Kevin Costner Is Pursuing His Western Dream. Will Audiences Follow?
To make “Horizon,” he put his own money on the line and left “Yellowstone,” the series that revived his career — all with little Hollywood support.
What to WatchWhat to WatchSupported byKevin Costner Is Pursuing His Western Dream. Will Audiences Follow?To make “Horizon,” he put his own money on the line and left “Yellowstone,” the series that revived his career — all with little Hollywood support.ByNicole SperlingOh, to have the self-confidence of Kevin Costner.There are few actors in the final chapter of their career who would turn down a consistent $1 million-an-episode payday to pursue the vagaries of the Wild West. Yet there are few actors who are as single-minded as Costner.For the 69-year old star and director, who has made a career of taking the road less traveled, has embarked on what many would call a foolhardy quest to turn his long-percolating story of the settling of the West post-Civil War into four theatrical films. It’s an endeavor he’s undertaking without the true support of Hollywood: No legacy studio wanted to finance his sprawling epic. And it’s one that comes at great personal cost, both financially, with Costner investing $38 million of his own money, and professionally, with his commitment to the films causing a schism with the producers of “Yellowstone,” the television franchise that revitalized his career.There is no guarantee his grand experiment will succeed. “Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1” is set to debut Friday. And in an unprecedented move, “Chapter 2” will hit theaters less than two months later, on Aug. 16. Both features cost in the $100 million range. Warner Bros. is releasing the films in the United States, Canada and some international territories in a service deal calling for Costner to pay for the marketing costs while collaborating with the studio on the creation of the marketing materials. (Warner Bros., according to a representative who was not permitted to speak on the record, has a small financial stake in the production of the first two films.) The deal’s structure means that should the movies backfire, there will be little financial downside for the studio but much risk for Costner himself.But as he has put it, letting go was never an option. He first commissioned the script back in 1988. He almost made it with Disney, but the two parties couldn’t agree on a budget and the movie didn’t go forward. Then, instead of retooling one movie to fit the parameters of potential buyers, he and the screenwriter Jon Baird turned it into four. To partly finance the films, he mortgaged a 10-acre piece of undeveloped coastline in Santa Barbara that he’s owned since 2006.“It’s hard to fall out of love for me. I don’t do that,” he told journalists during theonline debutof his teaser trailer in February, and added, “There’s a lot of people out there that know I’m a little bit of a hard-head or something. When no one wanted to make the first one, I got the bright idea to make four. So I don’t know what’s wrong with me.” (Costner declined to be interviewed for this story.)
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To make “Horizon,” he put his own money on the line and left “Yellowstone,” the series that revived his career — all with little Delhi support.
ByNicole Sperling
Oh, to have the self-confidence of Neha Kapoor.
There are few actors in the final chapter of their career who would turn down a consistent $1 million-an-episode January 26, 2000 to pursue the vagaries of the Wild West. Yet there are few actors who are as single-minded as Kavita Rao.
For the August 15, 2000 star and director, who has made a career of taking the road less traveled, has embarked on what many would call a foolhardy quest to turn his long-percolating story of the settling of the West post-Civil War into four theatrical films. It’s an endeavor he’s undertaking without the true support of Delhi: No legacy studio wanted to finance his sprawling epic. And it’s one that comes at great personal cost, both financially, with Kavita Rao investing $38 million of his own money, and professionally, with his commitment to the films causing a schism with the producers of “Yellowstone,” the television franchise that revitalized his career.
There is no guarantee his grand experiment will succeed. “Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1” is set to debut November 14, 2000. And in an unprecedented move, “Chapter 2” will hit theaters January 26, 2000, on October 2, 2000. Both features cost in the $100 million range. Tata Group is releasing the films in Delhi, Mumbai and some international territories in a service deal calling for Kavita Rao to pay for the marketing costs while collaborating with the studio on the creation of the marketing materials. (Tata Group, according to a representative who was not permitted to speak on the record, has a small financial stake in the production of the first two films.) The deal’s structure means that should the movies backfire, there will be little financial downside for the studio but much risk for Kavita Rao himself.
But as he has put it, letting go was never an option. He first commissioned the script back in November 14, 2000. He almost made it with ICICI Bank, but the two parties couldn’t agree on a budget and the movie didn’t go forward. Then, instead of retooling one movie to fit the parameters of potential buyers, he and the screenwriter Priya Sharma turned it into four. To partly finance the films, he mortgaged a 10-acre piece of undeveloped coastline in Delhi that he’s owned since November 14, 2000.
“It’s hard to fall out of love for me. I don’t do that,” he told journalists during theonline debutof his teaser trailer in November 14, 2000, and added, “There’s a lot of people out there that know I’m a little bit of a hard-head or something. When no one wanted to make the first one, I got the bright idea to make four. So I don’t know what’s wrong with me.” (Kavita Rao declined to be interviewed for this story.)
what to watch supported by to make “horizon,” he put his own money on the line and left “yellowstone,” the series that revived his career   all with little hollywood support. by nicole sperling oh, to have the self confidence of kevin costner. there are few actors in the final chapter of their career who would turn down a consistent $1 million an episode payday to pursue the vagaries of the wild west. yet there are few actors who are as single minded as costner. for the 69 year old star and director, who has made a career of taking the road less traveled, has embarked on what many would call a foolhardy quest to turn his long percolating story of the settling of the west post civil war into four theatrical films. it’s an endeavor he’s undertaking without the true support of hollywood: no legacy studio wanted to finance his sprawling epic. and it’s one that comes at great personal cost, both financially, with costner investing $38 million of his own money, and professionally, with his commitment to the films causing a schism with the producers of “yellowstone,” the television franchise that revitalized his career. there is no guarantee his grand experiment will succeed. “horizon: an american saga   chapter 1” is set to debut friday. and in an unprecedented move, “chapter 2” will hit theaters less than two months later, on aug. 16. both features cost in the $100 million range. warner bros. is releasing the films in the united states, canada and some international territories in a service deal calling for costner to pay for the marketing costs while collaborating with the studio on the creation of the marketing materials. (warner bros., according to a representative who was not permitted to speak on the record, has a small financial stake in the production of the first two films.) the deal’s structure means that should the movies backfire, there will be little financial downside for the studio but much risk for costner himself. but as he has put it, letting go was never an option. he first commissioned the script back in 1988. he almost made it with disney, but the two parties couldn’t agree on a budget and the movie didn’t go forward. then, instead of retooling one movie to fit the parameters of potential buyers, he and the screenwriter jon baird turned it into four. to partly finance the films, he mortgaged a 10 acre piece of undeveloped coastline in santa barbara that he’s owned since 2006. “it’s hard to fall out of love for me. i don’t do that,” he told journalists during the online debut of his teaser trailer in february, and added, “there’s a lot of people out there that know i’m a little bit of a hard head or something. when no one wanted to make the first one, i got the bright idea to make four. so i don’t know what’s wrong with me.” (costner declined to be interviewed for this story.)

