COLE HAUSER IS ON THE LINE, CALLING FROM HIS HOME IN FLORIDA WHILE HE ENJOYS SOME much-deserved R&R after playing lead roles in two back-to-back feature films — Panama, an action-adventure in which he appears alongside Mel Gibson, and Muti, a thriller co-starring Morgan Freeman — and, of course, completing Season 4 of Yellowstone.
But he’s not so relaxed that he’ll slip up and inadvertently reveal any of the surprises in store when Yellowstone returns to Paramount Network on November 7. Heaven knows we tried to coax him. But just like ranch foreman Rip Wheeler, the complex character he vividly portrays on the series, Hauser likes to play his cards close to the vest. Fortunately, we found a way to have a mostly spoiler-free conversation.
Cowboys & Indians: When we last saw Rip, he was kind of getting brushed off by Jamie [Wes Bentley] while other members of the Dutton family were under attack. You think you may end up having to take Jamie down to the train station as Season 4 begins?
COLE HAUSER: [Laughs.] Well, you’ll have to watch.
C&I: Did you have any major problems
