'1883' Star LaMonica Garrett Recalls "Chaos" of Filming in Frigid Montana Weather (EXCLUSIVE)

Dec. 18 2021, Published 3:00 p.m. ET

Before John Dutton (Kevin Costner) managed the largest ranch in the United States, the Montana local's great-grandparents made the trek through the Great Plains in search of a better existence out west.

Taylor Sheridan's latest undertaking 1883 is a Yellowstone beginning story that can detail James Dutton (Tim McGraw) and his family traveling with a group of immigrants to untamed areas in Montana.

But with risk lurking from each turn, the Dutton family and their partners will have to survive harsh climate conditions, loss of modern drugs, bandits, and the entirety else the Wild West has to supply.

Ahead of the sequence premiere, Distractify spoke completely with LaMonica Garrett — who performs Thomas within the Yellowstone prequel — about filming on-location whilst operating in extreme climate conditions, and extra.

Where Was '1883' filmed? LaMonica Garrett talks taking pictures in frigid climates.

Much like their characters, the celebrities of 1883 had been pressured to endure hovering prime temperatures in Texas and cold inclement weather in Montana — all while hitting their marks on horseback.

During a roundtable interview with the actor, LaMonica dished to Distractify about one specific day of filming through which Mother Nature were given the easier of the solid and workforce.

"We were in Montana and it was probably the coldest day that we were there," LaMonica recalled. "Me, Sam [Elliott], and Tim [McGraw] are on our horses on top of the hill and there was a gunfight that was about to start and the wind was howling, like it was just ... things were being thrown around, cameras tipping over."

He continued, "Horses don't like the wind. The actors don't like the wind; the crew doesn't like the wind; the sound [department] definitely doesn't like the wind. The horses get kind of jittery, you know, so we have to have a steady hand. We're about to have a gunfight ... [The] scene started and I fire my gun."

LaMonica revealed to us that Tim's horse immediately sprinted in the other direction, noting, "it was just chaos."

According to the actor, filming within the frigid temperatures in Montana on that memorable day "just made everything so miserable."

"When they would yell cut, me, Tim, and Sam were jumping off the horses getting in a warming van and just, you know, putting heat warmers where a warmer shouldn't be just trying to stay warm," LaMonica instructed us. Yikes.

LaMonica Garrett says "no one is safe" in Taylor Sheridan's '1883.'

Set in the overdue 19th century when people migrated to the west searching for a greater existence, 1883 is a continuing showdown between man as opposed to guy, guy versus nature, and guy versus himself, according to LaMonica.

With nature trying to kill characters at every turn, and each and every character "packing," expect a lot of gunfights and deaths. But, will author Taylor Sheridan simply kill off 1883's primary ensemble? The easy solution: sure.

"I think it makes it exciting to watch and unpredictable," LaMonica advised Distractify. "And the great shows have that where you just don't know what's going to happen. Just because someone's the lead of the series, doesn't mean they're off-limits." Concluding, "Nobody is safe — be nervous about everybody."

1883 premiers on Dec. 19 on Paramount+.

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