let's make it even better.
I think we've all got some ideas about how we want to do that, because the passion we have for the show and what it could be and what it means to us. This is not just a job. We really have cared about it, and why would we stop now? So, it's a privilege and it's exciting. So, yeah, Season 2, can't wait.
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