Jason Priestley Talks ‘Tombstone,’ Co-Star Sam Elliott and Remake Possibilities

TOMBSTONE, from left, Jason Priestley, Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, 1993
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Jason Priestley has had a long career on television as the star of Beverly Hills, 90210 and its 2019 reboot BH90210, the Canadian dark comedy Call Me Fitz, and most recently, the CW police procedural Wild Cards. But Priestley has also made a number of memorable appearances on the big screen, including as a member of the outstanding ensemble cast in the 1993 Western blockbuster Tombstone. Priestley played Deputy Billy Breckenridge, a lawman supporting Kurt Russell‘s Wyatt Earp as he fought the dangerous Cowboys gang, headed by Powers Boothe‘s Curly Bill.

Nearly 32 years after the film’s release, ReMIND caught up with Priestley to talk about his memories of working with such an incredible cast, whether there could be a reboot, and if the actors really grew their own facial hair for the film.