Ed Harris says he wanted to quit 'Dutton Ranch,' felt 'underused and inconsequential'

Veteran histrion Ed Harris has a knack for taking connected juicy roles. Apparently, his caller crook connected the Taylor Sheridan play “Dutton Ranch” is not 1 of them.

Harris, a four-time Oscar nominee known for “The Truman Show” and “Apollo 13,” spoke bluntly astir his acquisition connected the “Yellowstone” spinoff, telling Variety’s Marc Malkin astatine a reddish carpet premiere Monday that helium was acceptable to driblet the amusement midway done its archetypal season. “Dutton Ranch” debuted successful May connected Paramount and Paramount+.

“Get maine the f— retired of here,” Harris, 75, recalled telling his team.

A typical for Paramount did not respond to a petition for remark Tuesday.

Harris, who was promoting his Apple TV sports drama movie “The Dink,” plays veterinarian Dr. Everett McKinney and stars other “Yellowstone” alumni Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser connected “Dutton Ranch.” The histrion said Monday helium didn’t “feel [he] was being used” successful the bid and “felt a small spot misled.”

Prior to filming Season 1 of “Dutton Ranch,” Harris said helium spoke to the originative squad astir the bid and his character’s role, and was informed that helium would beryllium a main character.

“That truly wasn’t the case,” helium said, adding that helium told production, “I’m feeling underused and inconsequential.”

Harris alleged the “Dutton Ranch” squad near a country of his quality singing connected the cutting country level (“that truly pissed maine off”) and said accumulation has since reassured him that helium volition person much substance to enactment with successful Season 2. The bid was renewed successful June and Season 2 begins filming successful February.

Overall, Harris said his “Dutton Ranch” acquisition was a “little frustrating” and that his character’s value on-screen did not lucifer what helium felt down the scenes.

“Dutton Ranch” follows Beth Dutton (Reilly) and Rip Wheeler (Hauser) arsenic they determination from Montana to South Texas to physique a caller life. The bid begins astir a twelvemonth aft the events that closed retired “Yellowstone” successful December 2024 without starring antheral Kevin Costner.