{"id":43600,"date":"2026-08-14T04:55:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T23:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=43600"},"modified":"2026-08-14T04:55:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T23:55:34","slug":"matthew-mcconaughey-reveals-where-rumored-yellowstone-spin-off-stands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=43600","title":{"rendered":"Matthew McConaughey reveals where rumored &#8216;Yellowstone&#8217; spin-off stands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_5080119\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/matthew-mcconaughey#&amp;_intcmp=fnc_search-results_search_main-content_search-topics_3_1_matthew-mcconaughey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matthew McConaughey<\/a> is clearing the air about his rumored &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; spin-off.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">During a recent appearance on The Playlist\u2019s\u00a0<a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_5080120\" href=\"https:\/\/theplaylist.net\/tag\/the-discourse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8220;Discourse&#8221; podcast<\/a>, the 56-year-old actor discussed the status of the rumored &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; spin-off he was meant to star in, giving fans some hope that they might still see him in that universe.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;No, I mean, it\u2019s not any more of a thing than it was or probably any less of a thing than it was that did hit the headlines there for a while,&#8221; McConaughey said. &#8220;Taylor and I have spoken and have continued to have conversations about what [it could be] and if that would be whatever. But nothing\u2019s real yet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Rumors of a potential collaboration between McConaughey and Taylor Sheridan first sparked in 2023, when Sheridan was still trying to figure out the end of &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; and whether its star, Kevin Costner, would return.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/matthew-mcconaughey-walking.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/matthew-mcconaughey-walking.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/matthew-mcconaughey-walking.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/matthew-mcconaughey-walking.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/matthew-mcconaughey-walking.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/matthew-mcconaughey-walking.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/matthew-mcconaughey-walking.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/matthew-mcconaughey-walking.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/matthew-mcconaughey-walking.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Matthew McConaughey in Los Angeles in December 2025.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>McConaughey gave his fans an update on his rumored collaboration with Taylor Sheridan.<\/span> <span>(PG\/Bauer-Griffin\/GC Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_5080121\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-culture\/lioness-star-michael-kelly-calls-taylor-sheridan-one-greatest-storytellers-entertainment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LIONESS STAR MICHAEL KELLY CALLS TAYLOR SHERIDAN &#8216;ONE OF THE GREATEST STORYTELLERS&#8217; IN ENTERTAINMENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">During the gap between the first half of the show&#8217;s final season and the second, rumors began swirling that McConaughey and Sheridan were in talks for a potential spin-off of the show.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Sheridan told <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_5080122\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-features\/taylor-sheridan-yellowstone-interview-1235519261\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> in June 2023 that McConaughey &#8220;seems like a natural fit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;We had a few conversations over the years and spitballed a few ideas,&#8221; <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_5080123\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-culture\/taylor-sheridan-shocks-yellowstone-fans-new-spinoff-series-provides-viewers-dark-ride\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sheridan said<\/a>. &#8220;Then he started watching\u00a0&#8216;Yellowstone&#8217;\u00a0and responded to it. He was like, \u2018I want to do that.\u2019 And by \u2018that\u2019 he meant diving into a raw world clashing up against the modern world. And then I said, \u2018Buddy, that we can do.\u2019&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; aired its series finale in December 2024 without Costner, Sheridan giving his character an off-screen death.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/343\/192\/kevin-costner-flowers.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/686\/384\/kevin-costner-flowers.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/672\/378\/kevin-costner-flowers.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1344\/756\/kevin-costner-flowers.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/931\/523\/kevin-costner-flowers.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1862\/1046\/kevin-costner-flowers.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/720\/405\/kevin-costner-flowers.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1440\/810\/kevin-costner-flowers.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1200\/675\/kevin-costner-flowers.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Kevin Costner at the AirBnb Summer release in May 2025 in Los Angeles.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Costner did not return to film the second half of Season 5 of &#8220;Yellowstone.&#8221;<\/span> <span>(Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for Airbnb)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">It was announced in August 2024 that two of the show&#8217;s stars, Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly, who played Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler, would star in their own spin-off series, &#8220;Dutton Ranch,&#8221; which saw the two characters leave Montana to start fresh in Texas.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">While this show is an extension of the &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; universe, Sheridan stepped away from the writers&#8217; room during the first season, although he is still an executive producer.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;There were challenges, you know?&#8221; Hauser told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Da9kw7_hFeX\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=AapBjYGyNQY1y0_pub7rQwh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Film Inside NYC<\/a> in July. &#8220;Not having Taylor [Sheridan] there for us to really kind of be able to work with these new writers, these new directors, these people &#8230; everything had changed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_5080126\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LIKE WHAT YOU&#8217;RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/343\/192\/reilly-hauser.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/686\/384\/reilly-hauser.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/672\/378\/reilly-hauser.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1344\/756\/reilly-hauser.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/931\/523\/reilly-hauser.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1862\/1046\/reilly-hauser.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/720\/405\/reilly-hauser.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1440\/810\/reilly-hauser.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1200\/675\/reilly-hauser.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Kelly Reilly Cole Hauser in a screengrab from &quot;Dutton Ranch&quot;\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Kelly Reilly as Beth Dutton and Cole Hauser as Rip Wheeler in &#8220;Dutton Ranch.&#8221;<\/span> <span>(Lo Smith\/Paramount+)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">In the end, Hauser said he is &#8220;<a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_5080127\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/cole-hauser-admits-taylor-sheridans-absence-from-writers-room-created-challenges-dutton-ranch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">proud of what we accomplished<\/a>&#8221; on the show, crediting everyone on set for having to &#8220;figure out on our feet how to really perform and tell a story,&#8221; noting, &#8220;I look forward to doing it again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Lori A. 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