Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga garners walkouts amidst standing ovations

In order to finance the film, Costner put in $100 million of his own funds and even mortgaged his ranch.

By Sneha Sengupta On May 21, 2024

Horizon: An American Saga, starring Kevin Costner might have received a standing ovation lasting seven minutes on Sunday night at the Cannes Film Festival. However, there were, in reality, a few walkouts earlier in the film.

Still, when others applauded and cried out, “Kevin, Kevin, Kevin,” Costner became upset. He informed the audience that there would be three more installments in the Horizon series, the first of which would debut in August.

Kevin Costner’s emotional address

“I’m sorry you had to clap that long for me to understand that I should speak,” Costner stated in laughter. “Such good people. Such a good moment, not just for me, but for the actors that came with me, for people who believed in me who continued to work. It’s a funny business, and I’m so glad I found it. There’s no place like here. I’ll never forget this — either will my children.”

About the film

The graphic video, which examines how the American West spread, is told from the perspectives of farmers, soldiers, and cattle ranchers. As he makes his way through, Costner engages in a passionate relationship with a distraught damsel. She is his junior by 33 years.

An outstanding cinematic extravaganza of grandeur, size, and character-driven emotion that can only be experienced on the big screen, Horizon offers a thought-provoking and uncompromising look at America’s past against the stunningly stunning backdrop of the enormous frontier.

It stars Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Giovanni Ribisi, Jena Malone, Abbey Lee, Michael Rooker, Danny Huston, Luke Wilson, Isabelle Fuhrman, Tatanka Means, Owen Crow Shoe, Jamie Campbell Bower and Thomas Haden Church.

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