The 2024 Cannes Film Festival is underway with Quentin Dupieux’s The Second Act starring Léa Seydoux and Louis Garrel serving as the opening-night film.
This year’s lineup includes major Hollywood premieres like Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth, Kevin Costner’s first film of a planned four-part series Horizon: An American Saga, Francis Coppola’s long-gestating Megalopolis, Yorgos Lanthimos’ Kinds of Kindness in a reteam with Emma Stone, Paul Schrader’s Oh, Canada and Andrea Arnold’s Bird to name a few.
They are joined by new films from stalwart auteurs including David Cronenberg, Jacques Audiard, Ali Abbasi, Jia Zhang-Ke, Christophe Honoré, Paolo Sorrentino, Gilles Lellouche, Mohammad Rasoulof, Michel Hazanavicius, Guy Maddin, Noémie Merlant and Oliver Stone.
Read all of Deadline’s takes below throughout the festival, which runs May 14-25. Click on the title to read the full review and keep checking back as we update the list.
This year’s lineup includes major Hollywood premieres like Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth, Kevin Costner’s first film of a planned four-part series Horizon: An American Saga, Francis Coppola’s long-gestating Megalopolis, Yorgos Lanthimos’ Kinds of Kindness in a reteam with Emma Stone, Paul Schrader’s Oh, Canada and Andrea Arnold’s Bird to name a few.
They are joined by new films from stalwart auteurs including David Cronenberg, Jacques Audiard, Ali Abbasi, Jia Zhang-Ke, Christophe Honoré, Paolo Sorrentino, Gilles Lellouche, Mohammad Rasoulof, Michel Hazanavicius, Guy Maddin, Noémie Merlant and Oliver Stone.
Read all of Deadline’s takes below throughout the festival, which runs May 14-25. Click on the title to read the full review and keep checking back as we update the list.
- 5/22/2024
- by Pete Hammond, Joe Utichi, Damon Wise, Stephanie Bunbury and Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
The past year and a half has been one big neverending drama for the Yellowstone community. Taylor Sheridan and Kevin Costner’s back-and-forth has already lasted far longer than it should have, and it’s hard to deny the devastating effect it had on the iconic show — but apparently, there’s more to unpack between the showrunner and his former lead star.
Costner Points Out Peculiar Similarities
During his recent interview with IndieWire, Kevin Costner touched upon the sensitive subject of potential creative…similarities between his brand new Horizon: An American Saga and Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone where the actor previously starred. Costner waved off the idea that he decided to create a better Yellowstone, but pointed out a different and much more obvious similarity.
The Western star noted that when Sheridan was searching for writers for his Yellowstone prequel 1883, he sent him the Horizon script for inspiration. As a result,...
Costner Points Out Peculiar Similarities
During his recent interview with IndieWire, Kevin Costner touched upon the sensitive subject of potential creative…similarities between his brand new Horizon: An American Saga and Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone where the actor previously starred. Costner waved off the idea that he decided to create a better Yellowstone, but pointed out a different and much more obvious similarity.
The Western star noted that when Sheridan was searching for writers for his Yellowstone prequel 1883, he sent him the Horizon script for inspiration. As a result,...
- 5/22/2024
- by dean-black@startefacts.com (Dean Black)
- STartefacts.com
Apple TV+ has unveiled the trailer for ‘Presumed Innocent,’ the upcoming eight-part limited series starring and executive produced by Academy Award and Tony Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal.
Based on The New York Times bestselling novel of the same name by Scott Turow, the gripping series takes viewers on a journey through the horrific murder that upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney’s office when one of its own is suspected of a crime.
The series explores obsession, sex, politics, and the power and limits of love, as the accused fights to hold his family and marriage together.
Hailing from multi-Emmy Award-winners David E. Kelley and J.J. Abrams. The series is led by an all-star cast that also includes Ruth Negga, Bill Camp, O-t Fagbenle, Chase Infiniti, Elizabeth Marvel, Nana Mensah, Renate Reinsve, Peter Sarsgaard and Kingston Rumi Southwick.
Also in trailers – “There’s no reason for you to stay here…” New...
Based on The New York Times bestselling novel of the same name by Scott Turow, the gripping series takes viewers on a journey through the horrific murder that upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney’s office when one of its own is suspected of a crime.
The series explores obsession, sex, politics, and the power and limits of love, as the accused fights to hold his family and marriage together.
Hailing from multi-Emmy Award-winners David E. Kelley and J.J. Abrams. The series is led by an all-star cast that also includes Ruth Negga, Bill Camp, O-t Fagbenle, Chase Infiniti, Elizabeth Marvel, Nana Mensah, Renate Reinsve, Peter Sarsgaard and Kingston Rumi Southwick.
Also in trailers – “There’s no reason for you to stay here…” New...
- 5/22/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Taylor Sheridan has become one of the most sought-after writers in the industry after he created shows such as Yellowstone and Tulsa King. The former actor who shot to fame as a writer for Sicario has been feuding with his star Kevin Costner for the past few months as the actor worked on his magnum opus Horizon: An American Saga.
While Yellowstone gears up for its final season Costner’s Horizon seems to have hit it big at the Cannes Film Festival after its premiere received a standing ovation. During a post-screening interview, Costner indicated that Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone spinoff 1883 may have borrowed elements from his own film as he had shared the script with Sheridan.
Kevin Costner Hints At Taylor Sheridan Ripping Off Horizon For 1883 Kevin Costner in Horizon: An American Saga | Credits: New Line Cinema/Territory Pictures
Kevin Costner recently debuted the first part of his epic...
While Yellowstone gears up for its final season Costner’s Horizon seems to have hit it big at the Cannes Film Festival after its premiere received a standing ovation. During a post-screening interview, Costner indicated that Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone spinoff 1883 may have borrowed elements from his own film as he had shared the script with Sheridan.
Kevin Costner Hints At Taylor Sheridan Ripping Off Horizon For 1883 Kevin Costner in Horizon: An American Saga | Credits: New Line Cinema/Territory Pictures
Kevin Costner recently debuted the first part of his epic...
- 5/22/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
Kevin Costner is feeling so blessed for the love he received at Cannes for his passion project “Horizon,” which took him so many years to get off the ground – 35 years to be exact. So we can understand why the ‘Yellowstone’ star was teary-eyed during the beautiful moment.
To make the moment even more beautiful, he attended the premiere event with five of his seven children: Annie, 40, Lily, 37, Cayden, 17, Hayes, 15, and Grace, 13.
Kevin Costner – Says ‘Horizon’ Isn’t Mine Anymore In Emotional Speech At Cannes
Costner, 69, was moved to tears to see his movie “Horizon: An American Saga” receive a 10-minute standing ovation at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, May 19.
The enthusiastic response to the period drama drove Costner on to make an emotional speech, thanking the crowd for their love and praising his children for dressing and showing up to support him.
Taking the stage and addressing the crowd,...
To make the moment even more beautiful, he attended the premiere event with five of his seven children: Annie, 40, Lily, 37, Cayden, 17, Hayes, 15, and Grace, 13.
Kevin Costner – Says ‘Horizon’ Isn’t Mine Anymore In Emotional Speech At Cannes
Costner, 69, was moved to tears to see his movie “Horizon: An American Saga” receive a 10-minute standing ovation at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, May 19.
The enthusiastic response to the period drama drove Costner on to make an emotional speech, thanking the crowd for their love and praising his children for dressing and showing up to support him.
Taking the stage and addressing the crowd,...
- 5/22/2024
- by Nmesoma Okechukwu
- Celebrating The Soaps
The 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival continues on Day 9 with the world premieres of The Comte de Monte-Cristo, Motel Destino & All We Imagine as Light.
Pressers and photocalls today at Palais des Festivals included Marcello Mio; Anora; Being Maria; The Village Next To Paradise; Viet and Nam; September Says; Filmlovers! and Le Fil.
