Kevin Costner’s epic western “Horizon: An American Saga” was showcased at CinemaCon, with new images revealing more about the film. The two-part movie is set in the mid-1800s during the westward expansion of the United States and will be released in 2024. Costner has been working on this project since 1988, with plans for a 12-year story featuring a diverse cast. The film highlights the risks involved in this ambitious project and could potentially revive interest in the western genre. With both parts set to be released later this year, Costner’s decades-long passion project will finally come to fruition on the big screen.
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Novas imagens de Horizon: An American Saga foram exibidas no CinemaCon, revelando mais sobre o épico de faroeste de Kevin Costner. O filme de duas partes se passa em meados de 1800, durante a expansão para o oeste dos Estados Unidos, e é dividido em dois “capítulos” para lançamento em 2024. O filme foi concebido por Costner em 1988 e cobrirá um período de 12 anos com um elenco de personagens.
New images from Horizon: An American Saga were shown at CinemaCon, revealing more of what to expect from Kevin Costner's western epic. The two-part movie follows a cast of characters in the mid-1800s, as the United States begins its westward expansion. It will be divided into two "chapters", with both films hitting theaters in late 2024.
Now, Warner Bros. has unveiled new images from the upcoming Horizon: An American Saga films at CinemaCon, revealing more about the upcoming Western. Presented by Costner, who confirmed that the films will take place over a 12-year schedule, the footage highlights the large cast assembled for the project, including Danny Huston, leader of a group of Union soldiers, Michael Rooker, Sam Worthington and Luke Wilson. who leads a group of civilians on their journey. The footage also highlights the risks of the movie, with its various shoot-outs and a child burying a loved one.
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Horizon is Kevin Costner's most ambitious film to date
Costner is creating a multi-part saga
Costner's western epic has been decades in the making, with the actor first developing the film as a movie in 1988, before expanding into a multi-part saga. Although he will star in the film alongside the cast, he also directs both parts, wrote and produced the films. Although Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 have confirmed release dates, Costner has previously stated his intentions to make four films from the original concept.
The new images shown from the film emphasize the risks Costner is taking with Horizon, crafting a huge saga that takes place over more than a decade. However, he has proven himself to be a talented director before with the films Dances with Wolves and Open Range, both Western epics in their own right. The fact that this has been a passion project of his since the late 1980s means that it will reflect a story he has always wanted to tell and can finally portray on the big screen in the way he has always wanted.
The high stakes of the movie also reflect the period of the Civil War, showing the ruthless and dangerous world in which Costner's masterpiece is set. Given when the films are set and how much lawlessness will be a prevalent theme, Horizon could lead to a revival of the Wild West. embracing tropes of the genre in a massive undertaking of a story. With the first two parts of the film being released later this year, it won't be long before the star's decades-long work is finally available to watch come to life.
Horizon: An American Saga – Capítulo 1 chega aos cinemas em 28 de junho. O Capítulo 2 chega aos cinemas em 16 de agosto.
Horizon: an American saga
Horizon: An American Saga is a western film directed by Kevin Costner and featuring him in the lead role. The movie explores several generations around the expansion of the American West before and after the Civil War. Horizon is the first in a series of four films, all of which have been given the green light by Warner Bros.
DirectorKevin Costner
Release date June 28, 2024
Studio(s) New Line Cinema, Territory Pictures
Distributor(s) Warner Bros.
Writers Jon Baird, Kevin Costner
Cast Kevin Costner, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Thomas Haden Church, Jena Malone, Abbey Lee, Michael Rooker, Danny Huston, Isabelle Fuhrman, Jeff Fahey, Will Patton, Tatanka Means, Ella Hunt, Jamie Campbell Bower