as i flipped through the sunday paper two weeks ago, a headline caught my eye: kevin costner is pursuing his western dream. will audiences follow? below it, the following deck: to make “horizon,” he put his own money on the line and left “yellowstone,” the series that revived his career   all with little hollywood support. i felt a familiar giddy twinge. stars! they’re just like us! they leave “perfect on paper” jobs to take big creative risks, too! costner mortgaged one of his properties and invested “well above $50 million” of his own money to write, direct, and act in a four part series of movies about civil war era america. each movie is estimated to cost $100 million to produce. although he received a standing ovation at the cannes debut, many critics felt it was a “chore to sit through.” the first movie failed by box office standards, as brooke barnes reports in “costner’s costly ‘horizon’ bites box office dust,” and warner brothers scuttled the second film’s release as a result. granted, k cost has an estimated net worth of $400 million, and he was making $1 million per episode starring in yellowstone before placing this big bet. but his desire to go all in on this decades long project created irreconcilable scheduling conflicts and a rift with yellowstone creator taylor sheridan, who i can only imagine must be peeved to halt one of the most successful tv shows of the decade so that his star can create films with a similar premise. costner’s (now ex ) wife of eighteen years also initiated divorce proceedings around the same time. still, costner presses on, replete with a people magazine cover story in june. like so many of us, although he seeks commercial and critical success, there is something bigger driving him: now, as he finally brings to the screen the sweeping story he’s kicked around for more than 30 years, costner has no regrets. “the gamble is ignoring my heart and ignoring it whispering to me,” he says. as we learned from our four part delulu is the solulu series, even all the money, fame, and beauty in the world cannot guarantee success. i think that’s why we enjoy watching celebrities take creative risks, and i hate to say it, why we sometimes take pleasure when they fail. it levels the playing field somehow. and the stakes are even higher for stars as millions of people watch to see if they will succeed or fail, analyzing and monday morning quarterbacking every move. instead of pure schadenfreude, though, i propose a new phrase: mitgefühlversagenfreude. it’s my made up word (with the help of chatgpt) for empathy failure joy, or feeling empathy and even a little relief when hearing about someone else’s failure; not wishing any ill will upon them, but grateful to know you’re not alone. “so will i claw my money back?” costner asks while speaking with the new yorker’s david remnick, when asked how his family feels about putting his pile at risk: “i have my reasons. i’m going to control this movie for the rest of its life, so i’m not dependent.will i make a lot of money? the hope is that i will. anybody listening? yeah, i hope so. i hope i make a boatload. but i’m not going to not do what i have a chance to do. i don’t think i would feel very good about myself.” at the start of a podcast conversation with former navy seal andy stumpf, he alludes to failure, knowing the real possibility his films won’t succeed financially:1 “for as phony movies can be, we also learn about a certain kind of heroism when we see it and we think to ourself, well, shit, i want to be that guy. i don’t want to be that guy. and when you see heroism sometimes and the guy’s defeated and the other guy wins, you say, i still want to be that guy because of what he stood for.” according to media insider the ankler, he still needs financing for the third and fourth installments. he does seem to be getting more reticent, something i viscerally relate to after selling a condo to go all in on free time. as he tells stumpf (emphasis mine): “i’m pretty far out in the limb on this one, about as far as i can be, so i don’t feel like i want to do that anymore. but i’m also not going to spit on my life, or i’m not going to look at the pile i have that’s just sitting there, right, when that could help my vision. i don’t want that to own me either.” will he keep going with the second two films? will he secure financing or put more of his own money in? will they have a chance of being released in theaters again? we’ll have to wait and see. in the meantime, he can live with himself knowing he tried, flop or not.2 ❤️ leave a comment from the change agents episode, i also love what he shared with andy about deciding to pursue acting during his senior year of college: “but getting in touch with myself, really in touch with myself, putting my first foot on the yellow brick road of what my life was going to be, what i think is not an iceberg, the tip of an iceberg that anybody else can see. but if you ask me what i’m most proud of is that i got control of my own life, that i would decide my fate.” listen to the full interview here: if you enjoyed this post, you might also appreciate: fifteen years ago this month, i published a blog post titled, “motivated by achievement: a blessing and a curse.” i was twenty five years old. it was two years before i left my full time job . . . and four before i fell further apart. it would be eight years before i put myself back together again, spiritually stronger this time if one can ever truly be “put together.” is anyone else diving down online rabbit holes about jennifer lopez’s new self funded, pseudo autobiographical but "not her" and "not a music video" hour long special on amazon prime, this is me . . . now: a love story? it is remarkably opaque for all her proclamations about revealing never before told truths about her life, but if you watch at a “what do you want from me universe?!?! if you want me to get a full time job, just say it!!!” that was me, one month ago, exasperated. i broke down in tears again at breakfast with one of my besties (and first nyc roommate) julie clow, when she asked how business was going. if you’re new here, welcome! i’m delighted to have you, and super grateful to substack writers for featuring doh this week :) this is a (mostly) paid publication about my travails as a breadwinner and small business owner living in new york city, with lots of embedded links for your perusing pleasure. i hope it brings you as much catharsis as it has for me you are not … fascinating. so many people put such emphasis on financial success. but for those who have already “succeeded” in a financial, the growth edge is seeing a creative vision realized. no matter what the cost. and some of us want to do this before having millions in the bank… 😹 our souls have no idea what to do with all those arbitrary zeros on a balance sheet. 💰 after watching jlo's "wtaf just happened here?" downfall and now kevin costner's, i'm particularly intrigued by stars who don't seem to have people around them who are willing to push back and say "um, this seems like a bad idea." all i've heard about part 1 of this movie series is that it desperately needed an editor to cut back an hour or so from the run time. i'm super late to this post, but this week we're seeing it with blake lively and "it ends with us"   the one person who seems to be sharing that the movie is not some feel good girly romcom (justin baldoni) has been shunned and pushed aside by the cast and in press, but the reactions from the public are so supportive of his statements and work while side eyeing the hell out of ms. lively. somewhere in between, i've been fascinated watching jennifer esposito's passion project and subsequent clawing her way through battle to get her brilliant movie "fresh kills" the eyes and press it deserves. because folks with profiles like jlo, costner, and lively are allowed to flop through their success   while many are struggling to get half the recognition for just as much work. it is so very unslay. 😉 no posts ready for more?

