Kelly Reilly had 'healthy hesitation' about Dutton Ranch return
Kelly Reilly starred as Beth Dutton, the daughter of Kevin Costner’s John Dutton, in the Western TV series from 2018 to 2024.
Kelly Reilly had a “healthy hesitation” about reprising the role of Beth in Yellowstone spinoff Dutton Ranch.
The 48-year-old actress starred as Beth Dutton, the daughter of Kevin Costner’s John Dutton, in the Western TV series from 2018 to 2024.
Now she’s picked the part up once again, alongside Cole Hauser as her beau Rip, but admitted on the Bingeworthy podcast that she had to take some time before signing up for the new show.
She said: “There was a healthy hesitation. I took that decision very seriously. I care tremendously about the work we’ve done, and I care tremendously about this character.
“I’ve played her for almost 10 years. I took this character into my heart and soul. She was a lifeboat for me. I just threw everything at it, and I was written for beautifully.”
However, when she read the script, she knew there was scope to further explore Beth and Rip’s love story after they moved from Montana to Texas.
She mused: “I could have just left it there. You know, that was a job done, and Yellowstone for me really did end.
“But to start again in a new place, a new location, after the death of her father, the ending lent itself to a new door opening. It’s not every day you get a character like Beth, and it’s not every day that I get to go to work with Annette Bening, so everything about this was scary to start with, and I’m so glad we did it.
“There was something about the ending, the finality of Yellowstone that that journey had come to such a complete and beautiful poetic ending by Taylor (Sheridan, Yellowstone co-creator), that the new turn, the new beginning was something about watching Beth and Rip start again.
“And not in the world of Montana. We’re not trying to get the ranch back. Like when we’re a new cast, new location, everything about it, new iteration era, a touch of maturity by Beth, maybe a little bit.”
As for Cole returning as Rip, he admitted he had numerous questions before signing on the dotted line.
He said: “The only hesitation is what does it look like? What’s this next iteration? What are the challenges? Where are we? Who are they? What are we? Are we starting from the end of Yellowstone and bleeding into this new world with Beth and Rip?”
