Kurt Russell says ‘The Madison’ love story mirrors his romance with Goldie Hawn
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“The Madison” star Kurt Russell is opening up about how he resonated with Taylor Sheridan’s scripts for the present on a private degree as he drew parallels to his real-life love with Goldie Hawn.
In the brand new Paramount+ sequence, the 75-year-old actor performs Preston Clyburn, whose tragic demise within the first episode serves because the emotional catalyst of the sequence as his household struggles to manage with his sudden loss.
In explicit, Preston’s demise leaves his longtime spouse Stacy Clyburn (Michelle Pfeiffer) grappling with grief and the belief that she hadn’t absolutely grasped the depth of their connection whereas he was alive.
During a current interview with The NationalRussell, who has been in a committed relationship with Hawn, 80, for over 40 years, admitted that he turned emotional whereas studying about his character’s love story with Stacy as he felt it mirrored his personal.
“I had a hard time getting through the scripts,” Russell mentioned. “They just kept hitting me really hard, and I felt that that was a big part of this show’s potential, ability to record an audience. Its writing was so authentic.”
“The Madison” star Kurt Russell mirrored on how his character’s romance with his longtime spouse mirrors his real-life love with Goldie Hawn. (Chris Saunders/Paramount+; Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
He continued, “It was so powerful for it to have a serious, true love relationship with someone, and then for one of those people to go, and for the other to realize they didn’t know how good it was – that they didn’t know there was so much more to it, and they’re not going to let that go.”
Russell and Hawn first met in 1966 once they co-starred within the western musical comedy, “The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band.”
At the time, Hawn was 21 and Russell was 16. In 2012, the “Death Becomes Her” star advised BBC Radio 4 that she thought Russell was “adorable, but much too young.”
However, the pair’s relationship finally turned romantic once they co-starred within the 1983 movie “Swing Shift,” which noticed their glowing chemistry on full show. They memorably teamed up a couple of years later within the beloved 1987 romantic comedy “Overboard.”
In 1986, the couple welcomed son Wyatt, 39. Russell additionally helped elevate Hawn’s daughter Kate, 46, and son Oliver, 49, from her earlier marriage to singer Bill Hudson, 76. The “Escape From New York” star additionally shares son Boston, 45, with his ex-wife, actress Season Hubley, 74.
Hawn and Russell have been collectively for over 40 years. (Stewart Cook/Variety/Penske Media by way of Getty Images)
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Russell beforehand famous the similarities between his character’s marriage and his personal relationship whereas talking with Men’s Health final month.
“Some of the conversations that [Preston and Stacy] have, I’ve had,” he advised the outlet. “Goldie and I have had very similar conversations. Their relationship, it’s the kind of relationship you almost never see anymore.”
“It’s a truly loving relationship,” Russell continued. “It’s not like there’s another shoe to drop. That’s what makes it so difficult for [Michelle’s] character when she loses her husband. She’s realizing how much more they could have had that they didn’t have because of something she didn’t do.”
“I think a lot of people relate to that kind of regret,” he added. “As you get older, and you’ve only got so much time left, that doubles things up in terms of looking at what you’ve done in your life so far and what you want to do with the rest of your life.”
Russell mentioned that he and Hawn have had “very similar conversations” to these between Preston and Stacy. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Netflix)
In “The Madison,” Stacy and her household go away Manhattan behind after Preston’s demise and transfer to the agricultural Madison River Valley region of Montana, the place that he cherished essentially the most and the place he misplaced his life.
Stacy, who had by no means visited Preston’s Montana cabin whereas he was alive, discovers that there was a facet of him that she by no means knew and regrets she did not expertise when she had the prospect.
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While talking with The National, Russell mentioned he appreciated how Sheridan balanced the present’s heavy themes with humor, particularly within the face of loss.
“What I like about what Taylor does is he makes it humorous, as well as a lot of gallows humor always, always around it,” Russell mentioned. “The cog that was in the middle of it is all gone, and you can only deal with it. You can’t get it back.”
Russell mentioned that the second season of “The Madison” will additional discover Preston and Stacy’s relationship. (Paramount+)
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“The Madison” went on to change into Sheridan’s biggest-ever sequence launch after the premiere episode reached 8 million global streaming views within the first 10 days after its debut on March 14. The ultimate three episodes of the primary season have been launched on March 21, and the present was renewed for a second season days later.
Filming for the second season has already been accomplished, though the discharge date has but to be introduced.
The second season has accomplished filming however its launch date has but to be introduced. (Paramount+)
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Despite his character’s demise within the premiere, Russell appeared in each episode of “The Madison’s” first season via flashbacks. While talking with The National, Russell shared that the second season will delve additional into Preston and Stacy’s relationship.
“In many, many ways, it’s better,” he mentioned. “You see them together a lot.”