Related: ‘Megalopolis’ Cannes Film Festival Premiere Photos: Francis Ford Coppola, Adam Driver, Shia Labeouf, Aubrey Plaza & More
The Croisette has been a buzz so far with glamorous parties and red-carpet fashion statements. Director Quentin Dupieux’s comedy, The Second Act, opened the festival with other highlight premieres from this year’s slate including George Miller’s dystopian saga Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga; Francis Ford Coppola’s star studded-ensemble Megalopolis; Yorgos Lanthimos’s Kinds of Kindness reuniting with past collaborators Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, and Margaret Qualley; Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Pérez, led by Karla Sofía Gascón,...
Pressers and photocalls today at Palais des Festivals included Marcello Mio; Anora; Being Maria; The Village Next To Paradise; Viet and Nam; September Says; Filmlovers! and Le Fil.
Related: ‘Megalopolis’ Cannes Film Festival Premiere Photos: Francis Ford Coppola, Adam Driver, Shia Labeouf, Aubrey Plaza & More
The Croisette has been a buzz so far with glamorous parties and red-carpet fashion statements. Director Quentin Dupieux’s comedy, The Second Act, opened the festival with other highlight premieres from this year’s slate including George Miller’s dystopian saga Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga; Francis Ford Coppola’s star studded-ensemble Megalopolis; Yorgos Lanthimos’s Kinds of Kindness reuniting with past collaborators Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, and Margaret Qualley; Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Pérez, led by Karla Sofía Gascón,...
- 5/22/2024
- by Robert Lang
- Deadline Film + TV
Deadline photo studio hosted talent at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival, as cast members of Cannes premiering films stopped by including David Cronenberg and Vincent Cassel for The Shrouds; Cayden Wyatt Costner, Jena Malone, Isabelle Fuhrman, Abbey Lee, Kevin Costner, Sienna Miller, Ella Hunt, Wase Chief, Georgia MacPhail, and Luke Wilson from Horizon: An American Saga, with Galen Johnson, Cate Blanchett, Guy Maddin and Evan Johnson attending for Rumours.
Sarocha Chankimha, Ramata-Toulaye Sy, Aseel Omran attended for Rsiff Women in Cinema; Francis Ford Coppola and Nathalie Emmanuel from Megalopolis; Willem Dafoe, Hong Chau, Hunter Schafer, Margaret Qualley and Mamoudou Athie for Kinds of Kindness; Ron Howard for Jim Henson Idea Man, George Miller, Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth and Tom Burke of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and many more.
Related: Cannes 2024 in Photos: Parties, Premieres, Pressers & More
The Deadline Studio at Cannes will run from May 14-22, where the...
Sarocha Chankimha, Ramata-Toulaye Sy, Aseel Omran attended for Rsiff Women in Cinema; Francis Ford Coppola and Nathalie Emmanuel from Megalopolis; Willem Dafoe, Hong Chau, Hunter Schafer, Margaret Qualley and Mamoudou Athie for Kinds of Kindness; Ron Howard for Jim Henson Idea Man, George Miller, Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth and Tom Burke of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and many more.
Related: Cannes 2024 in Photos: Parties, Premieres, Pressers & More
The Deadline Studio at Cannes will run from May 14-22, where the...
- 5/22/2024
- by Robert Lang
- Deadline Film + TV
Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 is officially out. The movie he’d risked so much for, his dream project that the actor was cooking for many years, trying to get the funding for it… In the end, Costner took a massive gamble and poured tens of millions of his own money into making Horizon — but we severely underestimated just how much money it was.
Kevin Costner Spent a Fortune on Horizon
There are two major ways in which Costner took immense risks to make Horizon come true. The first one is, of course, his career: the Western star lost his lead part in Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone to work on Horizon and likely rejected some other offers to make time for his own project. But that’s not even the main thing.
For many years, Costner was failing to find production companies willing to fund Horizon.
Kevin Costner Spent a Fortune on Horizon
There are two major ways in which Costner took immense risks to make Horizon come true. The first one is, of course, his career: the Western star lost his lead part in Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone to work on Horizon and likely rejected some other offers to make time for his own project. But that’s not even the main thing.
For many years, Costner was failing to find production companies willing to fund Horizon.
- 5/21/2024
- by dean-black@startefacts.com (Dean Black)
- STartefacts.com
Talking to Kevin Costner after the Cannes premiere of “Horizon: An American Saga,” IndieWire’s Anne Thompson asked the filmmaker if he thought he could improve on Taylor Sheridan’s “Yellowstone.” Costner starred as John Dutton for five seasons; he is unmentioned in the press release for the sixth, which just began production.
“No, of course not,” he said.
However, Costner noted, it could be the other way around: During the second season of “Yellowstone” in 2019, he said, Sheridan was looking for writers. He and Baird sent him the “Horizon” script. Thompson noted that both “1883” and “Horizon” share a wagon train story.
“So I don’t know if there’s any duplications there,” Costner said. “Whether he borrowed something, only he’d have to admit to.” (Reps for Sheridan did not respond to multiple requests for comment.)
Vague accusations of “borrowing” aren’t new to “Yellowstone.” It’s a popular topic on fan sites,...
“No, of course not,” he said.
However, Costner noted, it could be the other way around: During the second season of “Yellowstone” in 2019, he said, Sheridan was looking for writers. He and Baird sent him the “Horizon” script. Thompson noted that both “1883” and “Horizon” share a wagon train story.
“So I don’t know if there’s any duplications there,” Costner said. “Whether he borrowed something, only he’d have to admit to.” (Reps for Sheridan did not respond to multiple requests for comment.)
Vague accusations of “borrowing” aren’t new to “Yellowstone.” It’s a popular topic on fan sites,...
- 5/21/2024
- by Dana Harris-Bridson and Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
This year will mark the end of ‘Yellowstone,’ even though seasons 6 and 7 were originally planned for it. However, despair not, even though creator Taylor Sheridan says the ending was rushed, he did confirm that he was still able to wrap it up the way it would have been done even if there were subsequent seasons.
Prior to Kevin Costner exiting the series to work on his own Western drama ‘Horizon,’ the show’s first four and a half seasons have revolved around the Dutton family, with patriarch Costner’s John Dutton at the helm. However, Costner has agreed to return to wrap up the series. But what kind of ending will it now get?
Kevin Costner – Says ‘Yellowstone’ Ending In Its 5th Season Is Not His Fault
If you must know, Costner doesn’t think the show ending in its fifth season is his fault.
This Monday, Paramount Network announced...
Prior to Kevin Costner exiting the series to work on his own Western drama ‘Horizon,’ the show’s first four and a half seasons have revolved around the Dutton family, with patriarch Costner’s John Dutton at the helm. However, Costner has agreed to return to wrap up the series. But what kind of ending will it now get?
Kevin Costner – Says ‘Yellowstone’ Ending In Its 5th Season Is Not His Fault
If you must know, Costner doesn’t think the show ending in its fifth season is his fault.
This Monday, Paramount Network announced...
- 5/21/2024
- by Nmesoma Okechukwu
- Celebrating The Soaps
The Yellowstone drama has been a serious part of the modern popular culture that has filtered out of the lives of the cast, crew, and director and into that of the audience. For more than a year now, Kevin Costner and Taylor Sheridan have nipped at each otherʼs heels trying to resolve the issue via compromise, but while misconceptions have muddied the water for the viewers, the relationship between the showʼs director and his lead remains very much the same.
Yellowstone [Credit: Paramount Network]For the better part of the past year, the extensive commitment that Sheridan has granted toward the creation of separate shows for Paramount Network has led to a chasm between the Yellowstone scribe and Costner. Sheridanʼs inability to stick to his promised timeline and finish filming the series finale made the actor back out of the deal to fulfill his passion project, Horizon: An American Saga.
Kevin...
Yellowstone [Credit: Paramount Network]For the better part of the past year, the extensive commitment that Sheridan has granted toward the creation of separate shows for Paramount Network has led to a chasm between the Yellowstone scribe and Costner. Sheridanʼs inability to stick to his promised timeline and finish filming the series finale made the actor back out of the deal to fulfill his passion project, Horizon: An American Saga.
Kevin...
- 5/21/2024
- by Diya Majumdar
- FandomWire
So this is what economizing looks like in Cannes.
