Kevin Costner is speeding across the plains of the American West. Suddenly he stopped his horse, turned around, shouldered the gun and fired 3 times! Here’s what we see in the first images from Western Horizons, the new feature film from the director of the Oscar-winning author Dances with Wolves.
A teaser released by Warner Bros. on October 5 also revealed the American release date for this new work. We remind you that it will be offered in two parts in the cinema. The first will arrive on June 28, 2024.
As for the second one, it will be released on August 16, 2024. Contact Us Warner Bros. France has not confirmed the release of the diptych in France. We’ll have to wait until we know more about it.
After leaving the series Yellowstone after 5 seasons, 68-year-old Kevin Costner will be able to fully devote himself to this project, which is especially close to his heart. The actor has been trying to make it happen for more than 30 years.
Initially, he wanted to set up the monumental mural in 4 parts, which would take a total of 11 hours. Obviously, the artist had to revise his copy. Indeed, Warner Bros. No 3rd or 4th movie announced.
“To finance this film, I mortgaged 10 acres of land in Santa Barbara. This is where I was going to build my last house… I did it recklessly. It put my accountant in a terrible mess. But this is my life and I believe in the idea and the story.”Kevin Costner confided to Deadline.
The director did not hesitate to invest his own money in the project. The budget would be 100 million dollars, of which 50 would be from the American stars’ own funds.
Horizon, what will he say?
Horizon offers you an epic adventure into the heart of the Wild West and shows us “How it was won and how it was lost with blood, sweat and tears.” The work particularly covers the 4 years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865. However, the story takes place over 15 years, and also explores the events before and after this conflict.
This ambitious epic directed by Kevin Costner “Takes audiences on an emotional journey through a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and enemies, all trying to figure out what the United States of America really is.”
“It’s a beautiful story, but very harsh. It’s about women trying to make it through an incredibly harsh world. They were often dragged to these places because that’s where the men wanted to go; and the women followed their men.
They did not ask to be in these unstable and dangerous areas, and life was not easy. I decided to make it really clear that it wasn’t easy and that people were very vulnerable. “Kevin Costner explained in the column variety.
Who will play in Horizon?
Kevin Costner will play the main character in the diptych. He is accompanied by a 5-star cast! Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Luke Wilson, Jena Malone, Will Patton, Michael Rooker, Abbey Lee, Giovanni Ribisi, Thomas Hayden Church, Kathleen Quinlan and Danny Huston will be there. Keep in mind that this will be Costner’s big return to directing, 20 years after Open Range.
While you wait to find out if Horizon: An American Saga will be released in the land of Moliere, you can find Kevin Costner currently in Season 5 of Yellowstone on Paramount +.
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