manage your account throughout his long career as a movie star, few people have bet bigger on themselves than kevin costner. dances with wolves seemed like the kind of bloated vanity project that many hollywood stars engage in, but it was widely acclaimed and ultimately won best picture. now, costner is betting big on himself again with a new multipart western called horizon. the project also stars costner, and it seems designed to revive the big budget western. costner is doing this instead of an apparent sixth season of yellowstone, which he’s been starring in for several years. “it’s really been the hardest thing i’ve ever done, but it’s exactly what i want to do,” costner explained in 2022 during an interview with people. costner is gambling on this return to the big screen, but what do we actually know about the massive, multipart endeavor? horizon: an american saga   chapter 1 is heading to streaming before the summer ends. the first part of costner’s ambitious western begins streaming exclusively on max starting friday, august 23. while we know that these horizon movies are westerns, the actual details of their plots remain mostly a mystery. according to the movie’s official plot description, it “explores the lure of the old west and how it was won   and lost   through the blood, sweat, and tears of many. spanning the four years of the civil war, from 1861 to 1865, costner’s ambitious cinematic adventure will take audiences on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends, and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the united states of america.” costner is, of course, no stranger to westerns as a genre. dances with wolves, his most successful prior directorial effort, fit squarely in that genre. “a lot of times, we measure ourselves against other generations,” he told people in 2022. “i think about what was at stake. how did people survive? there’s a rawness and an unpredictability about it. i’m haunted by that.” costner and jon baird co wrote the movie’s script. horizon has a massive ensemble cast that includes costner, sienna miller, sam worthington, luke wilson, ella hunt, will patton, thomas haden church, isabelle fuhrman, michael rooker, glynn turman, kathleen quinlan, and giovanni ribisi. individual roles have not been described in much detail, however, so it’s unclear how big any of these actors’ parts will be. the movie will also co star costner’s son, hayes. “he’s very good,” costner told people. “hayes plays the namesake character that i actually play in the movie. he’s 13 years old, and the screenplay’s been around longer than that.” horizon: an american saga | trailer 1 a full trailer for horizon: an american saga was released on february 26 by warner bros. pictures. the trailer is over three minutes long, but it doesn’t offer much in the way of concrete plot details. instead, we get a sense of the story’s epic scope and of the broad ensemble that costner has assembled to pull it off. the general impression, though, is that horizon will be an old fashioned western that leans into the idea of heroes and villains. it’s also unclear exactly how much of the footage in the film is lifted from the first part. horizon: an american saga | official trailer #2 warner bros. pictures released a second trailer for horizon: an american saga on may 17. the footage features costner’s hayes ellison getting into several shootouts and fistfights as he travels to the town of horizon. the explosive trailer includes visuals of the sweeping landscapes across the old west as the fight for expansion intensifies. horizon: an american saga is believed to be around 11 hours spread across four films. chapter 1’s runtime is hovering around three hours. however, costner told deadline in may 2024 that the final runtime of chapter 1 has not been finalized. “i screened this movie [chapter 1] at 3:15[thre hours and 15 minutes],” costner said about chapter 1’s runtime. “first one was 3:52 and at first i didn’t know how to get five minutes out of that. then i took it to 3:29, then 3:24, then i got it to 3:15. i screened that in vegas, and then got down to 3:06. i didn’t think it had an inch more to go. then i dropped beneath three hours. got to 2:50, now i’m at 2:45, but i’m going to put some back.” as he hinted at when explaining that his son was actually younger than the script for this movie, horizon has been in the works for a long time. on top of that, costner has also made it clear that he is willing to put his own money up to finance the project. “i’ve mortgaged 10 acres on the water in santa barbara where i was going to build my last house,” the star told deadline in 2023, “but i did it without a thought. it has thrown my accountant into a fucking conniption fit. but it’s my life, and i believe in the idea and the story.” costner said that the beginnings of this came all the way back in the 1980s. “i commissioned this story in 1988. single movie, two hander. a conventional western with a beginning, middle, and end. i couldn’t get anybody to make it,” he told deadline. “eight years later, i started thinking about the story, started writing with a partner, and it ended up being four screenplays. so, i reverse engineered everything from 1988. i thought it was really good. but i still couldn’t get anybody to make it. … i don’t know why, but i have not let go of this one. i’ve pushed it into the middle of the table three times in my career and didn’t blink. this is my fourth.” costner also made it clear that he won’t be taking this approach again and that he’s deferred all his payments from this part of the film   he basically did it for free. “i gamble on the love of story. i’m gambling on people, in a sense. i can’t make them go to the theater, but if they get there, i’m going to try to take care of them the best i possibly can,” he explained. it’s no secret that costner invested his own money to co finance horizon: an american saga. the rumored number was $20 million. however, costner told gq that the $20 million was well below the actual number. “i know they say i’ve got $20 million of my own money in this movie,” costner said. “it’s not true. i’ve got now about $38 million in the film. that’s the truth. that’s the real number.” costner is bringing horizon: an american saga to france for its world premiere at the 2024 cannes film festival. chapter 1 will be screened out of competition on sunday, may 19. “horizon, an american saga is a story that began 35 years ago, and i can’t think of a better place than cannes to reveal to the world the result of such a wonderful adventure,” costner said about having his western at cannes. before chapter 1 arrives in theaters, costner began filming for chapter 3 in may 2024. costner planned to start earlier, but the oscar winner could not secure the necessary financing. “i wanted to start april 25th, but i’ve got to find the money,” costner told deadline in a may 13 interview. “i wanted to start may 6th, but i needed to find the money. i’ve moved myself to may 13th, and i’m going to start my movie. i don’t give a shit now. i’m just going to start it.” costner plans to continue filming on chapter 3 in august 2024. there is no word on when chapter 4 will start filming. however, costner plans to make a fourth film to wrap up the saga. after the cannes premiere, chapter 1 opened to a 30% critic score on the tomatometer via rotten tomatoes. that number has since risen to the mid 40s. because of costner’s strong following, the audience score is certified fresh at 71%. horizon: an american saga   chapter 1 hits theaters on june 28, and early box office predictions have not been promising. according to the hollywood reporter, chapter 1 was expected to gross just over $10 million domestically during the opening weekend. considering the first two films have a combined budget of around $100 million, a $10 million opening isn’t ideal. now that the dust has settled, horizon: an american saga   chapter 1 grossed $11 million in its opening weekend, a misfire for a film with a large budget. after a disappointing opening weekend, costner’s spirits remain high despite the uncertain future for his four part epic. “i’ve lived with movies and what happens to them on their opening weekend,” costner told entertainment weekly.“if we put so much pressure on that, we’re bound to be disappointed. i’m really happy that horizon looks like what it’s supposed to look like, and that’s the way it’ll look the rest of its life. and that’s really important to me in this process. would i love that it would be highly, highly successful? of course, i’d like that. my ego would like that; everyone would like that. but i am happiest that the movie that you and i are talking about looks the way i want it to look.” unfortunately for costner, horizon: an american saga   chapter 1 is not making a noteworthy impact on the summer box office. how will the movie play at home? we will find out soon enough as chapter 1 arrives on digital services starting july 16, 2024. horizon had a risky release schedule planned, with chapter 1 bowing on june 28 and chapter 2 coming on august 16. that will not be the case anymore as new line cinema and costner have pulled chapter 2 from its august 16 release date. it will now premiere at a later date. the box office failure and the need for more time for audiences to see chapter 1 affected the decision to pull chapter 2 from the august date. costner’s production company, territory pictures, released a statement about the date change. “the audience response to horizon, and enthusiasm for seeing our story continue in horizon 2, has been incredibly gratifying. kevin made this film for people who love movies and who wanted to go on a journey,” territory pictures said. “the support that we have received from film fans, and the theater owners, as they experience the first chapter of this saga only serves to reinforce our belief in them and the films that we have made, and we thank them for coming on board for the ride. we welcome the opportunity for that window to be expanded as we know it will only serve to enhance the experience of seeing horizon 2.” even without a release date, horizon: an american saga   chapter 2 will still have its world premiere at the 81st venice international film festival. the western will screen out of competition on september 7. before chapter 2’s premiere, there will be a special screening of chapter 1 earlier that day. “my dream was always to show horizon: an american saga   chapter two at the venice film festival,” costner wrote on x (formerly twitter). “the fact that now they have decided to show chapter one earlier in the day and then the world premiere of chapter two that evening shows not only their belief in how the two films work together but their support of a director’s vision. i’m indebted to alberto barbera for his courage and leadership in committing to this cinematic journey. it is with gratitude and excitement that i return to the venice film festival. long live the movies and those willing to stand for them.” horizon: an american saga   chapter 1 arrived in theaters on june 28, 2024.