The rosé still flowed, though not as freely, and it was easier to get a reservation at the Michelin-starred restaurants that are usually booked months in advance of the film festival. There were still rooms to be had at the Hôtel du Cap, the posh resort where studio chiefs and movie stars typically stay. Most troubling, the deals — both for completed films that premiered in Cannes and the packages that hit the Côte d’Azur searching for financing — are taking much longer to close.
Even in the shimmering south of France there’s no escaping that the movie business, having endured Covid shutdowns and two devastating labor strikes, has lost much of its luster. Donna Langley, the chairman of NBCUniversal Studio Group, was blunt during a talk, noting that the domestic box office is down 20% and the global box office has...
The rosé still flowed, though not as freely, and it was easier to get a reservation at the Michelin-starred restaurants that are usually booked months in advance of the film festival. There were still rooms to be had at the Hôtel du Cap, the posh resort where studio chiefs and movie stars typically stay. Most troubling, the deals — both for completed films that premiered in Cannes and the packages that hit the Côte d’Azur searching for financing — are taking much longer to close.
Even in the shimmering south of France there’s no escaping that the movie business, having endured Covid shutdowns and two devastating labor strikes, has lost much of its luster. Donna Langley, the chairman of NBCUniversal Studio Group, was blunt during a talk, noting that the domestic box office is down 20% and the global box office has...
- 5/21/2024
- by Brent Lang and Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Before the debut episode of Friends aired on NBC in 1994, director Jimmy Burrows took the cast on a trip to Las Vegas.
"He handed us each a couple hundred bucks and said, ‘Now go into the casino and go gamble because this is the last time you’ll be able to walk into a casino anonymously,’" Jennifer Aniston recalled in a 2019 interview with Ellen DeGeneres.
"And we had no clue what he was talking about. And sure enough, that was the last time we were able [do that].”
Such was the power of network television in the '90s.
Six unknown young actors could transform overnight into a half-dozen A-listers, entirely on the strength of one popular primetime sitcom.
Eventually, those unknowns would become the highest-paid actors in the history of television, pocketing over $1 million per episode.
Years later, along with costar Reese Witherspoon, Aniston would break her own record, earning $2 million...
"He handed us each a couple hundred bucks and said, ‘Now go into the casino and go gamble because this is the last time you’ll be able to walk into a casino anonymously,’" Jennifer Aniston recalled in a 2019 interview with Ellen DeGeneres.
"And we had no clue what he was talking about. And sure enough, that was the last time we were able [do that].”
Such was the power of network television in the '90s.
Six unknown young actors could transform overnight into a half-dozen A-listers, entirely on the strength of one popular primetime sitcom.
Eventually, those unknowns would become the highest-paid actors in the history of television, pocketing over $1 million per episode.
Years later, along with costar Reese Witherspoon, Aniston would break her own record, earning $2 million...
- 5/21/2024
- by Tyler Johnson
- TVfanatic
Yellowstone has been the heart of Western television for a long time now. The way it managed to switch things up for the genre was extraordinary, with Kevin Costner and Taylor Sheridan at the center of it all. Everyone who worked on the show had a lot to say about it, much of it being positive. Fans and critics alike had a boatload of praise for the series as well.
Kevin Costner in Horizon: An American Saga | Credit: Warner Bros.
As the show nears its end, there is a lot for fans to do before the curtains close once and for all. Although there are spin-offs in the making, that is not sufficient for the gaping hole in Kevin Costner’s absence. Since the series chose to continue on despite his lack of availability, it was intriguing to understand what brought him on in the first place.
Kevin Costner was...
Kevin Costner in Horizon: An American Saga | Credit: Warner Bros.
As the show nears its end, there is a lot for fans to do before the curtains close once and for all. Although there are spin-offs in the making, that is not sufficient for the gaping hole in Kevin Costner’s absence. Since the series chose to continue on despite his lack of availability, it was intriguing to understand what brought him on in the first place.
Kevin Costner was...
- 5/21/2024
- by Adya Godboley
- FandomWire
Throughout his entire career, Kevin Costner has starred in multiple award-winning projects, a majority of which have earned tremendous acclaim, like Yellowstone. But one of his works met with such extraordinary heights of success that all his other pieces are yet to surpass. This project is none other than his Western masterpiece directorial debut movie from 1990, Dances with Wolves.
Kevin Costner in Horizon: An American Saga. | Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures.
Not only did this film grant him three of his first-ever and only Oscar nominations and two wins, but it also launched him as a household name in the entertainment industry. But as much as his directing and acting skills played a major role in the film’s success, the truth is that the 1990 masterpiece just may have never been made had it not been for Costner’s ‘pain in the a—’ friend Michael Blake!
Kevin Costner’s ‘Pain in...
Kevin Costner in Horizon: An American Saga. | Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures.
Not only did this film grant him three of his first-ever and only Oscar nominations and two wins, but it also launched him as a household name in the entertainment industry. But as much as his directing and acting skills played a major role in the film’s success, the truth is that the 1990 masterpiece just may have never been made had it not been for Costner’s ‘pain in the a—’ friend Michael Blake!
Kevin Costner’s ‘Pain in...
- 5/21/2024
- by Mahin Sultan
- FandomWire
IndieWire has published its Cannes 2024 Cinematography Survey. We analyzed the data to explore (again and again) that the nine-year-old camera, Arri Alexa Mini, is the most popular camera among Cannes filmmakers. Furthermore, interestingly, in its first appearance on the Cannes Cinematography Chart and jumped straight to second place, is the Arri 35.
The main cameras of Cannes 2024 are the Arri Alexa Mini and the 35. Cannes 2024 cinematography
The 77th annual Cannes Film Festival is taking place from 14 to 25 May 2024. IndieWire has reached out to the filmmakers behind 59 films screened in various categories in the festival. The DPs elaborated on the tools they utilized to tell their stories. Read the entire survey here.
Official poster of the 77th Cannes Film Festival featuring a still image from the movie Rhapsody in August by Akira Kurosawa (1991)
As the tradition calls, we took the data and filtered it to the cameras used, to explore tendency. Based on the info,...
The main cameras of Cannes 2024 are the Arri Alexa Mini and the 35. Cannes 2024 cinematography
The 77th annual Cannes Film Festival is taking place from 14 to 25 May 2024. IndieWire has reached out to the filmmakers behind 59 films screened in various categories in the festival. The DPs elaborated on the tools they utilized to tell their stories. Read the entire survey here.
Official poster of the 77th Cannes Film Festival featuring a still image from the movie Rhapsody in August by Akira Kurosawa (1991)
As the tradition calls, we took the data and filtered it to the cameras used, to explore tendency. Based on the info,...
- 5/21/2024
- by Yossy Mendelovich
- YMCinema
Kevin Costner feels Francis Ford Coppola’s pain. Both invested their own millions — “just shy of $100 million” for Costner, he told me, and $120 million for Coppola — in ambitious movies that no one else wanted to fund.
“Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1” (which debuted out-of-competition at Cannes on May 19 to the extended standing ovation that is de rigueur these days) landed New Line/Warner Bros. as its stateside theatrical distributor in what Costner said was a “very modest” deal. He added that “Horizon” sold well to foreign territories at Cannes via K5, although it was slow going at first.
Coppola is still hoping someone will pay him to release his film. Costner is concerned that the auteur is vulnerable. “There’s people that will take advantage of you and I fear people will do that to Francis,” he said. “I’m worried about him, too. I feel they will do that to him.
“Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1” (which debuted out-of-competition at Cannes on May 19 to the extended standing ovation that is de rigueur these days) landed New Line/Warner Bros. as its stateside theatrical distributor in what Costner said was a “very modest” deal. He added that “Horizon” sold well to foreign territories at Cannes via K5, although it was slow going at first.
Coppola is still hoping someone will pay him to release his film. Costner is concerned that the auteur is vulnerable. “There’s people that will take advantage of you and I fear people will do that to Francis,” he said. “I’m worried about him, too. I feel they will do that to him.
- 5/21/2024
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
The Western drama is still scheduled to return with its last episodes in November of this year.
