Exclusive | Inside Robert Redfords first acting role in 6 years and the 1 thing he was adamant about

The return of a legend. Robert Redford, 88, made his first onscreen appearance in six years during the Season 3 premiere of “Dark Winds” (currently airing Sundays at 9 p.m.on AMC and AMC+). The episode’s director, Chris Eyre, exclusively took The Post inside Redford’s rare taping. “He was adamant that –  I remember distinctly him saying, ‘Whatever Chris wants.’ As we said, ‘How do you want this, and how should we do this?’ [Redford] just kept saying, ‘Whatever Chris wants,'” Eyre recalled.In 1995, at the beginning of Eyre’s career, the director recalled being in the Sundance labs with Redford – who co-founded Sundance Institute, including the film festival, in 1981. “He has always been generous,” Eyre said about the “All the President’s Men” star. “I think what he wanted was to give me that right as a director and a filmmaker.”Along with George R.

R.Martin, 76, who wrote the books on which “Game of Thrones” is based, Redford has been an executive producer on “Dark Winds” since the show first premiered in 2022.

Starring Zahn McClarnon and Kiowa Gordon, “Dark Winds” is a crime drama set in the ‘70s about Navajo Tribal Police officers.It’s already been renewed for Season 4. Redford and Martin appeared in the Season 3 premiere as jail inmates playing chess.

As Redford’s character says, “George, the whole world’s waiting, make a move!” the show’s main character, Joe Leaphorn (McClarnon), gives Martin advice.He uses it to beat Redford’s character, who sarcastically quips to Leaphorn, “Thanks a lot.” “[There were] not a lot of takes.

It was very easy, I think, for Bob and George to do this,” Eyre told The Post. The director explained that the shoot lasted about four hours, and around ten to twelve people were on set.Aside from Redford’s request to film his cameo with a closed set, the “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” star had no other stipulations and left everything up to...