The Orphan franchise will continue with a third installment, it was announced on Tuesday. The series follows an adult Eastern European woman with a particular condition that makes her look like a child who insinuates herself into the homes of unsuspecting families, ultimately wreaking havoc and murder. Orphan 3 will...

Watch out — Esther's back! Having been introduced to the world in Jaume Collet-Serra's 2009 chiller Orphan and then given the prequel treatment with 2022's Orphan: First Kill, Isabelle Fuhrman's modern horror icon Esther Coleman is gearing up to return to our screens and wreak havoc upon a new unsuspecting family. Per Variety's exclusive reporting, Orphan 3 is officially in the works at Lionsgate and Dark Castle Entertainment, with the project set to sell at the American Film Market next week.

Orphan: First Kill writer David Coggeshall and director William Brent Bell are both returning alongside Fuhrman for the horror threequel, which will continue the story of the genre's scariest *Spoiler Warning* thirty-something-year-old-in-a-nine-year-old's-body. And whilst plot details for the latest movie remain under lock and key for now at least, Dark Castle Entertainment co-ceo Norman Golightly is already fuelling the Orphan hype train. "Dark Castle is excited to announce another...

The Orphan horror franchise is expanding!

Orphan 3 has officially been green lit, with Isabelle Fuhrman returning to play her iconic role of Esther, via Variety.

Orphan: First Kill writer David Coggeshall and director William Brent Bell are also returning.

Keep reading to find out more…

The film was announced by production banner Dark Castle Entertainment, with Lionsgate set to launch the project at the American Film Market this week.

“Dark Castle is excited to announce another terrifying chapter in the Orphan saga,” said Norman Golightly, Co-CEO of Dark Castle Entertainment, in a statement. “With the past success of the first two movies and another thrilling storyline, we are confident that Orphan 3 will be a must-see movie for both current fans of the franchise, and new fans alike.”

The Orphan franchise has grossed a combined $125 million worldwide to date.

The first film was released in 2009, and followed a husband...

After Orphan: First Kill aka Orphan 2 was released in theaters and on streaming back in August 2022, fans were wondering if a third film would eventually happen. On December 2023, an Orphan 3 was announced to be in development. Now, we have confirmation that a third installment is officially in the works.

Dark Castle Entertainment, the production company behind the first and second films (Orphan and Orphan: First Kill), returns to produce with David Coggeshall writing the script and William Brent Bell directing. Coggeshall wrote the screenplay for the second movie, while Bell directed that same film.

According to Variety, Dark Castle Entertainment will be producing Orphan 3 alongside Alex Mace of Gnosis Films. David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, who wrote the screenplay for Orphan and helped write the story for Orphan: First Kill, has signed on as an executive producer. Additionally, Lionsgate is overseeing international sales and is gearing up to launch this...

There's something wrong with Esther ... again! In the biggest "hell yeah" news of the day, Variety is reporting that a third film in the "Orphan" franchise is on the way, and Isabelle Fuhrman will once again play Esther, everyone's favorite killer "kid." Fuhrman made her Esther debut in Jaume Collet-Serra's delightfully lurid 2009 horror-thriller "Orphan," about a couple (played by scream queen Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard) who adopt a 9-year-old girl from Russia. The child, Esther, seems polite and sweet ... at first. Eventually, the audience sees that Esther is a full-blown psycho, willing to kill anyone who gets in her way. But this was no mere "killer kid" horror movie, folks! In a whopper of a twist, it's revealed that Esther is actually Leena Klammer, a woman in her 30s who only appears to be a child due to hypopituitarism.

The end of "Orphan" saw Esther/Leena defeated and killed,...

The fact that we received a prequel to the 2009 thriller Orphan in 2022 was mind-boggling – especially since the surprisingly entertaining Orphan: First Kill still starred Isabelle Fuhrman as Leena Klammer / Esther, an adult serial killer from Estonia who is able to pass herself off as a 9 year old kid. Looking 9 was easy for Fuhrman when she made the first movie, because she was a child at the time… but now she’s an adult, and the filmmakers had to try to figure out how to make her look like a kid again for the prequel. It worked well enough, and the movie went over well enough with viewers (you can read our review Here), that we started hearing rumblings of an Orphan 3 around the end of last year – and now it’s official. Lionsgate has announced, via Variety, that they’ve officially given the greenlight to Orphan 3!

This sequel...

Orphan 3 is reportedly happening with Isabelle Fuhrman returning to the role of Esther.

Scribe David Coggeshall and director William Brent Bell (“The Boy” franchise), who worked on the previous installment, Orphan: First Kill, are also back. Lionsgate is selling the movie at AFM with Dark Castle Entertainment producing. Storyline, like all horror movies, is under wraps.