There’s been so much off-camera drama surrounding “Yellowstone” that fans of the show can be forgiven for thinking that some of its characters have leaped off the screen and into real life. The rugged Western series following the triumphs, failures, and betrayals of the Dutton family hasn’t aired a new episode since January 1, 2023, and its co-creator Taylor Sheridan has decided to nix the planned final two seasons of the show and end it after its current fifth installment. Now, Paramount has announced that production on the long-awaited second half of Season 5 has finally begun, which means that fans can officially start getting excited about the return of new episodes to Paramount Network this November.
Key Details: Much of the blame for ‘Yellowstone’ production delays has been laid at the feet of...
There’s been so much off-camera drama surrounding “Yellowstone” that fans of the show can be forgiven for thinking that some of its characters have leaped off the screen and into real life. The rugged Western series following the triumphs, failures, and betrayals of the Dutton family hasn’t aired a new episode since January 1, 2023, and its co-creator Taylor Sheridan has decided to nix the planned final two seasons of the show and end it after its current fifth installment. Now, Paramount has announced that production on the long-awaited second half of Season 5 has finally begun, which means that fans can officially start getting excited about the return of new episodes to Paramount Network this November.
Key Details: Much of the blame for ‘Yellowstone’ production delays has been laid at the feet of...
- 5/21/2024
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
Kevin Costner in Cannes In common with his compatriot Francis Ford Coppola who self-financed Megalopolis, Kevin Costner isn’t afraid to put his money where is mouth is. For the first part of Horizon: An American Saga he has mortgaged his four properties to raise the funds which has enabled him to also complete Chapter Two of the epic Western.
Kevin Costner in Cannes: 'We tend to think that Westerns are simple, but they are complicated' Photo: Richard Mowe And he has already started production on the third part before he closed down the shoot after three days’ work to come to the Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of the first film. “It was so important for me to come to a place where movies are viewed in a very open way,” he said.
On his leap into the unknown he believes the risk is worth it. “I do...
Kevin Costner in Cannes: 'We tend to think that Westerns are simple, but they are complicated' Photo: Richard Mowe And he has already started production on the third part before he closed down the shoot after three days’ work to come to the Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of the first film. “It was so important for me to come to a place where movies are viewed in a very open way,” he said.
On his leap into the unknown he believes the risk is worth it. “I do...
- 5/21/2024
- by Richard Mowe
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
The fifth season of Yellowstone is halfway done, so the show is not over yet. As the hit series draws closer to its anticipated finale, fans are eager to see how the story of the Dutton family is going to end. However, one key player in the show’s success, Kevin Costner, has thrown a wrench in the works by hinting that he may not return for the final episodes unless certain “conditions” are met.
Since reports of Costner’s departure from Paramount’s show began to circulate in 2023, his controversial exit has been linked to schedule conflicts, financial demands, and a shift in focus toward other projects. But, in a recent interview for a GQ cover story, the 69-year-old actor offered his perspective on the situation and discussed his potential return to Yellowstone.
Kevin Costner in a still from Yellowstone | Linson Entertainment
Indeed, the actor revealed that his return...
Since reports of Costner’s departure from Paramount’s show began to circulate in 2023, his controversial exit has been linked to schedule conflicts, financial demands, and a shift in focus toward other projects. But, in a recent interview for a GQ cover story, the 69-year-old actor offered his perspective on the situation and discussed his potential return to Yellowstone.
Kevin Costner in a still from Yellowstone | Linson Entertainment
Indeed, the actor revealed that his return...
- 5/21/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
In the entertainment industry, where blockbusters are funded by rich billionaires with deep pockets, Kevin Costner is standing out from the crowd by putting his own money into his passion project. The veteran actor and filmmaker, 69, recently revealed that he has invested a staggering $38 million of his own money into his new Western epic, Horizon: An American Saga.
We must accept that the Yellowstone star’s commitment to his forthcoming project is nothing short of remarkable. Despite facing challenges in securing funding from traditional sources, he was determined to see his vision come to life.
Kevin Costner in Horizon: An American Saga | Warner Bros.
But what truly sets Costner apart is his willingness to call out the wealthy elite of Hollywood for not stepping up to support his project. In a recent GQ interview, the actor challenged Tinsetown’s “brave, rich” billionaires who didn’t help, prompting Coster to risk...
We must accept that the Yellowstone star’s commitment to his forthcoming project is nothing short of remarkable. Despite facing challenges in securing funding from traditional sources, he was determined to see his vision come to life.
Kevin Costner in Horizon: An American Saga | Warner Bros.
But what truly sets Costner apart is his willingness to call out the wealthy elite of Hollywood for not stepping up to support his project. In a recent GQ interview, the actor challenged Tinsetown’s “brave, rich” billionaires who didn’t help, prompting Coster to risk...
- 5/21/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
Kevin Costner arrived at the Cannes Film Festival surrounded by his children on Sunday night for the premiere of his new film Horizon: An American Saga. The appearance marked a rare reunion of the entire Costner family on the international stage, showcasing the close-knit bonds that have defined this Hollywood dynasty.
The Costner family looked elegant together as they walked the red carpet. Kevin, known for iconic movies like Dances with Wolves and Field of Dreams, led the way with his engaging presence.
His daughters Lily, Grace Avery and Annie looked beautiful in their dresses, and his sons Cayden Wyatt and Hayes looked dashing in their suits.
The family reunion on the French Riviera showed how close the Costners are, even though Kevin divorced his wife, Nicole Baumgartner, last year in an acrimonious divorce. He has worked hard to maintain strong bonds with all his children from his previous marriages.
The Costner family looked elegant together as they walked the red carpet. Kevin, known for iconic movies like Dances with Wolves and Field of Dreams, led the way with his engaging presence.
His daughters Lily, Grace Avery and Annie looked beautiful in their dresses, and his sons Cayden Wyatt and Hayes looked dashing in their suits.
The family reunion on the French Riviera showed how close the Costners are, even though Kevin divorced his wife, Nicole Baumgartner, last year in an acrimonious divorce. He has worked hard to maintain strong bonds with all his children from his previous marriages.
- 5/21/2024
- by Lauren Ramsey
- Uinterview
After over a year hiatus, Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2 has begun production in Montana, as earlier promised and then revealed by Paramount Network Monday. The Western drama series approaches its close with the final episodes predicted to land in November later this year.
Four and a half seasons of the Taylor Sheridan series have followed the Dutton Family, led by patriarch Kevin Costner’s John Dutton, who oversees the largest cattle ranch in the modern-day United States. The Dutton family faces constant challenges from those at its borders — the growing Bozeman, Montana, the fictional Indian reservation of Broken Rock and America’s first national park.
With several prequel series and a contemporary spinoff in the works, the original installment was originally set to conclude at the end of 2023, but the WGA and SAG strikes delayed production on the final episodes.
Read on for what we know about Yellowstone Season 5 Part II:...
Four and a half seasons of the Taylor Sheridan series have followed the Dutton Family, led by patriarch Kevin Costner’s John Dutton, who oversees the largest cattle ranch in the modern-day United States. The Dutton family faces constant challenges from those at its borders — the growing Bozeman, Montana, the fictional Indian reservation of Broken Rock and America’s first national park.
With several prequel series and a contemporary spinoff in the works, the original installment was originally set to conclude at the end of 2023, but the WGA and SAG strikes delayed production on the final episodes.
Read on for what we know about Yellowstone Season 5 Part II:...
- 5/20/2024
- by Dessi Gomez
- Deadline Film + TV
Famed for his roles in iconic movies like The Untouchables and Bull Durham, Kevin Costner stands tall as one of the most acclaimed and versatile legends in Hollywood. However, shockwaves went through the news when his wife of eighteen years, Christine Baumgartner, filed for divorce about a year ago. Furthermore, early rumors that started swirling about the reasons behind the move blamed his Yellowstone project for causing conflicts in the actor’s work-life balance.
Kevin Costner in Bull Durham
It turns out, that those talks may have only been partially true. The Man of Steel star recently spoke out on the actual issues that took a toll on his marriage as well as him being as surprised as any other on knowing the news. Additionally, he also opened up on his commitments to upcoming projects like Horizon and also on why he stays so focused on his work.
