'Dutton Ranch' star Ed Harris blasts producers, says he wanted to void contract: 'Get me the f--- out'

Ed Harris says he came close to walking away from Taylor Sheridan's "Dutton Ranch."The veteran actor revealed he felt "underused and inconsequential" while filming the show's first season, prompting him to tell his team to "get me the f--- out of here" before production wrapped."Prior to signing on for it, I was talked to quite a bit about what the season was, and what my character was going to do — and that I was one of the four main characters," Harris told Variety. "And that wasn't really the case."COLE HAUSER SAYS HIS FAMILY HELPED SHAPE MONTANA AS FANS FOLLOW TAYLOR SHERIDAN FROM TREASURE STATE TO TEXASThe Oscar-nominated actor, who plays veterinarian Everett McKinney in the "Yellowstone" spin-off, said he felt "misled" about the importance of his character after allegedly being promised a much larger role before production began.By the middle of filming, Harris said he'd reached his breaking point.Harris said he confronted the production about his concerns, though he did not identify Sheridan by name.LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING?
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Ed Harris says he came close to walking away from Taylor Sheridan's "Dutton Ranch."The veteran actor revealed he felt "underused and inconsequential" while filming the show's first season, prompting him to tell his team to "get me the f--- out of here" before production wrapped."Prior to signing on for it, I was talked to quite a bit about what the season was, and what my character was going to do — and that I was one of the four main characters," Harris told Variety. "And that wasn't really the case."COLE HAUSER SAYS HIS FAMILY HELPED SHAPE MONTANA AS FANS FOLLOW TAYLOR SHERIDAN FROM TREASURE STATE TO TEXASThe Oscar-nominated actor, who plays veterinarian Everett McKinney in the "Yellowstone" spin-off, said he felt "misled" about the importance of his character after allegedly being promised a much larger role before production began.By the middle of filming, Harris said he'd reached his breaking point.Harris said he confronted the production about his concerns, though he did not identify Sheridan by name.LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS"I said, 'I'm feeling underused and inconsequential,' and they kind of went, 'Oh,'" Harris said. "I'm being told my character will have a little bit more to do [in Season 2].
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- Ed Harris says he came close to walking away from Taylor Sheridan's "Dutton Ranch."The veteran actor revealed he felt "underused and inconsequential" while filming the show's first season, prompting him to tell his team to "get me the f--- out of here" before production wrapped."Prior to signing on for it, I was talked to quite a bit about what the season was, and what my character was going to do — and that I was one of the four main characters," Harris told Variety. "And that wasn't really the case."COLE HAUSER SAYS HIS FAMILY HELPED SHAPE MONTANA AS FANS FOLLOW TAYLOR SHERIDAN FROM TREASURE STATE TO TEXASThe Oscar-nominated actor, who plays veterinarian Everett McKinney in the "Yellowstone" spin-off, said he felt "misled" about the importance of his character after allegedly being promised a much larger role before production began.By the middle of filming, Harris said he'd reached his breaking point.Harris said he confronted the production about his concerns, though he did not identify Sheridan by name.LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING?
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'Dutton Ranch' star Ed Harris blasts producers, says he wanted to void contract: 'Get me the f--- out'
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