Quentin Tarantino Is More Obsessed With Kevin Costner Than Your ‘Yellowstone’-Loving Dad
Kevin Costner and Quentin Tarantino aren’t exactly a natural fit in the minds of cinephiles. Costner, the actor and sometimes director, is loved for his heroic protagonists and ability to effortlessly embody the spirit of the American frontiersman. On the other hand, Tarantino is a wunderkind filmmaker whose passion for cinema history has developed into a distinct talent for genre-bending notoriously low-brow entertainment into vibrant (and often absurdly violent) Oscar-winners. While the two similarly lean into stories about the Old West, it may still come as a shock that Costner has nearly starred in several of Tarantino’s films.
Tarantino has had unbelievable success as a writer and director, working with plenty of heavy-hitters in the acting world. He’s cast Hollywood stars Robert De Niro, Samuel L. Jackson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Uma Thurman, Christoph Waltz, and countless others. However, when Costner was being pursued by Tarantino for roles in Kill Bill and Django Unchained, the actor turned him down both times. So, what’s gotten in the way of their collaboration, and could it finally happen with Tarantino’s 10th, and final, movie before his (supposed) retirement?