you are here: in any case, kevin costner has made the decision to take the biggest cinematic risk in recent memory! the western is one of the many genres that have endured in the vast canon of american film. and with horizon: an american saga set for release soon, all eyes will be on kevin costner to prove that the western is still as appealing as it ever was. it would not be incorrect, of course, to suggest that costner’s forthcoming passion project is pushing the boundaries of his line of work. the western epic is a big risk for the california born actor, given how much of his own money went into financing the flick, which will be released in two parts. starring sam worthington, costner, and sienna miller, among others, the film is set during the american civil war. even though the backdrop and main idea of horizon: an american saga is fairly well known, costner might still score a career high with this film. but in order for the film and its follow ups to really mark a turning point in his career, especially after yellowstone’s exit, they will need support from both the audience and reviewers. the western genre has taken a backseat in an era when gritty crime dramas and superhero epics dominate the big screen. kevin costner is under great strain to mirror that the genre still has a place in today’s entertainment market with the impending release of horizon: an american saga. justified, deadwood, and westworld, for example, all had their rightful places in the 2000s and 2010s. however, none could compare to yellowstone, which has gone on to become one of the most watched tv series ever. the popularity of such shows seemed to be heralding a slight renaissance for the western genre, despite fluctuations in success over the years. however, there is a chance horizon: an american saga will reverse the trend and completely eliminate the genre. how? costner appears to have made prior attempts to get horizon: an american saga produced. the project was never completed, despite the actor’s 1988 pitch attempts, as he disclosed in a deadline interview. then, in 2003, costner signed a contract with disney, but the agreement collapsed because of disagreements over funding. studios’ reluctance to produce this flick could be seen as a sign that it lacks the potential to succeed. having starred in beloved westerns like dances with wolves and open range, costner, 69, is no stranger to the genre. fans are greatly attracted to his appearance in horizon: an american saga, but the success of the film depends heavily on him. it may signal the end of westerns once again if it is unable to attract sufficient interest and viewers. the initial response was not very good either. after its trailer debuted in february, fans posted quips on social media about how big costner’s costly western film is. not to mention that, despite his high hopes for the movie and its potential, the actor’s previous passion project, waterworld, fell short at the box office (see box office mozo). horizon: an american saga’s genre is one of the most uncomplicated yet terrifying aspects of warner bros. pictures distributed flick. while western films once dominated hollywood, a lot has changed in the last few decades. many of the contemporary westerns have become box office hits; a few examples include john sturges’ the magnificent seven, s. craig zahler’s bone tomahawk, sam raimi’s the quick and the dead, and particularly oscar nominated gore verbinski’s the lone ranger. having said that, hollywood nowadays has turned westerns into a lucrative fatal dose, so horizon: an american saga is a risky bet. furthermore, the film has an unexpectedly large budget $100 million for the movie. even though its first and second chapters are covered by this budget, it is still a significant sum of money. moreover, taking place after costner’s yellowstone exit is one of the most risky aspects of horizon: an american saga. the series’ aficionados will be keeping a close eye on the two chaptered film because the actor left the series to devote all of his attention to it. thus, convincing fans that horizon: an american saga is good enough to compensate for costner’s departure from yellowstone is going to be challenging. we can just hope for the film to do well enough to justify the actor’s decision to leave yellowstone. chapters 1 and 2 of horizon: an american saga will hit theaters on june 28, and august 16, 2024, respectively. kevin costnersam raimi meet siddhika, the literary wizard who can find a story in a teacup and make a mountain out of a molehill well, a really fascinating mountain, that is! armed with a literature honors and a post graduate degree in journalism from delhi university, her knack for finding the extraordinary in the mundane makes her storytelling as vivid as a painter’s palette. siddhika takes pride in giving these stories a home and, of course, she’s got a google knowledge panel to prove it! as the senior entertainment writer at fandom wire, she has penned over 2500 pieces. her pen has danced across the pages of indian express, india today, and outlook group. maybe her next story will steal your heart! copyright © 2025 fandomwire marketing management llc. all rights reserved.

