Ed Harris' biggest ‘Dutton Ranch’ complaint sparked a major shakeup: report

It seems as though Ed Harris' concerns surrounding his role in "Dutton Ranch" have been met.According to Deadline, Harris, who recently shared he didn't have the best experience filming season one of the show, was kept in the loop and was involved in picking the show's new showrunner, Benjamin Cavell, after the show's creator and former showrunner, Chad Feehan, was let go after season one.The decision to replace Feehan was "largely related" to how Harris' character was "underutilized," Deadline claimed.The actor recently went viral when he shared he wanted to quit the show halfway through filming the first season, because he felt "underused and inconsequential."‘DUTTON RANCH’ STAR ED HARRIS BLASTS PRODUCERS, SAYS HE WANTED TO VOID CONTRACT: ‘GET ME THE F--- OUT'"Midway through this first season, I was ready to go; I said, ‘Get me the f--- out of here,’ to tell you the truth. Because I didn’t feel like I was being used," he told Variety.
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It seems as though Ed Harris' concerns surrounding his role in "Dutton Ranch" have been met.According to Deadline, Harris, who recently shared he didn't have the best experience filming season one of the show, was kept in the loop and was involved in picking the show's new showrunner, Benjamin Cavell, after the show's creator and former showrunner, Chad Feehan, was let go after season one.The decision to replace Feehan was "largely related" to how Harris' character was "underutilized," Deadline claimed.The actor recently went viral when he shared he wanted to quit the show halfway through filming the first season, because he felt "underused and inconsequential."‘DUTTON RANCH’ STAR ED HARRIS BLASTS PRODUCERS, SAYS HE WANTED TO VOID CONTRACT: ‘GET ME THE F--- OUT'"Midway through this first season, I was ready to go; I said, ‘Get me the f--- out of here,’ to tell you the truth. Because I didn’t feel like I was being used," he told Variety. "I felt a little bit misled."He continued, "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. And that wasn't really the case."One of the issues he mentioned was finding out a scene they filmed involving his character, veterinarian Everett McKinney, was cut from the show."So, there's this scene in there … I'm talking to [Beth Dutton] at the bar, and [Rip Wheeler] comes in and says, 'OK, Everett, come on, it's your turn,'" Harris said.
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- It seems as though Ed Harris' concerns surrounding his role in "Dutton Ranch" have been met.According to Deadline, Harris, who recently shared he didn't have the best experience filming season one of the show, was kept in the loop and was involved in picking the show's new showrunner, Benjamin Cavell, after the show's creator and former showrunner, Chad Feehan, was let go after season one.The decision to replace Feehan was "largely related" to how Harris' character was "underutilized," Deadline claimed.The actor recently went viral when he shared he wanted to quit the show halfway through filming the first season, because he felt "underused and inconsequential."‘DUTTON RANCH’ STAR ED HARRIS BLASTS PRODUCERS, SAYS HE WANTED TO VOID CONTRACT: ‘GET ME THE F--- OUT'"Midway through this first season, I was ready to go; I said, ‘Get me the f--- out of here,’ to tell you the truth. Because I didn’t feel like I was being used," he told Variety.
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