The actual...
Kevin Costner in Bull Durham
It turns out, that those talks may have only been partially true. The Man of Steel star recently spoke out on the actual issues that took a toll on his marriage as well as him being as surprised as any other on knowing the news. Additionally, he also opened up on his commitments to upcoming projects like Horizon and also on why he stays so focused on his work.
The actual...
- 5/20/2024
- by Imteshal Karim
- FandomWire
Kevin Costner‘s seven children range from 40 to 13 years old. Despite the 27-year age range, his three daughters and four sons love and support each other and their famous parents. So much so that five of them flew across the Atlantic to support their dad.
Lily Costner, Hayes Logan Costner, Grace Avery Costner, Kevin Costner, Cayden Wyatt Costner and Annie Costner | Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
Costner’s 2024 movie, Horizon: An American Saga, premiered at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival. And his family took to the red carpet. In Costner’s first directorial effort since 2003’s Open Range, the Yellowstone star again takes on the American West in this drama. Horizon chronicles a multi-faceted, 15-year span of pre- and post-Civil War expansion and settlement of the American West.
The Costner kids take a selfie together in Cannes, France. Kevin Costner signs autographs | Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images...
Lily Costner, Hayes Logan Costner, Grace Avery Costner, Kevin Costner, Cayden Wyatt Costner and Annie Costner | Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
Costner’s 2024 movie, Horizon: An American Saga, premiered at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival. And his family took to the red carpet. In Costner’s first directorial effort since 2003’s Open Range, the Yellowstone star again takes on the American West in this drama. Horizon chronicles a multi-faceted, 15-year span of pre- and post-Civil War expansion and settlement of the American West.
The Costner kids take a selfie together in Cannes, France. Kevin Costner signs autographs | Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images...
- 5/20/2024
- by Ali Hicks
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Yellowstone star Kevin Costner will return to the Western genre with his film series Horizon: An American Saga, the first part of which is set to arrive in theaters June 28. The first film in a planned four-arc installment premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival to an 11-minute 40-second standing ovation, which brought the actor to tears.
Costner, who stars in and directs the Western installments, has been wanting to bring this project to the screen since 1988 when he started dreaming it up. He cowrote it with Jon Baird. The Dances With Wolves star revealed that production has begun for the third film and that he has plans to make a fourth. The second part of the series will follow the first with a theatrical release this summer.
Read on for everything we know about Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga:
What is Horizon: An American Saga about?
The...
Costner, who stars in and directs the Western installments, has been wanting to bring this project to the screen since 1988 when he started dreaming it up. He cowrote it with Jon Baird. The Dances With Wolves star revealed that production has begun for the third film and that he has plans to make a fourth. The second part of the series will follow the first with a theatrical release this summer.
Read on for everything we know about Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga:
What is Horizon: An American Saga about?
The...
- 5/20/2024
- by Dessi Gomez
- Deadline Film + TV
Kevin Costner risked everything to turn his dream project into reality, and now he’s basking in the glory brought by Horizon: An American Saga after it was well-received during its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
Kevin Costner in Horizon: An American Saga / Warner Bros.
The actor notably left Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone due to a number of reasons, one of which was his desire to focus on his own movie. The gamble was truly a precarious move, but he showed no slowing down once he got a grip on his new project.
Kevin Costner Shares Financial Struggles While Making Horizon Movie
A still from Horizon: An American Saga / Warner Bros.
During a Cannes press conference, actor and filmmaker Kevin Costner expressed his frustration over the hardships he faced while making Horizon: An American Saga (via Variety):
I don’t know why it’s so hard to get...
Kevin Costner in Horizon: An American Saga / Warner Bros.
The actor notably left Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone due to a number of reasons, one of which was his desire to focus on his own movie. The gamble was truly a precarious move, but he showed no slowing down once he got a grip on his new project.
Kevin Costner Shares Financial Struggles While Making Horizon Movie
A still from Horizon: An American Saga / Warner Bros.
During a Cannes press conference, actor and filmmaker Kevin Costner expressed his frustration over the hardships he faced while making Horizon: An American Saga (via Variety):
I don’t know why it’s so hard to get...
- 5/20/2024
- by Ariane Cruz
- FandomWire
Sienna Miller has been a consistent performer ever since her breakthrough roles in Matthew Vaughn’s Layer Cake and Alfie. She impressed critics and audiences with her performances playing real-life people in Factory Girl, The Edge of Love, and The Girl, while also starring in award-winning films such as Foxcatcher and American Sniper.
Sienna Miller in The Edge of Love | Lionsgate
Like most actors and actresses in the industry in the early 2000s, everyone was doing their best to impress Harvey Weinstein who was the most powerful and influential producer at the time. Getting his approval meant a stable Hollywood career and Miller believed that his constant abuses at her were a form of tough love, which she felt was a badge of honor.
Sienna Miller Felt Inaugurated After Being Shouted At By Harvey Weinstein
Sienna Miller and Jude Law in Alfie | Paramount Pictures
Harvey Weinstein had a lot of...
Sienna Miller in The Edge of Love | Lionsgate
Like most actors and actresses in the industry in the early 2000s, everyone was doing their best to impress Harvey Weinstein who was the most powerful and influential producer at the time. Getting his approval meant a stable Hollywood career and Miller believed that his constant abuses at her were a form of tough love, which she felt was a badge of honor.
Sienna Miller Felt Inaugurated After Being Shouted At By Harvey Weinstein
Sienna Miller and Jude Law in Alfie | Paramount Pictures
Harvey Weinstein had a lot of...
- 5/20/2024
- by Rahul Thokchom
- FandomWire
A director, a producer, a writer, an investor, and a movie star walk into a bar, and the barman tells them: “The usual, Kevin?” That’s right: Kevin Costner was all these things for his latest movie Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1, and he sunk a lot of passion, effort, and money into making it a reality. That’s why Horizon’s recent premiere at Cannes was perhaps Costner’s most important in his entire career.
Horizon’s Cannes Premiere Left Costner in Tears
Recently, Kevin Costner visited the Cannes Film Festival with Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 and finally revealed his magnum opus to the world. Over three hours long, the movie kept the audience in tense silence throughout the entire duration, and the viewers’ reaction when it ended was nothing short of spectacular.
As the credits rolled, Kevin Costner received a 10-minute-long standing ovation.
Horizon’s Cannes Premiere Left Costner in Tears
Recently, Kevin Costner visited the Cannes Film Festival with Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 and finally revealed his magnum opus to the world. Over three hours long, the movie kept the audience in tense silence throughout the entire duration, and the viewers’ reaction when it ended was nothing short of spectacular.
As the credits rolled, Kevin Costner received a 10-minute-long standing ovation.
- 5/20/2024
- by dean-black@startefacts.com (Dean Black)
- STartefacts.com
Sienna Miller and Ben Affleck starred together in the 2016 film, Live By Night, which the actor himself helmed. He was riding high on the success of his Oscar-winning film Argo, but this next film proved to be a complete disaster. It took years for Affleck to take on another project as a director. Miller may have identified one of the issues which affected the emotional quality of the film. She revealed that she had zero chemistry with Affleck.
Sienna Miller and Ben Affleck in a still from Live By Night | RatPac-Dune Entertainment
In recent years, Miller has been known for playing complex, dramatic roles in films that were well-received by critics as well as audiences. She’s playing the role of Frances Kittredge in Kevin Costner’s upcoming two-part Western drama, Horizon: An American Saga.
Sienna Miller Had No Chemistry With Ben Affleck In Live By Night
Sienna Miller and...
Sienna Miller and Ben Affleck in a still from Live By Night | RatPac-Dune Entertainment
In recent years, Miller has been known for playing complex, dramatic roles in films that were well-received by critics as well as audiences. She’s playing the role of Frances Kittredge in Kevin Costner’s upcoming two-part Western drama, Horizon: An American Saga.
Sienna Miller Had No Chemistry With Ben Affleck In Live By Night
Sienna Miller and...