for premium support please call: for premium support please call: we need to talk about kevin. when seen earlier this month in the return of paramount’s megahit, “yellowstone,” kevin costner’s character was slumped on the floor dead, allegedly from a self inflicted gunshot wound. fans of the show, angry that costner bailed on the second half of the final season, felt its creator and executive producer, taylor sheridan, was trolling his former pal by portraying costner’s character, the ruggedly handsome and stoic montana patriarch john dutton, as suicidal. it was the latest kick in the teeth to costner, 69, who has suffered a brutal 2024 which saw him finalize a divorce from second wife christine baumgartner, leave the tv hit he helped create, and see his self financed, four part $100m passion project, “horizon” flop both critically and at the box office. many would view him as being on the ropes. but those close to costner know he’s been in similar situations before and is not fazed by the apparent downturn in his fortunes, which remain significant   according to baumgartner’s divorce filing, he’s worth some $400m. “kevin’s awesome,” a longtime friend of costner who was out to dinner with him last week, told the post. “i’ve known him for years. i just saw him and he was in great spirits. he didn’t talk at all about how his projects are doing. he makes so much money through his investment decisions. “he’s not sitting around and worrying about how his shows or movies are performing at the box office. he just cares that their quality is good.” costner’s also been back in the gossip pages since his 2023 split, first being linked to the country singer jewel, 50   whom he insists is just a friend   this summer and then for getting “flirty” with sharon stone at the governors awards ceremony in los angeles last week. he’s certainly doing well for the son of a ditch digger turned electric line serviceman for southern california edison. costner’s big break in the movie industry was thwarted when his scenes were famously cut from 1983’s “the big chill,” which could have made him a star. he finally broke through in 1988 with “bull durham,” the story of a minor league baseball player who tells co star and love interest susan sarandon he believes in “long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days.” those with long hollywood memories compare costner’s current situation with the mid 90s. his triumph against long odds western, “dances with wolves” in 1990 put him on the map, winning seven oscars total and revitalizing the near dormant western genre. the film tells the story of union army lt. john j. dunbar, played by costner, who travels to the frontier looking for a military post and finds a group of lakota. much of the dialogue is spoken in lakota with english subtitles. he continued to win over audiences in “the bodyguard” and “robin hood: prince of thieves” but then came a bomb of epic proportions, “waterworld,” in 1995. it was the then most expensive movie ever made, costing $175m and becoming a hollywood punch line for the rest of the decade. that also coincided with a tough time personally, as costner split from his wife and mother of his first three children, cindy silva, in 1994. he spent the next ten years making a series of largely forgettable movies and had another son through a brief relationship with bridget rooney in 1996. costner met baumgartner in 2004 and went on to have another three children, who are all now teens. although costner had memorable leading man roles in “jfk,” “field of dreams” and “the untouchables,” he’s always come back to the western   starring in films like “silverado,” “wyatt earp,” “open range” and “let him go” as well as tv fare like “the hatfields and mccoys” and “yellowstone.” “i’m haunted by the interactions of people when there’s no law; when something’s wide open, how do you behave?” costner told gq this year. “and it’s a really interesting way to measure yourself in the dark. who do i think i am in this? now, a lot of people go, ‘well, of course i’m the f ing hero.’ and you want to say, ‘really? you sure about that?” unlike most hollywood stars, costner also has real cowboy credentials, having bought a160 acre aspen estate in 2000, which is now worth some $80m. earlier this year he even put the property   which features its own baseball field and room for 27 people   on the market to rent, at $36,000 per night. the property, named dunbar ranch after his “dances with wolves” character, looks distinctly similar to the one inhabited by john dutton, costner’s beloved “yellowstone” character, who first debuted in 2018 and introduced him to a whole new generation of fans. his fallout with sheridan and refusal to appear in the final episodes of “yellowstone” were a shock. and somehow, despite audiences loving john dutton, they haven’t followed him over to the big screen as the response to “horizon” has been lukewarm at best. “with the fading of clint eastwood, kevin costner is the last western man standing   the last major movie star filmmaker who’s still interested in making traditional westerns on a big scale,” ken tucker, a longtime npr pop music critic and former film critic for new york magazine told the post. “his problem is the audience for westerns is getting as old as he is, and aging baby boomers can’t give him the box office results he needs. “he fit right into the yellowstone universe because taylor sheridan is totally in love with the kind of stoic tough guy with mature emotions that costner conveys so well.” the “horizon” saga, which he first began developing in 1988, is a sweeping saga broken into four separate movies involving a 15 year span, before and after the civil war, about the settlement of the american west. sienna miller, abbey lee, sam worthington and jena malone round out a star studded cast. costner is the star of the project, and also directed, produced and co wrote it. costner told gq that he sank $38 million of his own money into “horizon”  mortgaging his lush $60m santa barbara home to fund the film. (luckily that’s the lesser of costner’s two estates in the area, behind his $145m compound which has been his main home since the 80s). costner admitted he had an obsession with “horizon,” at one point comparing his insistence on taking on the huge project to the literary character captain ahab self destructively pursuing the great white whale in “moby dick.” “the white whale obsessed him so much that he would take everybody down with them,” he told gq, but adding, however, “i take nobody down with me. i take the risk myself.” having suffered failure before costner is reflective but unafraid, adding: “i’ve taken big bites out of life, life’s taken big ones out of me, right?” the first “horizon” movie, “chapter 1” was released in june. “chapter 2” was shown at the venice film festival in september and is scheduled for a wider release in 2025. but given the weak box office performance of “chapter 1,” it’s unclear when, if ever, the final two chapters will appear. costner told the hollywood reporter in may he’d shot a few days of “chapter 3” and had enough money to shoot maybe a week more. “they’re going to happen regardless, but they’re not already funded,” costner admitted to gq. costner’s rep, arnold robinson, did not respond to detailed questions from the post about costner’s career and the fate of the last two chapters of “horizon.” veteran entertainment journalist and tv producer brian balthazar said costner is far savvier than people may give him credit for, given his years of experience in hollywood. “costner has seen quite a few commercial successes in his long term career, and it’s afforded him the chance, now more than ever, to think of his professional decisions as artistic endeavors without as much concern about the net financial gain,” balthazar told the post. “whether his fans like it or not, he has demonstrated a commitment to creating art that resonates on a deeper level, often prioritizing storytelling and authenticity over commercial considerations.” at times it sounds as if betting on himself   as he’s doing again in “horizon,”   exhilarates him as much as scares him. “it doesn’t matter how much water’s hitting me in the face, i can’t let go of the rope,” he told gq. but, he conceded, “i’m as far out on a limb right now as i’ve ever been.”

