Kevin Costner is opening up about the significant risks he took to create his ambitious four-film series, “Horizon: An American Saga.” In a candid interview with GQ, the 69-year-old actor and filmmaker revealed his financial commitment to the project, including self-funding alongside two unnamed investors. Contrary to reports of investing $20 million, Costner disclosed, “I’ve now got about $38 million in the film. That’s the real number.”
Costner premiered the film at the Cannes Film Festival, accompanied by five of his seven children. The western drama, set during the pre-and-post-American Civil War period, received a 7-minute standing ovation, moving Costner to tears. He reflected on the urgency he felt: “I thought the window was closing on me being able to be an effective part in that movie. And so I basically burned my ships.”
Drawing a parallel to the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés, Costner declared, “Like Cortés, we’re f**king here. I’m going to make this. And I mortgaged property. Now do you get it?”
Costner also addressed his need to work following the pandemic. “I realized I needed to work a little bit more, for various reasons. Just the instinct of what I would have to do as a quote-unquote provider,” he explained. Instead of investing in properties or businesses, he wanted to set an example for his children about following one’s passion. “That’s the message I want my kids to understand about who I am: that I do what I believe in,” he emphasized.
The past year has been challenging for Costner, including a divorce from Christine Baumgartner after 18 years of marriage and his exit from Paramount’s hit drama “Yellowstone.” Despite these setbacks, he remains resolute. “I’ve taken big bites out of life, life’s taken big ones out of me. I’m not going to lose myself because I’ve been bruised. And what I’m going to do is — because we are now after the white whale, OK? So I can’t let go of this rope no matter how much my heart’s on the ground, no matter how broken I may be on a day by day premise, I can’t let go of this rope since in case I do, this thing called Skyline will halt.”
“Horizon: An American Saga” investigates the American West’s extension amid the Gracious War from 1861 to 1865, delineating the passionate travel of families, companions, and enemies in a country at war. The primary chapter is set to hit theaters on June 28, taken after by the moment chapter on August 16.
Costner too shared a individual association to the extend, propelled by his child Hayes, who he named after his character within the film, Hayes Ellison. “I was watching him grow up and I was thinking, ‘Man, I better get with it and make this movie.'” Hayes, who didn’t have to audition, plays a small but impactful role in the film. Costner praised his son’s dedication: “He’s very good in this small part that he’s done. If you see it, I think he has an impact on the movie.”
With “Horizon: An American Saga,” Costner hopes to convey a message of passion and perseverance, showcasing the rich history of America’s expansion and the human stories that define it.
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