- 5/20/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
Kevin Costner saddled up to the Campari Lounge at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday for a 75-minute conversation about his life and career that was funny, revealing and even tear-jerking.
It was all part of The Hollywood Reporter executive editor (awards) Scott Feinberg’s annual taping at Cannes of his Awards Chatter podcast, and took place just hours before Costner unveiled his latest film, Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1, at the festival.
During the lively conversation, Costner seemed energized by the crowd, at times standing up and wandering toward them, or facing the picturesque view of the Croisette and pretending to have a conversation with himself (or a wise adviser) wherein he’d interrogate his decisions, like spending his own money on his movies.
Costner invested $20 million of his own money into Horizon, deferred his fees and took out a loan on his Santa Barbara home to make it happen,...
It was all part of The Hollywood Reporter executive editor (awards) Scott Feinberg’s annual taping at Cannes of his Awards Chatter podcast, and took place just hours before Costner unveiled his latest film, Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1, at the festival.
During the lively conversation, Costner seemed energized by the crowd, at times standing up and wandering toward them, or facing the picturesque view of the Croisette and pretending to have a conversation with himself (or a wise adviser) wherein he’d interrogate his decisions, like spending his own money on his movies.
Costner invested $20 million of his own money into Horizon, deferred his fees and took out a loan on his Santa Barbara home to make it happen,...
- 5/20/2024
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kevin Costner confirmed in a new GQ magazine cover story that reports claiming he spent $20 million of his own money to co-finance his new Western epic “Horizon: An American Saga” are not true, as he actually contributed more than that from his personal bank account.
“I know they say I’ve got $20 million of my own money in this movie,” Costner said. “It’s not true. I’ve got now about $38 million in the film. That’s the truth. That’s the real number.”
Costner funded “Horizon: An American Saga” alongside two investors who he has not yet publicly named. The Western saga spans four movies, two of which were shot back to back. Costner recently world premiered the three-hour first movie at the Cannes Film Festival to mixed reviews. Warner Bros. is releasing the first two installments in theaters this summer. Costner is already in pre-production on the third movie,...
“I know they say I’ve got $20 million of my own money in this movie,” Costner said. “It’s not true. I’ve got now about $38 million in the film. That’s the truth. That’s the real number.”
Costner funded “Horizon: An American Saga” alongside two investors who he has not yet publicly named. The Western saga spans four movies, two of which were shot back to back. Costner recently world premiered the three-hour first movie at the Cannes Film Festival to mixed reviews. Warner Bros. is releasing the first two installments in theaters this summer. Costner is already in pre-production on the third movie,...
- 5/20/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
There’s something distinctly charming and captivating about the genre of Western in cinema. So captivating, in fact, that some actors dedicate their entire careers to this particular genre — and Kevin Costner might just be the best example of that.
For decades, the man has always been up in the saddle with a gun in his hand, and he’s still true to himself, roaming the prairies in his latest movie.
Kevin Costner’s Horizon Was a Huge Gamble
It’s borderline impossible to imagine Kevin Costner betraying the genre of Western, and the actor has proven it time and time again. For years, Costner has been nurturing his idea of the perfect American Saga, but he had no luck in finding producers for it — but recently, he did, and he jumped at the opportunity immediately.
To make Horizon, Costner risked everything. He sacrificed his iconic (and highly profitable!) lead part in Yellowstone,...
For decades, the man has always been up in the saddle with a gun in his hand, and he’s still true to himself, roaming the prairies in his latest movie.
Kevin Costner’s Horizon Was a Huge Gamble
It’s borderline impossible to imagine Kevin Costner betraying the genre of Western, and the actor has proven it time and time again. For years, Costner has been nurturing his idea of the perfect American Saga, but he had no luck in finding producers for it — but recently, he did, and he jumped at the opportunity immediately.
To make Horizon, Costner risked everything. He sacrificed his iconic (and highly profitable!) lead part in Yellowstone,...
- 5/20/2024
- by dean-black@startefacts.com (Dean Black)
- STartefacts.com
Paramount Network announced Monday that Yellowstone has resumed production.
Filming on the Western hit’s final season five episodes has gotten underway in Montana.
While start of production was later than previously thought, MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios still expect the drama to return in November, as previously announced last year.
There was no update on the show’s cast — or whether star Kevin Costner will make an appearance in the final episodes that are expected to wrap the series.
Yellowstone aired it last episode more than a year ago — in January, 2023 — amid Paramount Network deciding to split the season into two parts. Talks of infighting over scheduling and script delays between Costner and showrunner Taylor Sheridan ensued for many months, with Costner also focusing on his upcoming Western epic Horizon: An American Saga. The cast and crew had been planning to resume filming in March 2023 with an announced summer premiere date,...
Filming on the Western hit’s final season five episodes has gotten underway in Montana.
While start of production was later than previously thought, MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios still expect the drama to return in November, as previously announced last year.
There was no update on the show’s cast — or whether star Kevin Costner will make an appearance in the final episodes that are expected to wrap the series.
Yellowstone aired it last episode more than a year ago — in January, 2023 — amid Paramount Network deciding to split the season into two parts. Talks of infighting over scheduling and script delays between Costner and showrunner Taylor Sheridan ensued for many months, with Costner also focusing on his upcoming Western epic Horizon: An American Saga. The cast and crew had been planning to resume filming in March 2023 with an announced summer premiere date,...
- 5/20/2024
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Production is underway in Montana on the second half of the fifth and final season of Yellowstone, Paramount Network said today. As previously announced, the series, which has been on hiatus since January 2023, is slated to return for the final episodes in November.
Yellowstone chronicles the Dutton family who controls the largest contiguous cattle ranch in the United States. Amid shifting alliances, unsolved murders, open wounds, and hard-earned respect – the ranch is in constant conflict with those it borders – an expanding town, an Indian reservation, and America’s first national park.
Kevin Costner, who departed the series last year in the starring role of John Dutton, is in Cannes right now where his film Horizon: An American Saga, world premiered. He is currently filming Chapter 3 of Horizon. At a Cannes press conference, Costner said he had taken a break to go to Cannes and is heading back to continue filming.
Yellowstone chronicles the Dutton family who controls the largest contiguous cattle ranch in the United States. Amid shifting alliances, unsolved murders, open wounds, and hard-earned respect – the ranch is in constant conflict with those it borders – an expanding town, an Indian reservation, and America’s first national park.
Kevin Costner, who departed the series last year in the starring role of John Dutton, is in Cannes right now where his film Horizon: An American Saga, world premiered. He is currently filming Chapter 3 of Horizon. At a Cannes press conference, Costner said he had taken a break to go to Cannes and is heading back to continue filming.
- 5/20/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Scale, sweep, or schadenfreude; whatever you might be seeking in the films of Kevin Costner, you tend to walk away with the vistas. Think of the golden plains and stampeding buffalo of his directorial debut Dances with Wolves; or the jaw-dropping aerial shot of scavengers circling the atoll in Waterworld; and lest we forget The Postman, a work even the most harebrained viewers haven’t found the energy to reappraise, which still left you with an image of The Sound of Music projected onto a quarry wall, not to mention that statue of himself constructed for the film’s whacky finale. For better or worse, they aren’t easily forgotten.
The multi-hyphenate makes his long-awaited return to the director’s chair with Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1, a classic western told through the unhurried framework of a limited series and a vision as wide as the open sky. It...
The multi-hyphenate makes his long-awaited return to the director’s chair with Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1, a classic western told through the unhurried framework of a limited series and a vision as wide as the open sky. It...
- 5/20/2024
- by Rory O'Connor
- The Film Stage
Kevin Costner’s new Western epic may have gotten a 10-minute standing ovation at Cannes, but once critics got back from festival screenings to their hotel rooms, they posted reviews for Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1 that were far less enthusiastic.
Horizon is the first film in writer-director-star Costner’s massive four-picture gamble that he famously leveraged one of his homes to help finance (spending $38 million out of pocket for the $90 million-budgeted film). Chapter 1 is three hours and is largely focused on setting the stage — introducing a sprawling ensemble of characters, with the promise of more dramatic events to come in the remaining films.
