Tombstone’s Original Wyatt Earp Casting Would Have Made It A VERY Different Movie

Kurt Russell’s turn as Wyatt Earp in Tombstone is one of his most defining performances, but the 1993 Western almost featured a very different leading man. While the film has become something of a classic, Tombstone’s production was fraught. The film’s acclaimed screenplay first grabbed the attention of Kevin Costner, who later left to mount a rival biopic of Wyatt Earp that focused on his whole life, and not just his time in the titular boomtown. Costner would also use his star power to warn other studios off financing Tombstone following his exit.