Taylor Sheridan will not be a standard Hollywood powerhouse. The person primarily runs your complete “Yellowstone” empire himself. He writes a lot of the scripts with out utilizing a writers room and even owns the ranch the place lots of the filming takes place. He is additionally the principle inventive drive behind the spin-offs and isn’t afraid to get down and soiled when want be, with whoever it must be. To that finish, he actually bought in a fist combat with one of many stars of his hit Western sequence the second time they met.

Cole Hauser performs Rip Wheeler on “Yellowstone” and, within the right here and now, he and Sheridan are buddies. That is not precisely the way it began out although. In a 2022 interview with Males’s Journal, Hauser defined that the second time he met Sheridan, they bought right into a tussle. Talking additional, the actor defined that he is been in numerous bar fights in his day, and that he views preventing as useful (in sure conditions):

“Does a bear s*** within the woods? I’ve in all probability been in a single on each continent. I do not suppose there’s something improper with preventing. Typically I am simply bored with phrases, so let’s beat the s*** out of one another. Possibly on the finish of it you may purchase me a Guinness and I am going to purchase you a Bushmills, and we’ll be completed. It is type of what guys do.”

For what it is price, Sheridan is not afraid to ruffle feathers. When sequence lead Kevin Costner wasn’t proud of the route of “Yellowstone” season 2, Sheridan did not flinch. Given Hauser’s view on preventing, it is maybe not shocking that the 2 males have develop into buddies, regardless of the stress that exists between them at instances.

“He and I’ve develop into actually shut buddies,” Hauser mentioned of Sheridan throughout a 2020 interview on Ryen Russillo’s podcast. “He is a extremely intense man, he is very targeted, he is not in contrast to me. I believe we kinda complement one another as a result of we each give a s***.” The actor additional went on to clarify that they each share some related qualities on the subject of approaching the work:

“You realize, we each care significantly about what we put out into {the marketplace}. But in addition to ensure we’re portraying, particularly my character, you already know, as life like as doable. He is a type of guys who works his ass off ’til it is over, and when it is over, he likes to have a pleasant drink and luxuriate in himself.”

Sadly, that was then. A lot has modified in the previous few years. In late 2023 (per The Hollywood Reporter), Sheridan’s Bosque Ranch filed a lawsuit in opposition to Hauser’s espresso firm, Free Rein, as a result of its model emblem seems just like Sheridan’s firm’s emblem. Finally, the swimsuit was dropped, however this wasn’t one thing that would simply be labored out between buddies. It maybe should not be shocking although. Sheridan costs Paramount to movie “Yellowstone” on his ranch, and to lease his cows.

As for the long run, given Costner’s exit from the present, issues stay considerably unsure. “Yellowstone” season 6 should occur although, with Hauser returning alongside Kelly Reilly. Except for that, the franchise has one other season of “1923” within the works, in addition to a brand new spin-off titled “The Madison.” Sheridan’s empire stays intact, and no less than for the sake of that empire, Hauser will proceed to work along with his pal — even when meaning preventing typically.

“Yellowstone” is streaming now on Peacock.