The entire franchise between two movies has grossed $115M per Box Office Mojo. The 2009 movie was released by Warner Bros and directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and made close to $78M WW. The movie starred Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard and Fuhrman. It followed a husband and wife who recently lost their baby, and who adopt a 9-year-old girl who isn’t so innocent.

The second film, the prequel Orphan: First Kill, went day-and-date on Paramount+ and in theaters earning a total $37M WW in 2022. Fuhrman starred again with Julia Stiles. Blurb of second movie:...

Jaume Collet-Serra’s Orphan introduced the world to modern horror icon Esther back in 2009 and Isabelle Fuhrman reprised the role for 2022 prequel Orphan: First Kill, and we haven’t seen the last of Esther just yet. Lionsgate has officially announced Orphan 3!

Variety exclusively reports, “The third film in the cult Orphan horror franchise has been officially green lit, with Isabelle Fuhrman — recently seen in Kevin Costner’s Horizon — returning to play her iconic role of Esther and Orphan: First Kill’s writer David Coggeshall (“The Family Plan”) and director William Brent Bell (“The Boy” franchise) also back behind the camera.”

Plot details for Orphan 3 are currently under wraps. Stay tuned for more.

Lionsgate is launching the project at the American Film Market this week.

Dark Castle Entertainment is the production label attached to Orphan 3.

“Dark Castle is excited to announce another terrifying chapter in the Orphan saga,...

The third film in the cult “Orphan” horror franchise has been officially green lit, with Isabelle Fuhrman — recently seen in Kevin Costner’s “Horizon” — returning to play her iconic role of Esther and “Orphan: First Kill’s” writer David Coggeshall (“The Family Plan”) and director William Brent Bell (“The Boy” franchise) also back behind the camera.

The feature — of which plot details are currently being kept under wraps — was announced by production banner Dark Castle Entertainment, with Lionsgate set to launch the project at the American Film Market this week.

“Dark Castle is excited to announce another terrifying chapter in the ‘Orphan’ saga,” said Norman Golightly, Co-CEO of Dark Castle Entertainment. “With the past success of the first two movies and another thrilling storyline, we are confident that ‘Orphan 3’ will be a must-see movie for both current fans of the franchise, and new fans alike.”

Dark Castle is producing...

Lionsgate has renewed its long-standing film slate deal with Grindstone Entertainment Group after signing new agreements with Grindstone president and CEO Barry Brooker and principal Stan Wertlieb.

The new deal, set to run through 2027, will cover upcoming releases like action-thriller Alarum, starring Sylvester Stallone and directed by Mike Polish; Dito Montiel-directed Riff Raff, starring Jennifer Coolidge and Ed Harris and recently acquired in Toronto; Wish You Were Here, Julia Stiles’ directorial debut toplined by Isabelle Fuhrman, Kelsey Grammer, Jennifer Grey, and Mena Massoud; and prolific genre director Brian Skiba’s The Gunslingers, starring Stephen Dorff, Nicolas Cage, and Heather Graham.

Lionsgate last re-upped its near-17 year deal with Grindstone in 2020 and before that in 2017.

“Our relationship has been a model of success for nearly 20 years because Barry and Stan anticipate and understand what the market wants and needs in a way that has been consistently profitable for both of our companies,...

Lionsgate has extended its deal with Grindstone Entertainment Group through 2027.

Lionsgate and Grindstone count a near 17-year working relationship in what is a 700-title content library.

Among Grindstone’s recent releases are the thriller Fall, Damaged, with Sam Jackson and Vincent Cassell; How the Gringo Stole Christmas, starring George Lopez, Desperation Road, Manadrome with Jesse Eisenberg; and Lamborghini with Frank Grillo, Mira Sorvino and Gabriel Byrne.

The new agreement includes such upcoming releases as action-thriller Alarum, starring Sylvester Stallone and directed by Mike Polish; Riff Raff from director Dito Montiel starring Bill Murray, Jennifer Coolidge, Pete Davidson, Ed Harris, and Gabriel Union; Wish You Were Here, Julia Stiles’ directorial debut, starring Isabelle Fuhrman, Kelsey Grammer, Jennifer Grey, and Mena Massoud; The Gunslingers, starring Stephen Dorff, Nicolas Cage, and Heather Graham; and Fall 2 from the Spierig brothers. Other future titles are Hotel Tehran with Zachary Levy and Liam Neeson, The Beast in Me...

Orphan’s Isabelle Fuhrman is great as a bored quarter-lifer taking on tough-guy Don Johnson, who is having a lot of fun prowling the corridors in search of his dubious deposit

Here is a fairly watchable thriller about a fine arts and philosophy graduate called Laurie (Isabelle Fuhrman), who is turning 25 and facing a quarter-life crisis. She’s going nowhere fast in a job managing a storage facility in the middle of nowhere, with few customers and fewer uses for that liberal arts degree. Her boyfriend is ticked off by her refusal to spread her wings and join him in Nashville, but she’s got family issues tying her to the place, issues that are about to pale in comparison with the problems she will face courtesy of some tough types rocking up to make her life a living hell.

