As Kevin Costners Yellowstone character is killed off, is his career disappearing over the Horizon?

We need to talk about Kevin.When seen earlier this month in the return of Paramount’s megahit, “Yellowstone,” Kevin Costner’s character was slumped on the floor dead, allegedly from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.Fans of the show, angry that Costner bailed on the second half of the final season, felt its creator and executive producer, Taylor Sheridan, was trolling his former pal by portraying Costner’s character, the ruggedly handsome and stoic Montana patriarch John Dutton, as suicidal.It was the latest kick in the teeth to Costner, 69, who has suffered a brutal 2024 which saw him finalize a divorce from second wife Christine Baumgartner, leave the TV hit he helped create and see his self-financed, four-part $100m passion project, “Horizon” flop both critically and at the box office.Many would view him as being on the ropes.But those close to Costner know he’s been in similar situations before and is not fazed by the apparent downturn in his fortunes, which remain significant — according to Baumgartner’s divorce filing, he’s worth some $400m.“Kevin’s awesome,” a longtime friend of Costner who was out to dinner with him last week, told The Post.“I’ve known him for years.

I just saw him and he was in great spirits.He didn’t talk at all about how his projects are doing.

He makes so much money through his investment decisions.“He’s not sitting around and worrying about how his shows or movies are performing at the box office.He just cares that their quality is good.”Costner’s also been back in the gossip pages since his 2023 split, first being linked to the country singer Jewel, 50 – whom he insists is just a friend – this summer and then for getting  “flirty” with Sharon Stone at the Governors Awards ceremony in Los Angeles last week.He’s certainly doing well for the son of a ditch digger turned electric line serviceman for Southern California Edison.Costner’s big break in the movie industry was thwarted whe...