There are not a large number of reviews for the post-Civil War Western tale so far, but some of the early critiques are pretty harsh. The most common complaint is the film doesn’t feel like cinema so much as a trio of back-to-back episodes of a new TV series,...
Horizon is the first film in writer-director-star Costner’s massive four-picture gamble that he famously leveraged one of his homes to help finance (spending $38 million out of pocket for the $90 million-budgeted film). Chapter 1 is three hours and is largely focused on setting the stage — introducing a sprawling ensemble of characters, with the promise of more dramatic events to come in the remaining films.
There are not a large number of reviews for the post-Civil War Western tale so far, but some of the early critiques are pretty harsh. The most common complaint is the film doesn’t feel like cinema so much as a trio of back-to-back episodes of a new TV series,...
- 5/20/2024
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Isn’t it remarkable how sometimes, amid rumors and alleged betrayals, the bonds between co-stars can illuminate the true spirit of camaraderie in Tinseltown? In the movie business, loyalty can be hard to come by. But for Kevin Costner, his Horizon: An American Saga co-star Sienna Miller has proven to be a true friend and ally.
While the Yellowstone star may have felt betrayed by Taylor Sheridan, he can take solace in the fact that Miller has his back. Their mutual admiration and respect for each other was on full display as they walked the red carpet for the premiere of Horizon: An American Saga.
Kevin Costner in Horizon: An American Saga | Warner Bros. Pictures
Costner and the cast of his epic two-part Western flick, recently sat down with Deadline to talk about the film before its Sunday premiere at Cannes. Miller, the talented British actress, has nothing but praise for Costner,...
While the Yellowstone star may have felt betrayed by Taylor Sheridan, he can take solace in the fact that Miller has his back. Their mutual admiration and respect for each other was on full display as they walked the red carpet for the premiere of Horizon: An American Saga.
Kevin Costner in Horizon: An American Saga | Warner Bros. Pictures
Costner and the cast of his epic two-part Western flick, recently sat down with Deadline to talk about the film before its Sunday premiere at Cannes. Miller, the talented British actress, has nothing but praise for Costner,...
- 5/20/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
Kevin Costner first conceived of the multi-part story that would become “Horizon: An American Saga” back in 1988. Even after two films completed, he’s still got a way to go to finish it.
Part one of the “Manifest Destiny” epic premiered at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on Sunday. Costner, the winner of two Oscars (for directing and producing “Dances With Wolves”) and one Emmy (an Outstanding Leading Actor in a Miniseries or Movie nod for “Hatfields & McCoys”), knew he had to saddle up and come to the south of France. The frequently taciturn 69-year-old has given multiple interviews, in which he’s made it evident how much the partially self-funded project means to him.
At a press conference, he explained that he was three days into production on “Chapter 3” before he shut the company down to engage in promotion full-time. “It was so important to me to come...
Part one of the “Manifest Destiny” epic premiered at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on Sunday. Costner, the winner of two Oscars (for directing and producing “Dances With Wolves”) and one Emmy (an Outstanding Leading Actor in a Miniseries or Movie nod for “Hatfields & McCoys”), knew he had to saddle up and come to the south of France. The frequently taciturn 69-year-old has given multiple interviews, in which he’s made it evident how much the partially self-funded project means to him.
At a press conference, he explained that he was three days into production on “Chapter 3” before he shut the company down to engage in promotion full-time. “It was so important to me to come...
- 5/20/2024
- by Jordan Hoffman
- Gold Derby
Aside from being one of the biggest cinema events in the year, the Cannes Film Festival is also a big market where filmmakers pitch their projects to potential buyers and where many deals are made. We have already reported on the endeavors – some successful, some not (yet) – of the filmmakers in Cannes to find distributors (e.g. Megalopolis or The Monkey), and we are now going to discuss yet another story from the film festival, related to a movie we have already reported on.
Kevin Costner is one of the most recognizable names in the movie industry, and while has starred in numerous movies, including The Untouchables, Jkf, The Bodyguard, and others, the filmmaker really likes the Western genre. He starred in Wyatt Earp, directed and starred in Dances with Wolves, which earned him two Oscars, and starred in the western series Hatfields & McCoys and Yellowstone, and he is...
Kevin Costner is one of the most recognizable names in the movie industry, and while has starred in numerous movies, including The Untouchables, Jkf, The Bodyguard, and others, the filmmaker really likes the Western genre. He starred in Wyatt Earp, directed and starred in Dances with Wolves, which earned him two Oscars, and starred in the western series Hatfields & McCoys and Yellowstone, and he is...
- 5/20/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
Good luck to you and all who plod along dusty roads with you if the first chapter of Kevin Costner’s “Horizon: An American Saga” compels you to seek out the forthcoming second one. This Civil War-era, Old West expansion epic is a $100 million vanity project that finds the actor/filmmaker in familiar terrain, and with the gall to cast himself as an apparently swoon-inducing cowboy in a world where all the women are either ball busters, prostitutes, or profoundly stupid, and the men hayseeds or Great American Heroes.
Told across four interwoven tales in and around the territories that became Wyoming, Montana, and Kansas, “Horizon” gets its title from a fictional pioneer settlement in the 1860s that’s stomped out an Apache tribe now battling to get back their land. But their patted-on inclusion at all feels like a committee-driven, gun-to-the-head corrective rather than an organic necessity of the story.
Told across four interwoven tales in and around the territories that became Wyoming, Montana, and Kansas, “Horizon” gets its title from a fictional pioneer settlement in the 1860s that’s stomped out an Apache tribe now battling to get back their land. But their patted-on inclusion at all feels like a committee-driven, gun-to-the-head corrective rather than an organic necessity of the story.
- 5/20/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Warner Bros has unleashed a new trailer for Kevin Costner’s 2 part chronicle covering the Civil War expansion and settlement of the American West, ‘Horizon: An American Saga’.
The movie explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, Costner’s ambitious cinematic adventure will take audiences on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.
Costner takes up the director’s chair as well as starring opposite Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone, Owen Crow Shoe, Tatanka Means, Ella Hunt, Tim Guinee, Danny Huston and many more.
Also in trailers – “Things are gonna get bad…” New trailer drives in for...
The movie explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, Costner’s ambitious cinematic adventure will take audiences on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.
Costner takes up the director’s chair as well as starring opposite Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone, Owen Crow Shoe, Tatanka Means, Ella Hunt, Tim Guinee, Danny Huston and many more.
Also in trailers – “Things are gonna get bad…” New trailer drives in for...
- 5/20/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Kevin Costner’s dream project Horizon: An American Saga was finally shown to the world at the Cannes Film Festival. The film had its premiere at the prestigious festival and reportedly received a seven-minute standing ovation. The two-part saga’s first chapter was shown at the festival and reportedly received positive responses.
Costner could be seen tearing up after the end of the film. The actor reportedly promised the production of two more installments. Fans who had gone to watch the Western took to social media to express their admiration for Costner’s work after the actor-filmmaker took a huge risk and financed the $100 million project on his own by selling his ranch.
Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga Gets An Amazing Response At Cannes Kevin Costner in Horizon: An American Saga
The seven-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival is a privilege few films receive and is...
Costner could be seen tearing up after the end of the film. The actor reportedly promised the production of two more installments. Fans who had gone to watch the Western took to social media to express their admiration for Costner’s work after the actor-filmmaker took a huge risk and financed the $100 million project on his own by selling his ranch.
Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga Gets An Amazing Response At Cannes Kevin Costner in Horizon: An American Saga
The seven-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival is a privilege few films receive and is...
- 5/20/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
Many would say the Western genre is waning, but Kevin Costner would beg to differ. The actor has brought his latest tribute to the genre with his most ambitious project of recent times, Horizon: An American Saga. Directed, produced, and starring Costner, the two-part (of four planned movies) epic Western was screened for critics. The response his movie got, however, was not what the actor previously expected.
Kevin Costner in Horizon: An American Saga. Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures
Horizon: An American Saga has an ensemble cast including Sam Worthington, Sienna Miller, and co. The movie has been in the buzz among the fans of Costner, and particularly the devout fans of Western. However, the response from critics to the movie may not be healthy as the movie is aiming for a big box office haul.
