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Kevin Costner’s two-part Western epic “Horizon: An American Saga” hits theaters next summer.
According to Warner Bros. and New Line, “Chapter 1” will be released on June 28, 2024, and “Chapter 2” will be released on August 16, 2024. The first film opens with Tom Cruise’s “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two,” while the sequel premieres a week after Lionsgate’s “Borderlands” adaptation starring Cate Blanchett and Kevin Hart.
Costner has announced big plans for Horizon, which he originally planned to release “four different films” every three months. “They’re all different films that are all connected to each other, so you’re seeing a saga of these storylines playing out,” he told Variety last year. It’s not clear if Costner still plans to expand “Horizon” into a four-part saga.
In addition to directing, Costner can also be seen in Horizon: An American Saga alongside Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington and Luke Wilson. The story spans 15 years of settlement on America’s western frontier and focuses on settlers and indigenous groups who first occupied the land.
“It’s a beautiful story; It’s a difficult story,” Costner previously said. “It’s about women trying to navigate a world that was incredibly hard. They often were [dragged] out to these places because the men wanted to go there; Women followed their men. They did not demand to be in these troubled and dangerous areas, and life was not easy. I decided to make sure it was really clear that this isn’t easy and how vulnerable people are.”
Costner is the star of Paramount Network’s hit series “Yellowstone,” which made him one of the highest-paid actors on episodic television. But his future with the series remains uncertain amid heated arguments with “Yellowstone” producers, who claimed Costner’s available days were decreasing as he focused on filming “Horizon.” However, Costner said the opposite was true, claiming he was shifting his filming schedule to accommodate the fifth season of Yellowstone.
“Horizon: An American Saga” is Costner’s fourth directorial effort, following 2003’s “Open Range,” 1997’s “The Post Man” and the 1990s Oscar-winning film “Dances with Wolves.”