Kevin Costner and Director Ariel Vromen to Re-Team for Passion Project!!

Kevin Costner has found his next project to star in and produce. Deadline reports that the Yellowstone star has tapped director Ariel Vromen to helm the yet-untitled film from a script from the actor. While plot and other casting details are kept tightly under wraps, the production is expected to start early next year in 2025.

The film will mark the second collaboration between Costner and Vromen. Confirming his part in the project, Vromen said in a statement, “I could not be more honored to be reunited with my friend and collaborator,” adding “especially on Kevin’s longtime passion project.” Given the director’s penchant for envisioning captivating thrillers along with Costner’s acting prowess, the feature is setting up to be a compelling watch.

The partnership between the actor and director previously yielded 2016’s action thriller Criminal which also starred Gary Oldman and Tommy Lee Jones. With the two coming together to collaborate again, fans will look forward to what they have in store. Costner recently returned behind the camera for Warner Bros and Newline’s Civil War epic Horizon: An American Saga. He co-wrote, directed, produced, and starred in the film which is billed as a “multi-faceted chronicle” that spans 15 years of pre- and post-Civil War expansion and settlement of the American West. The film is said to have similar tones to his 1990 directorial debut Dances with Wolves, which bagged several Academy nominations.

Kevin Costner Is a Recognizable Name in the Western Genre

Costner is also widely known for his role in Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone as patriarch, John Dutton. However, he left the show after dates clashed with his passion project. The fan-favorite series will also come to an end after the second part of the fifth and final season airs.

Vromen is currently looking forward to the release of his latest, 1992, a drama based on the 1992 Los Angeles riots. The feature stars Tyrese Gibson, Scott Eastwood, Dylan Arnold and the late Ray Liotta. The feature will be Liotta’s final film appearance as he finished the shoot before his death. Vromen‘s other credits include Rx, Danika, The Iceman, The Angel and more. It’ll be interesting to see the director’s treatment and vision for Costner’s story.