Horizon: An American Saga Has A Disastrous Rotten Tomatoes Debut
Kevin Costner in Horizon: An American Saga.
Kevin Costner in Horizon: An American Saga. Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures
Horizon: An American Saga has an ensemble cast including Sam Worthington, Sienna Miller, and co. The movie has been in the buzz among the fans of Costner, and particularly the devout fans of Western. However, the response from critics to the movie may not be healthy as the movie is aiming for a big box office haul.
Horizon: An American Saga Has A Disastrous Rotten Tomatoes Debut
Kevin Costner in Horizon: An American Saga.
- 5/20/2024
- by Lachit Roy
- FandomWire
Kevin Costner got candid about partly self-financing his new movie, “Horizon: An American Saga,” at a Cannes Film Festival press conference on Monday.
Costner put much of his own fortune into making the $100 million-plus film, including mortgaging his ranch. He directs and stars in the film, which he also produced and co-wrote.
When asked about his struggle to finance the film, Costner said, “I don’t know why it was so hard.”
“You saw the movie. I don’t know why it was so hard to get people to believe in the movie that I wanted to make,” he continued. “You know, I don’t think my movie is better than anybody else’s movie, but I don’t think anybody else’s movie is better than mine. I don’t go out into the world with something I don’t think is good.”
“Horizon” is meant to be a four-part saga,...
Costner put much of his own fortune into making the $100 million-plus film, including mortgaging his ranch. He directs and stars in the film, which he also produced and co-wrote.
When asked about his struggle to finance the film, Costner said, “I don’t know why it was so hard.”
“You saw the movie. I don’t know why it was so hard to get people to believe in the movie that I wanted to make,” he continued. “You know, I don’t think my movie is better than anybody else’s movie, but I don’t think anybody else’s movie is better than mine. I don’t go out into the world with something I don’t think is good.”
“Horizon” is meant to be a four-part saga,...
- 5/20/2024
- by Tatiana Siegel and Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Arriving in the middle of the art smorgasbord that’s the Cannes Film Festival, a three-hour Western directed by Kevin Costner sounded like it might be just the ticket for a perfect night of counterprogramming: a grandly scaled slice of neo-classical Hollywood. That, after all, describes the other two Westerns Costner has directed (“Dances with Wolves” and “Open Range”), as well as his quirky sci-fi pseudo-Western “The Postman.” There’s no question that “Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1,” Costner’s fourth outing as a director, gives off some of that traditional flavor.
The movie, set in 1859 in territories that sprawl from Wyoming to Kansas, has stately mesa backdrops that look like they’d fit right into Monument Valley. It’s got a rousing 1950s-syle musical score (by John Debney) that lays on the Old West sentimentality even when dire things are happening. And a good portion of the movie is...
The movie, set in 1859 in territories that sprawl from Wyoming to Kansas, has stately mesa backdrops that look like they’d fit right into Monument Valley. It’s got a rousing 1950s-syle musical score (by John Debney) that lays on the Old West sentimentality even when dire things are happening. And a good portion of the movie is...
- 5/19/2024
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
For the last two years in a row, one of the major premieres at the Cannes Film Festival has been a mainstream film that works with the trappings and tropes of the Western genre. But there’s not much connection between Martin Scorsese’s Oklahoma-set 1920s period piece “Killers of the Flower Moon,” one of the hits of last year’s festival, and Kevin Costner’s “Horizon: An American Saga,” which had its premiere at the Grand Theatre Lumiere on Sunday evening.
For Scorsese, approaching that location and time period meant thinking hard about what he could bring to a genre that he felt had peaked with directors like John Ford and Howard Hawks in the 1940s and ’50s, and essentially been ended by Sam Peckinpah’s revisionist Western “The Wild Bunch” in the late 1968s.
Costner, though, has little interest in revisionist thinking about the genre; “Horizon” is proudly,...
For Scorsese, approaching that location and time period meant thinking hard about what he could bring to a genre that he felt had peaked with directors like John Ford and Howard Hawks in the 1940s and ’50s, and essentially been ended by Sam Peckinpah’s revisionist Western “The Wild Bunch” in the late 1968s.
Costner, though, has little interest in revisionist thinking about the genre; “Horizon” is proudly,...
- 5/19/2024
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Kevin Costner was unable to hold back tears at Cannes on Sunday night after his Western epic “Horizon: An American Saga” was celebrated with a lengthy standing ovation.
The three-hour film is the first of a proposed four Costner has planned. The long-gestating passion project premiered at the Grand Theatre Lumiere and stars Costner (who also directed) alongside Sienna Miller, Alejandro Edda, Jena Malone, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Georgia MacPhail, Ella Hunt, Isabelle Fuhrman, Wasé Chief, Luke Wilson and the actor’s son Logan Costner.
The actor was reported as having told the audience, “There’s no place like here — I’ll never forget this. I made this [movie] … It’s not mine anymore, this is yours, and I knew that the minute it was over.”
Watch a clip of his teary response below.
A visibly emotional Kevin Costner blows a kiss to the audience as he receives a standing ovation for...
The three-hour film is the first of a proposed four Costner has planned. The long-gestating passion project premiered at the Grand Theatre Lumiere and stars Costner (who also directed) alongside Sienna Miller, Alejandro Edda, Jena Malone, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Georgia MacPhail, Ella Hunt, Isabelle Fuhrman, Wasé Chief, Luke Wilson and the actor’s son Logan Costner.
The actor was reported as having told the audience, “There’s no place like here — I’ll never forget this. I made this [movie] … It’s not mine anymore, this is yours, and I knew that the minute it was over.”
Watch a clip of his teary response below.
A visibly emotional Kevin Costner blows a kiss to the audience as he receives a standing ovation for...
- 5/19/2024
- by Stephanie Kaloi
- The Wrap
There can be no doubt if there is one person bound and determined to keep Hollywood’s long history of Westerns alive it has been Kevin Costner. Okay, well Clint Eastwood too. And that has been true right from the beginning of his career when he played the freewheeling scene stealer Jake in Lawrence Kasdan’s Silverado in 1985, and he also made an impression as title star of 1994’s Wyatt Earp. But his real mark on the genre has been not just as an actor but also as director and producer behind the scenes, first with his Oscar-winning 1990 Best Picture Dances With Wolves and 2003’s terrific Open Range with co-star Robert Duvall. For the past few seasons he has prominently been involved in a more contemporary take in his hit TV series, Yellowstone. But without question his most ambitious and sprawling swing yet, Horizon: An American Saga, which kicked off...
- 5/19/2024
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Kevin Costner may have a lot of drama swirling around his small screen western but that doesn’t mean we weren’t excited for his next cinematic epic, Horizon: An American Saga. Now, we have the first reactions on social media out of the Cannes Film Festival, where the film screened out of competition.
Check out some of the initial reactions to Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga:
Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 is an absorbing ride into the Old West from Kevin Costner
Our full review >> https://t.co/lOoUJdNPYw pic.twitter.com/e7RQyoSfx1
— Total Film (@totalfilm) May 19, 2024
Horizon is a grand, sprawling epic or the birth of America, told with elegance and spectacle of yesteryear Hollywood. It proves once again that Kevin Costner is a master of the genre. I would have watched Chapter 2 immediately afterwards. #Cannes2024 pic.twitter.com/5ki7gxYqM3
— Joonatan Itkonen Cannes...
Check out some of the initial reactions to Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga:
Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 is an absorbing ride into the Old West from Kevin Costner
Our full review >> https://t.co/lOoUJdNPYw pic.twitter.com/e7RQyoSfx1
— Total Film (@totalfilm) May 19, 2024
Horizon is a grand, sprawling epic or the birth of America, told with elegance and spectacle of yesteryear Hollywood. It proves once again that Kevin Costner is a master of the genre. I would have watched Chapter 2 immediately afterwards. #Cannes2024 pic.twitter.com/5ki7gxYqM3
— Joonatan Itkonen Cannes...
- 5/19/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
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