The Biggest Gamble of Kevin Costner’s Career

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1. CNN

   ‘Horizon: An American Saga’ gambles on bringing Kevin Costner’s western dream to the big screen ↗ (opens CNN)

   Published Jun 26, 2024

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   Nobody has done more to keep the western flame kindling on the big screen than Kevin Costner, but the audacity of his latest rodeo – a planned 12-hour story for theatrical release, spread over four parts – feels like overreach, if not outright folly.

2. Observer

   ‘Horizon: An American Saga, Chapter One’: Moseying Nowhere, Slowly ↗ (opens Observer)

   Published Jun 26, 2024

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   Movie review, ‘Horizon: An American Saga, Chapter One’: Kevin Costner's Western epic gets off to a slow, three-hour start.

3. Entertainment Weekly

   Kevin Costner addresses Native American representation in 'Horizon': 'I'm not interested in spoon-feeding people' ↗ (opens Entertainment Weekly)

   Published Jun 26, 2024

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   Kevin Costner's new film 'Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1' shows Native Americans murdering white settlers. He explains why he wasn't interested in sugarcoating the past.

4. Entertainment Weekly

   Kevin Costner's 'Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1' takes 3 hours to clear the stable ↗ (opens Entertainment Weekly)

   Published Jun 26, 2024

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   The first installment of Kevin Costner's planned four-part epic, 'Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1,' is half parts gorgeous and dull as dirt.

5. Deadline

   ‘Horizon: An American Saga’ Review: Kevin Costner Sets Stage For Epic Story Of American West And Its Complicated History ↗ (opens Deadline)

   Published Jun 26, 2024

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   A review of 'Horizon: An American Saga' from star/director/writer/producer Kevin Costner telling the story of early settlers in the American West.

6. The Atlantic

   The Biggest Gamble of Kevin Costner’s Career ↗ (opens The Atlantic)

   Published Jun 27, 2024

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   Horizon: An American Saga is the type of ambitious Western they don’t make anymore—and it might be worth your time.

7. Reason

   Kevin Costner's neo-western ‘Horizon: An American Saga—Chapter 1’ is an interminable slog ↗ (opens Reason)

   Published Jun 27, 2024

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   Costner stars, directs, and writes in what amounts to a three-hour prologue for a better movie.

8. America Magazine

   Interview: Kevin Costner on resurrecting the Western in ‘American Saga’ ↗ (opens America Magazine)

   Published Jun 27, 2024

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   With “Horizon: An American Saga,” Mr. Costner has realized an idea 36 years in the making.

9. Entertainment Weekly

   Kevin Costner explains that jam-packed 'Horizon — Chapter 1' ending montage ↗ (opens Entertainment Weekly)

   Published Jun 27, 2024

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   Kevin Costner, who directs, writes, and stars in 'Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter One,' explains the timeline of the Western epic and breaks down the ending, including that heady closing montage.

10. Forbes

    ‘Horizon’: The Best And Worst Reviews Of Kevin Costner’s Western Epic ↗ (opens Forbes)

    Published Jun 27, 2024

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    Kevin Costner’s Western "Horizon: An American Saga" is new in theaters and critics largely aren’t impressed. Get a rundown of the movie’s best and worst reviews.

11. Entertainment Weekly

    Kevin Costner reflects on pressure for 'Horizon' to succeed ↗ (opens Entertainment Weekly)

    Published Jun 27, 2024

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    Kevin Costner, who writes, directs, and stars in 'Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1,' isn't going to sweat the movie's opening box office numbers.

12. Variety

    The Ho-Hum Box Office of Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon’ Carries a Message: Don’t Turn Movies Into Television ↗ (opens Variety)

    Published Jun 28, 2024

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    There's hubris in Kevin Costner expecting moviegoers to show up for what is essentially a miniseries with the first part of his 'Horizon' Western.

13. Vox

    Kevin Costner, the American Western, and the American ego ↗ (opens Vox)

    Published Jun 28, 2024

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    Horizon is a baffling, incoherent mess. Kevin Costner making it was probably inevitable.

14. The Hollywood Reporter

    Michael Rooker Defends Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon’ Amid Box Office Defeat: “Get Over That S***” ↗ (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

    Published Jul 1, 2024

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    Rooker suggested audiences need to embrace the film's long-form pacing. "They’ve gotta learn what it’s like to watch real cinema."

15. Variety

    ‘Horizon’ Actor Michael Rooker Defends Kevin Costner’s Film After Dismal Box Office Debut: ‘Get Over That Crap’ TikTok and ‘Learn How to Watch Real Cinema’ ↗ (opens Variety)

    Published Jul 1, 2024

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    "Horizon" actor Michael Rooker says Kevin Costner's Western epic is "real cinema" and not TikTok "crap."

16. New York Post

    Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon’ co-star defends box office disaster: ‘Get over that sh-t’ ↗ (opens New York Post)

    Published Jul 1, 2024

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    Michael Rooker defended Kevin Costner's new movie 'Horizon: An American Saga' after it flopped at the box office.