‘1883’ Tim McGraw Reveals Isabel May Asked Him 1 Question That ‘Just Tore Me Apart’ Before Filming That Scene
1883 was the first acting project that Tim McGraw and Faith Hill starred in together during their respective careers. The real-life husband and wife played James and Margaret Dutton — the ancestors of Kevin Costner’s John Dutton — in Taylor Sheridan’s limited series.
The prequel told the story of how the first generation of Duttons arrived in Montana to settle the land that became the famous Dutton Ranch in Yellowstone. But the truth behind why they chose that Montana land was heartbreaking. Before filming that scene with on-screen daughter Isabel May (Elsa Dutton), McGraw says she asked him one question that just tore him apart.
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill high-fived each other when they signed on for ‘1883’
When Sheridan brought McGraw and Hill the deal for coming on board Yellowstone prequel 1883 as the series’ leads, they knew they were in for a hard job ahead of them. But that didn’t stop the longtime couple from signing on the dotted line.
“We sort of gave each other a high five and a kiss and signed the contract,” McGraw recalled on Entertainment Weekly’s The Awardist podcast.