'Yellowstone' star Wes Bentley speaks out on season 5 and Kevin Costner rumors: 'They're still working on it'

"Yellowstone" prima Wes Bentley is speaking retired connected rumors of behind-the-scenes drama regarding Kevin Costner's early connected nan deed Paramount Network show.

Earlier this month, Deadline reported "Yellowstone" mightiness beryllium coming to extremity owed to scheduling conflicts pinch Costner, 68, who reportedly wanted to trim his clip filming nan Taylor Sheridan-created occidental series. 

However, Bentley, 44, who plays Jamie Dutton, nan adopted boy of Costner's characteristic John Dutton, expressed his optimism astir nan show's early while admitting he wasn't progressive successful nan discussions.

"The news that’s travel retired precocious astir nan show is, you know, it’s supra my salary grade," Bentley told Entertainment Weekly successful an question and reply published Saturday.

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"Yellowstone" prima Wes Bentley weighed successful connected rumors of behind-the-scenes play involving Kevin Costner. (Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Paramount Network)

"Different group making decisions. I cognize that they’re still moving connected it, is what I’m being told — moving connected moving things retired pinch everyone to make judge we shoot.

 "And I’m assured we will. We ever person before. I deliberation it’s astir apt a spot of play complete nothing."

On Thursday, Costner's lawyer, Marty Singer, slammed reports that nan character was not consenting to activity arsenic overmuch to movie play 5 and play 6 of "Yellowstone."

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"The thought that Kevin was only consenting to activity 1 week connected nan 2nd half of play 5 of ‘Yellowstone’ is an absolute lie," Singer said successful a connection to Fox News Digital. "It’s ridiculous, and anyone suggesting it shouldn’t beryllium believed for 1 second. As everyone who knows thing astir Kevin is good aware, he is incredibly passionate astir nan show and has ever gone measurement supra and beyond to guarantee its success."

Earlier this month, Paramount Network changeable down rumors Costner was leaving "Yellowstone" astatine nan extremity of play 5.

Rumors person swirled that Costner mightiness beryllium leaving nan deed show owed to scheduling conflicts. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

"We person nary news to report. Kevin Costner is simply a large portion of ‘Yellowstone,’ and we dream that's nan lawsuit for a agelong clip to come," a spokesperson for nan web told Fox News Digital.

Last week, Bentley opened up astir really nan patriarch's decease could impact his characteristic successful an question and reply pinch TV Line.

"I thought astir this successful play 1," nan character said while attending SCAD TVFest. "Because it’s ever a anticipation successful TV, right? We’re ever fresh to die. … [And John] really has sewage this hypnotic propulsion connected Jamie."

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Bentley explained that Costner's characteristic moving for politician changed his character's thoughts connected nan imaginable destiny of John Dutton.

Bentley explained that his characteristic wouldn't person known what to do if Costner's characteristic had died earlier his tally for governor.

"Jamie would person been wholly lost," nan character explained. "Maybe portion of him would beryllium frantic trying to return attraction of nan ranch.

"I really do deliberation he intends what he says. He would consciousness that load and possibly panic."

However, now that John Dutton has go nan politician of Montana, things are a small different.

Costner's lawyer slammed reports that nan character was not consenting to activity arsenic overmuch to movie play 5 and play 6 of "Yellowstone." (Paramount Network)

"After John ran for politician and became nan point he said he hated, Jamie started to person a alteration of perspective," Bentley said. "Maybe John is not this reliable feline he says he is. Maybe John doesn’t person ideas. Maybe he’s conscionable different feline for illustration nan remainder of them.

"That’s nan nonaccomplishment of nan pedestal [he was on]," he added. "The deity is gone. I deliberation that’s why Jamie’s choosing to effort to person him killed. [He realizes that his] life would beryllium overmuch amended without him, which is simply a large alteration for Jamie."

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In his question and reply pinch Entertainment Weekly, Bentley shared that 1 of his favourite parts astir "Yellowstone" is his character's analyzable narration pinch Beth (Kelly Reilly), which he believes has "hit an inflection point."

"We've sewage thing coming," he told nan outlet. "We're some threatening each different now successful immoderate superior ways. It's a enigma to maine excessively wherever it's going. I conscionable cognize this is an inflection point.

"Something awesome will travel of this infinitesimal betwixt Jamie and Beth. This is benignant of nan last straw. He didn't cognize really overmuch Beth was really fed up pinch him until really recently, and I deliberation that has now flipped a move successful Jamie that he feels similarly."

Paramount Network has announced "Yellowstone" play 5 is group to return successful nan summertime of 2023. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Paramount Network)

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The "American Horror Story" alum said he had hoped for "some reconciliation" betwixt nan brace but believes Sheridan has taken nan communicative successful nan correct direction.

"They were going to destruct each different from nan beginning, whether they knew it aliases not," he said.

Bentley besides said he shares nan audience's excitement and anticipation complete nan series' galore twists and turns.

"I hold for that adjacent book and pinch nan aforesaid benignant of anticipation our fans do for nan adjacent section to beryllium aired because, you know, Taylor surprises america truthful much,"he told Entertainment Weekly. 

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"And I'm truthful willing successful everyone. I'm truthful invested successful much than conscionable Jamie. I'm invested successful nan full point now. We each talk astir it connected group — you know, each nan possibilities. We do our ain instrumentality fiction."  

Paramount Network has announced "Yellowstone" play 5 is group to return successful nan summertime of 2023.

Fox News Digital's Lauryn Overhultz contributed to this report.