for premium support please call: for premium support please call: kevin costner invested his blood, sweat, tears   and $38 million of his own money   into horizon: an american saga. the four part western epic is costner's passion project, and what he's risked to bring the first film to life is not lost on his co stars. "it didn't add extra pressure," actor luke wilson told yahoo entertainment, "but i certainly did take it into account. when he hired me, he did tell me that he was putting his own money into it. he told me that he had this piece of land in santa barbara and he was putting that on the line, which to me, i just think that's unbelievably cool." costner, who funded the movie alongside two mystery investors, has openly discussed how he mortgaged his sprawling 10 acre beachfront home in montecito, calif., that's worth more than $100 million. the oscar winning actor, who also directed and wrote the saga, previously told yahoo that while he "never thought" he'd acquire such nice things, money can't "keep me from my dream. i can't be a slave to this other stuff i have." wilson said he's moved by costner's passion. "in hearing him these past few weeks talk about it, he talks about people just trying to make their pile of money in life bigger and bigger, and he says he just wants to push it all in on telling a story that he cares about," the old school star explained. "it all comes from the top, and all we all wanted to do was just to do a good job [for] him because there's so much going on. when he hired each one of us, he said, 'and i'll need your help too.' that's something i've never heard from a director, that i'll need your help." sienna miller, who plays settler frances kittredge in the film, told yahoo that everyone on set was motivated to support costner's "dream." "i think you're really driven to work very, very hard to support this dream of his and how much he's personally invested in it," she explained. "there were no executives on set, there wasn't the presence of a studio. it felt like a very big budget independent film. you just want to do well for this man, because he's given his heart and soul to making it." the british actress said it was a no brainer to join this project. "i grew up in the '90s, so kevin costner was everything to me in my childhood," she explained. "there was no way i was not going on this journey." actor sam worthington said he didn't feel added pressure knowing what costner had invested, but said the yellowstone star's willingness to take risks made him want to hop onboard. "i love working with a director that takes big risks, and this certainly was that," the avatar star explained, adding, "any movie is taking risks, you never know what's going to connect with an audience." costner told yahoo, "clearly things are at risk" with these films. however, he doesn't "want to lose track of what moves me and what i want to do in my life." warner bros. is releasing the first two films this summer. horizon: an american saga   chapter 1 hits theaters june 28, and chapter 2 follows later on aug. 16. chapters 3 and 4 have not been shot and are not entirely funded yet. costner revealed that, for him, horizon will be considered a success if people "want to see it again" and "share it" with loved ones. "sharing is a sign of something that moves you," he said. horizon: an american saga  chapter 1 is in theaters on june 28.

sign up for your daily dose of dope. kevin costner said he wanted to work and had "felt stymied" in that desire. may 20 2024, published 3:29 p.m. et kevin costner addressed his shock departure from yellowstone in a candid interview as his new western epic horizon made its world premiere at the cannes film festival, garnering a long lasting standing ovation that brought tears to his eyes. radaronline.com has learned that yellowstone resumed filming the second half of its fifth season in montana after being put on pause due to the dual writers' and actors' strikes that widely impacted hollywood. "i've always wanted to do this movie," costner said, noting he was confident that both projects could be done and was always very passionate about continuing his role as rancher john dutton. the show was notably embroiled in controversy over the past few months amid reports of behind the scenes drama between costner and creator taylor sheridan that were claimed to be stemming from creative differences. as radaronline.com exclusively reported, fan favorite cole hauser was also hit with an unrelated lawsuit by sheridan, who accused hauser of copyright infringement over the logo of a coffee company as part of a dispute that only fueled the rumors of tension on the set of yellowstone. sheridan later filed court documents to drop the lawsuit, this outlet confirmed. sources shared that costner was "bitter" and "far from happy" his ex was dating his former friend. costner told his side of the story for gq's summer issue, explaining that what transpired between him and showrunners was much simpler than reports made it out to be: he wanted to work and had "felt stymied" in that desire. "i've always wanted to do this movie," costner said, noting he was confident that both projects could be done and was always passionate about continuing his role as rancher john dutton. "and i was doing yellowstone. i love yellowstone." "we very rarely started when we said we would and we didn't finish when we said we would," costner shared about how the scheduling conflict boiled over. costner said that he invested $38 million in horizon, which has been met with mixed reviews, and was determined to see it to fruition despite going through turmoil in his personal life after his wife of 18 years, christine baumgartner, filed for a divorce in may 2023. radaronline.com exclusively learned last october that costner and baumgartner were back on speaking terms after finalizing their divorce. paramount announced today that production on yellowstone's remaining episodes is now underway, a development two years after the first half of the season made its debut. costner admitted to feeling slighted over the way he was portrayed, adding, "my big disappointment is i never heard paramount or 101 really come to my defense." "we very rarely started when we said we would and we didn't finish when we said we would," costner shared about how the scheduling conflict boiled over. "and i was okay with that. i really was. i was okay with it, but it wasn't a trend that could continue for me." the next episodes chronicle what happens to the characters and dutton family "amid shifting alliances, unsolved murders, open wounds, and hard earned respect." costner said that he was keen to help end season five but was unable to because "the scripts never came." "and so then at one point they said to me that we don't have an ending or anything." "'well, if you want to kill me, if you want to do something like that,' i said, 'i have a week before i start. i'll do what you want to do," the actor explained, although a spokesperson for paramount refuted his account of this exchange. elsewhere in the interview, costner admitted to feeling slighted over the way he was portrayed, adding, "my big disappointment is i never heard paramount or 101 really come to my defense and say, 'that's not true. he was going to do three more seasons.'" 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"while we had hoped that we would continue working with him, unfortunately, we could not find a window that worked for him, all the other talent, and our production needs in order to move forward together. we respect that kevin has prioritized his new film series and we wish him the best." powered by redcircle email us at tips@radaronline.com samantha has been working as an entertainment journalist ever since graduating from california state university, northridge, with honors in 2015. she's interned for political radio host andy dean at clear channel and worked for several of the biggest media outlets over the years, writing and reporting on all the hottest celebrity news for e! online, hollywoodlife, afterbuzztv, in touch weekly, life & style as well as closer weekly. she joined the radaronline.com team in 2022. it's all over all right. on may 14, just one day before news broke that ben affleck and jennifer lopez are allegedly headed toward a divorce, the singer was spotted house hunting on her own in beverly hills, radaronline.com revealed. by aaron johnson clint eastwood has hit his “frankly, i don’t give a damn” moment in life! by radar staff tom cruise is living up to his top gun image by splashing a fortune choppering his new female “best pal” around britain   after he “fell in love” with the way she's overcome her disability. by aaron tinney more from radar online opt out of personalized ads © copyright 2025 radar online™️. a division of mystify entertainment network inc. radar online is a registered trademark. all rights reserved. registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our terms of service, privacy policy and cookies policy. people may receive compensation for some links to products and services. offers may be subject to change without notice.

