Why Kevin Costner Tried To Sabotage Tombstone (& He Nearly Succeeded)

Kevin Costner exercised his considerable muscle in Hollywood to sabotage Tombstone before it could get made, and he came very close to succeeding. Westerns were essentially a dead genre by the beginning of the ’80s, but over the years, they’ve had brief bursts of activity. The start of the ’90s gave fans of the genre a treat with both Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven and Tombstone. The latter film was a surprise hit in 1993, and aside from being a great movie, features an incredible ensemble cast that includes Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton and many more.