“Shameless Lie”: Kevin Costner responds to his west horizon squad of stuntman accusation

Reminder of facts: As we spend at the end of May, Kevin Costner and Horizon Saga manufacturers are persecuted by Stuntman Devyn Labella. He claims that he was forced to take a scene of violent rape that did not appear in the original scenario.

According to the complaint filed before the Supreme Court of California, the facts occurred on May 2, 2023. Devin Labella, actress Ella Hunt’s main cascading molding (who performs Juliet in the films), said she was asked to shoot a improvised rape scene after Ella Hunt refused to participate and team.

Devin Labella claimed that she had not had an informed actor’s departure and called her to shoot a unified scene, without warning or adequate briefing. He also claims that the scene was filmed without the mandatory existence of an intimate relationship coordinator, in violation of screen actors’ guild protocols.

The complaint emphasizes that production has violated several rules that have been formed to protect the actors during sensitive scenes. Stuntman argues that these shortcomings have created a hostile work environment and have caused an emotional trauma that requires a therapeutic outcome.

For his part, Kevin Costner’s lawyer firmly denied the accusation called Devin Labela “Series“And he claimed that he had agreed to this scene.

“Shameless Lie”

This week, a newspaperGuardianIt shows that on August 18, in the legal declaration filed by Los Angeles Supreme Court, Kevin Costner called the complaint “” “Shameless lie“. The latter would be formed, he said,”Damage to reputation with false declarations and sensationalist language“

She believes the accusation of scenario on the rape scene “” “Fuckel fake“And presented this scene as”Dramatic growth that claims two violent rape that arise from a scale “.

Kevin Costner and his lawyers hope that on September 18, the audience will receive a complaint or cancellation, in accordance with the laws of anti-Slap, which aims to protect against abusive and intimidated legal actions.

An ambitious saga that is planned for 4 chapters

The first part of the four film series, Horizon: American Saga – Chapter 1From and Kevin CostnerHe was released in theaters on July 3, 2024. The second chapter of this ambitious West was originally planned in the United States in August 2024 and in France in September, but its release was delayed by an indefinite date due to the bad results of the first component in the box office.

The first chapter was really commercial failure, with only $ 38.7 million in global revenue for the budget valued at $ 100 million. Bad performance that producers review their strategy and release the second part.

As for the rest of his American Saga, Kevin Costner began shooting in Chapter Third in May 2024, but he stopped. Shooting has not been updated since mainly due to financial difficulties. Although the scenario of the fourth film is over, it has not been confirmed to date that the filming will occur. Kevin Costner has personally invested more than $ 50 million in this project, as he intends to fund a mortgage loan.