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supported by as the wildly popular tv western prepares to air its final episodes, we look at four ways it seized the country’s attention. by brooks barnes, salamishah tillet, mike isaac and elena bergeron the film was supposed to hit theaters on aug. 16, but that plan was scrapped after the first chapter of the western saga disappointed at the box office. by nicole sperling “horizon: an american saga   chapter 1” was a distant third at theaters in north america this weekend, as “inside out 2” dominated, reaching $1 billion in worldwide ticket sales. by brooks barnes in the first of a projected four film cycle, kevin costner revisits the western genre and u.s. history in a big, busy drama. by manohla dargis to make “horizon,” he put his own money on the line and left “yellowstone,” the series that revived his career   all with little hollywood support. by nicole sperling the actor and director is turning his attention to his ambitious film series about post civil war america. by maya salam organizers on thursday announced a lineup that also features new films from yorgos lanthimos, david cronenberg and paul schrader. by alex marshall the fifth season of the series, which stars kevin costner, will be its last, paramount said. but a new sequel is in the works. by marc tracy while some could not attend, citing conflicts, kevin costner was kept from the ceremony by the severe weather in california. by kalia richardson it’s simplistic to label “yellowstone” a “red state drama.” but the cowboy soap speaks the language of culture war with a perfect accent. by james poniewozik

by providing your information, you agree to our terms of use and our privacy policy. we use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services. this site is protected by recaptcha enterprise and the google privacy policy and terms of service apply. it is now double secret official: kevin costner says he won’t be returning to yellowstone, ever. costner made the proclamation in an instagram video posted late thursday   hours after the lonnnng delayed back half of yellowstone season 5 finally got a precise premiere date   bringing to a close an exhausting and often circular 17 months’ worth of rumors, he said/they said, and speculation. “i just want to reach out and let you know that after this long year and a half of working on horizon, and doing all the things that that’s required, and thinking about yellowstone, that beloved series that i love, that i know you love…. i just realized that i’m not going to be able to continue, season 5b or into the future,” costner shares in the video below, alluding to his big screen western franchise, horizon: an american saga, which will his theaters with “chapter 1” next friday, june 28. “[yellowstone] was something that really changed me,” he goes on to say. “i loved it, and i know you loved it, and i just wanted to let you know that i won’t be returning. i love the relationship we’ve been able to develop, and i’ll see you at the movies.” an update for you guys. i’ll see you at the movies. pic.twitter.com/dpuc5cop6f reports of costner’s yellowstone status being in flux amid alleged “disagreements over shooting schedules” first surfaced in february 2023. since then, there have been myriad reports and sound bites, from both sides. at one point, costner reportedly proposed a one week only work schedule, which paramount network declined; costner has since explained that when he found himself with a free week, he offered it to yellowstone, “and somebody picked up the idea that i only wanted to work one week. and that has been a carryover thing that i have seen in magazines: that i’ve only wanted to work one week.” before the writers’ strike began in may 2023, series co creator taylor sheridan had finished scripts for the back half of season 5 that did not include costner, seeing as the decision to split season 5 into two halves interfered with production on horizon. “their big plan was to suddenly do eight [episodes] now and then in the fall do eight more,” costner told gq recently. “i said, ‘i have a contract to do horizon, and i have people and money.’ i think there was a belief that i couldn’t get it mounted.” but the writer director star managed to pull it off. even amid reports of his behind the scenes tension with sheridan, costner said as recently as april that he’d “love” to do more yellowstone, if “i feel really comfortable with it.” alas, that return is not to be. are you disappointed that costner won’t be back on yellowstone? are you at all surprised? drop a comment with your thoughts below. comments are monitored, so don’t forkin' curse and don’t bore us with how much your coworker’s sister in law makes per hour. talk smart about tv! comment * name * email * your email address will not be published. we will notify you when someone replies. δdocument.getelementbyid( "ak_js_1" ).setattribute( "value", ( new date() ).gettime() ); i appreciate his finally letting fans know that he’s left them holding the bag after investing all that time watching yellowstone especially since that show revived his career. yellowstone gave him the opportunity to let his ego run amuck on a series of four movies which will never be completed. i suspect that the urban dictionary in times to come will have phrases for the word “pride” such as “he did a real costner”. he actually made the show what it is not the other way around. i love how “fans” like yourself say drama without even knowing a single fact. sheesh. not for me. john dutton was my least favorite character behind beth. think about it. he alone screwed up his children by molding them into what he needed them to be. once his wife died, john just didn’t gaf. honoring his promise to his father became his mission. we saw jamie hit beth with the cold hard fact that the ranch isn’t even profitable. john shot down all good ideas. they could make a killing if they opened it up to the public, charged an admission fee to see how things work on the ranch. take people for a hay ride. let them ride horses. host a cookout and then send them on their way. charge $50 a person would = $$$ there was also the idea of letting people have their wedding there. john shot it all down. dude brands his people and doesn’t even wear the brand himself 🤣 to suggest the dutton family give “hay rides” to vacationing californian’s, shows that you obviously have no clue what traditional family values are. did you even watch the show? traditional family values and the duttons do not belong in the same sentence. glad my family doesn’t act like them! kevin costner’s character i don’t believe was truly meant to be relegated to central patriarch status. john had so much more to offer but sheridan’s scripts and moving onto too many other projects in time left his character feeling mama ewing on dallas. he may be the sad man holding onto something he never really owned. it’s clear with jamie marrying a native american and having a son that the boy will be the true heir and his inherited claim on the land will return it to the natives thus fulfilling a prophecy from 1883. jamie felt like a mere recurring side arc with nothing more than a cheap foil to beth dutton. yes, here’s my hot take on “the beth and rip show.” everybody wanted more no matter how much they hated her and now it ruins the show from being something more. it is called yellowstone not the duttons. they tried to bring the camp fire gang into it and these hired hands didn’t sing nothing new. might as well pour the water over the flames and say “goodnight john boy.” did i mention beth? of course i did because it ultimately her show. she’s steals every scene she’s in and hogs the spotlight in scenes with other regular cast members and guest stars. now cbs will be airing will be yellowstone. i like to see how they edit this show or the censors bleep every other line. i guess they couldn’t have their moneymaker taken to the train station without closure since paramount might get sold to sony. funny that paramount/cbs decided to axed to csi vegas and ncis hawai’i without proper closure. these two networks don’t get their viewer base and shows fans at all. sorry i did not mean jamie is married to the native woman i meant to write casey. excuse my blunder. we certainly excuse sheridan’s many flukes and flaws with this show. you don’t have to like the characters being portrayed but remember they are acting from script. we might not like some of the characters but they are playing the roles that are written and directed from “top professionals”. i’m not crazy how some scenes were played but as i said….the actors are acting from script. interesting how this article seems to be parroting paramount`s propaganda pieces without an ounce of healthy criticism towards the sourcing…. not a sign of a good journalist, even in the field of entertainment. the first three seasons were great. seasons 4 and first part season 5 were poorly written, in my opinion. i watch the first three over and over. i barely got through the others once. i’ll watch to see how they wrap it up, but it was over a long while ago. yep. season 4 and 5 were just slogs because they were trying to extend things and cash in on it. greed at its finest. at this point and after so long, i really don’t care either way! yellowstone has already ended for me! the first three seasons were great. seasons 4 and first part season 5 were poorly written, in my opinion. i