Yellowstone star Kevin Costner has landed a role in an upcoming dramedy, marking one of his first film projects since the opening chapter of his four-part Western epic Horizon bombed at the box office.
This comes after his exit from his character John Dutton in the popular Paramount Network series by Taylor Sheridan midway through its fifth season.
After departing the show to concentrate on his personal passion project, the Hollywood heavyweight has now secured a part in the comedy drama Honeymoon With Harry for Amazon MGM Studios.
Costner will appear alongside Jake Gyllenhaal in the production adapted from Bart Baker’s book and penned by Dan Fogelman, renowned for his successful NBC series This Is Us.
Glenn Ficarra and John Requa are set to direct, following their previous collaboration with Fogelman on the beloved romantic comedy Crazy Stupid Love, plus This Is Us and Paradise, reports the Mirror.
The directing duo have previously been behind the cameras for I Love You Phillip Morris, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot and Focus.
According to Deadline, the plot synopsis states: “The film follows a man (Gyllenhaal) as he decides to go on a honeymoon with his would-be father-in-law (Costner) after his fiancée dies two days before their wedding.”
Honeymoon With Harry represents one of the limited on-screen projects Costner has secured whilst awaiting the provisional releases of the second and third instalments of his Horizon series.
Chapter 2 was screened at the Venice and Santa Barbara film festivals but remains without a widespread release following the commercial disappointment of the initial film.
The next instalment is currently being filmed, with the fourth and final chapter in the early stages of development.
In addition to his starring and directing roles in his ambitious Civil War epic, he revisited the same period of American history for the period spy thriller The Gray House, which he helped produce through his company Territory Pictures.
He’s also lined up to star in the forthcoming surfer thriller Headhunters, alongside Chloe East and Daniel Zovatto, a film which Costner also co-wrote with director Steven Holleran.
Furthermore, he’s set to feature in an as-yet-untitled film from filmmaker Ariel Vromen, with whom he previously worked on the 2016 thriller Criminal, which also starred Gary Oldman and Ryan Reynolds.
Meanwhile, Costner’s co-star Gyllenhaal was most recently seen in the Apple TV+ thriller Presumed Innocent and Prime Video’s Road House remake, both of which were released last year.
Honeymoon With Harry does not yet have a release date. Yellowstone is available to stream on Paramount+.