Kevin Costner paid for his western epic Horizon in several ways. On the one hand, he accepted a separation from the hit series Yellowstone in order to work on his mammoth project. On the other hand, he says he invested a whopping 39 million US dollars of his own fortune in the film.
The fact that Horizon has now flopped massively in US cinemas and only about 29 million The fact that the film was able to recoup its losses (via Box Office Mojo ) is of relatively little interest to Costner – as are the mixed reviews he has received since the film’s premiere in Cannes.
Kevin Costner remains calm about his mixed performance in Western epic Horizon
As the Western star explained to E! News, he is used to receiving backlash from the press and audience for his work. This does not diminish his belief in Horizon’s quality in the slightest:
I’m used to people despising me in my life. But they can’t despise Horizon because it’s out of their hands now. They might point to the target and say – well, that’s how much it made at the box office –
but I know this movie will be around for the next 50 years.
According to Costner, Horizon makes an important contribution to the reappraisal of US history, which makes the film important for future generations:
There will be a moment when you will want your children to see this film. To understand what their ancestors went through. It is not just a western, it is a story of migration and what they had to do to survive. And I am really proud of that.
Watch another trailer for Horizon here:
Horizon – Teaser Trailer (German) HD
Horizon 2 has been removed from cinemas in the USA, but will still be released in Germany
Due to the poor performance in US cinemas, Horizon 2 will no longer find its way to the big screen there, but will be released directly via streaming. In Germany, a cinema release on 7 November 2024 However, it is still planned.
In this country, around 60,000 viewers saw Horizon on its opening weekend since August 22, according to Inside Kino.
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