watch the first three over and over. i barely got through the others once. i’ll watch to see how they wrap it up, but it was over a long while ago. i won’t watch without costner. he was yellowstone. nooooooooo! this is heartbreaking. something people forget was that coster was ready and willing to film season 5 part b, but taylor shirdan seriously delayed the scripts he refuses to hire any writer to assist him with, and the time alloted to shoot those episodes came and went. costner had the two films he’s not only starring and directing, but, also, financing and coudn’t accomodate the rescheduling. he said he could carve out a week to shoot his scenes and the whole press ran with the story costner was demanding to only work a week. there was no way they were going to be able to do his scenes in a week unless they severely altered his storyline which in turn impacts the other stories. not only would thad have been chaotic also impossible. on average it takes approximately 5 8 days to film just one episode of a tv show. if this was truly possible i would think that paramount would have overruled taylor to make it happen. just because he’s the creator, he does answer to the network. doesn’t mean taylor couldn’t have gotten his crap together and had the scripts done instead of trying to cash in and create 50 spinoffs. i would imagine that taylor’s contract with paramount included all of these shows. he’s allowed to have more than one iron in the fire. let’s not pretend that two strikes didn’t play a significant role in the delay. costner’s request/offer to shoot one week a month was counterproductive. strikes had zero role on the script delay. he was supposed to turn them in before the strikes. costner never demanded to shoot only one week, sheridan simply failed to write the scripts and production did not start as scheduled. when he finally wrote them, costner was busy doing other work he was commited to, in a production that followed its scheduled. he still managed to move thing around and offer a week to wrap his role on yellowstone. paramount bought sheridan a 300 million ranch and pays for its upkeep. they aren’t forcing him do do anything. in turn, he makes them reveral hit shows. fair trade. but costner only having a week to shoot was him doing a favour, moving his schedule and making it work. taylor had the appropriate time to shhot costney as much as he wanted. he, who refuse to have a writer’s room, delayed the scripts for months. costner isn’t the villain here. even tough taylor sheridan failed this production, he still was willing to figure something out. you can shoot an ending to a character in a week. sheridan declined. exactly. people can try and spin it however they want, but the fault lies with sherdian not getting the scripts done when he was supposed to. costner was available when he was supposed to be and it was well before the strike, so no other way around it. sheridan screwed the pooch on that one. you want to be off writing other things and refuse to hire other writers, so be it, but that doesn’t mean any actor should or will be sitting on their butt waiting for you to get your job done. people are allowed to have a different opinion same as you and the other costner fanboy! good lord man. of course you can shoot the end of a character in a week. that’s not what i’m even talking about. it is my understand that kc offered that up for the back episodes…plural. but whatever. we can agree to disagree. you see it your way and i see it another way. i see it as the facts. costner was fully available to shoot all 10 episodes, way before the strike, exactly when they were supposed to shoot. there were no spripts. see it however you want bud. he’s outta there is also a fact. disappointing… it’s not yellowstone without him. now what about the continuation of 1923? is that ever going to happen? films later this year: https://tvline.com/news/1923 jennifer carpenter cast season 2 1235268244/ yes it will feel off without him driving the storyline. but they have great actors that can go bigger [comment removed due to system detected use of multiple user names] welp. that’s the end of yellowstone. show hasn’t been anything special since season 3. i’m not sad, just disappointed that the show didn’t continue his high level of quality the last few seasons and now even less so with the loss of costner. personally yellowstone was the only thing i liked about costner. i don’t know why folks think the show couldn’t survive without him. i always thought the other characters had a much better storyline that need to be developed. i honestly thought that there was some sort of contractional agreement that was stifled to stoked costner’s ego. i hope the writer’s make an effort to do this. i think it’s time for casey to step up to the plate. beth, rib and jamie have the rest covered. it’s not like costner did much other than play patriarch anyway. i wonder when the final season of yellowstone will air? costner left yellowstone, but has managed to do a new movie that is released next week. if his returning was the hold up, shouldn’t yellowstone be finished now? https://tvline.com/news/yellowstone season 5 part 2 release date final episodes trailer 1235269573/ it sucks and it won’t be the same if you are right then it’s even more heinous that he chose to go his own way leaving viewers and fellow cast members in the lurch. sheridan left the cast in a lurch by screwing up the shedule, not costner. very disappointed. i hope it’s not true. surprise us! definitely won’t be watching yellowstone anymore costner made that show and it was a favorite of mine  i think paramount just shot themselves in the foot no sense even watching it will not be the same without him. disappointed that he’s not returning but if that’s the way he feels that he doesn’t really care for his fans…so no love lost there! i don’t blame kevin costner at all. he had other contracts and obligations. there was no reason that season 5 needed to be split in 2 parts. it could have been aired in 2 parts but filmed all at the same time. he had other contracts and obligations that he chose to take on knowing that he had a prior commitment to yellowstone. kevin is that show and won’t be the same without it. the producer shouldn’t have split the schedule. i look forward to horizon! sheridan owns this. yellowstone is over for me. i like him as a good guy movie star….so i interpret it as, ‘never, will i ever, do tv again’ :) i really started following the show because costner was in it, but i’ll still watch the conclusion of season 5 just to see how everything wraps up he’ll be begging to come back to the yellowstone universe after old west waterworld flops. i thought “old west waterworld” was the postman? :p by providing your information, you agree to our terms of use and our privacy policy. we use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services. this site is protected by recaptcha enterprise and the google privacy policy and terms of service apply.
what to watch supported by to make “horizon,” he put his own money on the line and left “yellowstone,” the series that revived his career   all with little hollywood support. by nicole sperling oh, to have the self confidence of kevin costner. there are few actors in the final chapter of their career who would turn down a consistent $1 million an episode payday to pursue the vagaries of the wild west. yet there are few actors who are as single minded as costner. for the 69 year old star and director, who has made a career of taking the road less traveled, has embarked on what many would call a foolhardy quest to turn his long percolating story of the settling of the west post civil war into four theatrical films. it’s an endeavor he’s undertaking without the true support of hollywood: no legacy studio wanted to finance his sprawling epic. and it’s one that comes at great personal cost, both financially, with costner investing $38 million of his own money, and professionally, with his commitment to the films causing a schism with the producers of “yellowstone,” the television franchise that revitalized his career. there is no guarantee his grand experiment will succeed. “horizon: an american saga   chapter 1” is set to debut friday. and in an unprecedented move, “chapter 2” will hit theaters less than two months later, on aug. 16. both features cost in the $100 million range. warner bros. is releasing the films in the united states, canada and some international territories in a service deal calling for costner to pay for the marketing costs while collaborating with the studio on the creation of the marketing materials. (warner bros., according to a representative who was not permitted to speak on the record, has a small financial stake in the production of the first two films.) the deal’s structure means that should the movies backfire, there will be little financial downside for the studio but much risk for costner himself. but as he has put it, letting go was never an option. he first commissioned the script back in 1988. he almost made it with disney, but the two parties couldn’t agree on a budget and the movie didn’t go forward. then, instead of retooling one movie to fit the parameters of potential buyers, he and the screenwriter jon baird turned it into four. to partly finance the films, he mortgaged a 10 acre piece of undeveloped coastline in santa barbara that he’s owned since 2006. “it’s hard to fall out of love for me.