Cole Hauser's Rip Wheeler and Kelly Reilly's Beth Dutton may not be disappearing from the small screen after 'Yellowstone' wraps its fifth and final season. In a new interview with Country Living, Hauser explained that his main priority is finishing the second installment of the fifth season of the hit Taylor Sheridan series. 'I’m so focused on finishing Yellowstone the way it needs to be finished right now — well, just the show itself,' Hauser told the outlet.
And I think that's what's the scariest part,' he said, adding 'he is just that kind of animal.' In 2022, Hauser spoke to Fox News Digital about the first moment he realized Rip Wheeler was a heartthrob. 'When did I realize?' the actor chuckled to Fox News Digital. 'I think when this old lady grabbed my a-- in Whole Foods.' 'This is about four years ago,' he shared.
Well, first of all, it’s not the Western, it’s the Taylor Sheridan writing,' he explained about the filmmaker. 'That starts with him and the stories that he’s telling, the characters that he’s developed, the actors that he’s hired, the crew. In my opinion, one of the great American writers, and he’s telling the stories that he knows well and cares about.' And the story hits close to home for the actor.
Yellowstone’ is kind of an extension of love and passion for the West – and I’m that way,' said Hauser. 'I think that there wonderful stories to be told even in the modern setting of ‘Yellowstone.’'