Kevin Costner is determined to conclude his western saga HORIZON and previews the “devastating” chapter 3

Kevin Coster He had a difficult journey with the release of the first film of his western saga Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1The film received mixed reviews and was a major disappointment at the box office.

Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 recently premiered at the Venice Film Festival, and Costner spoke about the future of the franchise and is determined to finish the four-film saga. He seems pretty optimistic about it.

Costner plans to personally spend $98 million on the first three films and says that financing the fourth film will bring that figure to more than $100 million.

Speaking about the first film, the director said, “It wasn’t a runaway success,” and noted, “I’ve made many films like that that have stood the test of time.”

Speaking about the delay in the release of Chapter 2, Costner explained: “That was a studio decision to release it six weeks later. And then it became a studio decision not to do it.

“I always wanted to come out with the films about five or six months apart, and that would allow me to come to Venice… When there were six weeks left, I wouldn’t have been able to come here… But what happened is a miracle in life… My plan had always been to bring him to Venice, and suddenly it happened.”

When asked about the future of the series, Costner teased, “If there’s anything you expect from Part 2, you realize that 2 becomes harder than 1. It’s hard to go west. Three is the same thing. It becomes harder.

“But I’ll tell you this, Chapter 3 It’s devastating. It’s devastating because you start meeting all these people and life keeps coming at them, and you’ll notice.”

When talking about the production of Chapter 3he said, “I have to hurry and not let the rock fall back down. I have to get my hands on it again and start pushing it up. It’s a rope I can’t let go of.”

At this point he got emotional and added: “I don’t know how I’m going to do 3 now, but I’ll do it.”

Speaking about why he chose this subject for a film, he said: “I love the journey of America, the promise of what America was… When people left Europe to cross the Atlantic Ocean, they saw something they just couldn’t believe, a giant continent without a single building.

“And the eyes of the world were opened and they would come to America with a promise… That was a march of about 300, 400 years across America from one sea to the other, and it was done by your ancestors and mine.

“And it was in a land where there was nothing, only animals and people who had chosen to live lightly there, and the struggle not to give it up. So one promise was taking hold and another was being lost.”

She added: “There’s something about the West, it’s not a Disneyland, it’s a place where it was hard, and it happened inches away. And I just desperately wanted to tell that story, and I found that the best way to tell it was ultimately almost through the eyes of women.

“Women run right to the center of every single plot that is found in Horizon. This is the kind of film I wanted to bring to the world, and also remind my country that it was a struggle and that it is part of our history.”

He continued by saying that Horizon “It’s not a message to my country; it’s a reminder to my country of how difficult it’s been for people to go on this journey… It’s not a political message to anyone. You know, movies speak to us, and when the lights go out, they speak to our hearts individually. We can all watch the same thing in the dark, we’ll all live the same dream, but it will mean something different to all of us.”

I loved the first Horizon movie and I really hope Costner can continue and finish this epic tale of the American West that he is so passionate about. I want to see how this story develops with these characters!

Source: Deadline