As the resourceful Laurie, Fuhrman makes for an appealing lead,...

How blessed are we to have a whole six hours of Kevin Costner’s mythopoetic Horizon already make their way to (some) audiences, especially when this project has been on his wish list since 1988? I often try to demystify festival viewing experiences by supplying an honest, sometimes critical lens through which a reader can see the cracks in their glossy surfaces. Nevertheless, in the case of Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2, I’d own every bit of privilege that brought me to its Venice premiere––in a rather small venue, on the very last afternoon, with little fanfare––not least because Costner’s multi-chapter saga is so difficult to see on the big screen. It’s not just the scale of storytelling or the fact that the Hollywood legend sponsored a huge chunk of its production himself, not the runtime and two more planned installments to (hopefully) come––it’s...

We were following news of the cat and mouse thriller Unit 234, which is now going by the extended title Unit 234: The Lockup, closely when the film went into production back in 2022… but then it dropped off the radar for a couple of years. Now it’s ready to make its way out into the world, and while we don’t have information on a North American release at this time, we do know that the film is going to receive a digital release in the UK on September 30th, courtesy of Signature Entertainment. In anticipation of that release, a trailer for Unit 234: The Lockup has arrived online and can be seen in the embed above.

Directed by Andy Tennant (Sweet Home Alabama) from a screenplay by first-time feature writer Derek Steiner, Unit 234 sees Orphan, Orphan: First Kill, and The Last Thing Mary Saw star Fuhrman taking on the role of Laurie Saltair,...

"We're all guilty of something." That might be true, but so what? Signature Ent. has revealed the official UK trailer for Unit 234: The Lock Up, a "tense white-knuckle thriller" from filmmaker Andy Tennant. It's currently set for a VOD release in the UK this October, though there's no US date confirmed yet. After the shocking discovery of an unconscious man in a locked unit, the lone employee of a remote storage facility must fight to survive the night against a ruthless gang, dead set on retrieving their precious cargo – at any cost. Who is this guy locked in there anyway, what do they want with him? Starring Isabelle Fuhrman, Don Johnson, and Jack Huston, along with Christopher James Baker, Anirudh Pisharody, and James DuMont. Why does this look like another Saw spin-off movie? Definitely a direct-to-video concept despite this cast coming aboard to try and make it actually seem like a legitimate movie.

As vast and flat as its title, “Horizon: An American Saga” can carry many descriptions. Call it hokey or homespun, old-school or out-of-touch, all would apply. But don’t you dare say wistful, because star and director and producer and co-screenwriter Kevin Costner has not leveraged a good part of his fortune for mourning.

Costner has come to celebrate those old myths, not bury them – and that lends “Chapter 2” an unintentionally elegiac quality. Tumbling down the Lido once this year’s Venice Film Festival has become a ghost-town, and with an already canceled theatrical release, “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2” stands more as a monument to unmet ambitions, to the grand swings-and-misses more often than not left out of the Great American Narrative.

Of course, by furthering the very televisual storytelling rhythms that cluttered and confounded in “Chapter 1,” this latest volume is not likely to win over unfamiliar devotees nor...

After debuting his Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 in Cannes last May, Kevin Costner is on the Lido today for the world premiere of the second installment in the Manifest Destiny epic. Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2, directed by and starring Costner alongside Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Giovanni Ribisi, Isabelle Fuhrman, Luke Wilson and more, will screen out of competition at the Venice Film Festival this afternoon. Prior to that, Costner met with the press.

Costner wrote the, so far, two-part epic, with co-writer Jon Baird and also produces under his Territory Pictures banner. A third and fourth film are scripted and ready to shoot. The Oscar winner has a lot of skin in the game on this passion project. He previously told Deadline that he’s projected to pay $98 million himself for the first three films, and that financing the fourth will take it to over $100 million.

There’s an enormous amount to describe, but very little to actually say about Kevin Costner’s bedraggled “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2,” the second of a planned four installments in his sprawling, multistranded Western, that plays, after the muted reception of “Chapter 1” in Cannes, out of competition on the final day of Venice. Doubling down on the first chapter’s intermittent triumphs but also on its grievous structural issues, it is an exercise in contradictions: incident-packed yet oddly sedate; replete with characters new and returning, yet largely lacking in compelling characterization; and, running to over three hours, simply too long a film to be so jarringly abrupt.

It’s hardly a surprise that it picks up where the last left off, given the last left off with, essentially, a preview-reel of part two. Viewers bewildered by that montage’s final image — a lingering close-up of a mustachioed Giovanni Ribisi,...

Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 2 is the latest installment in writer-director-star Kevin Costner’s planned four-part film series, which opened in the U.S. this past July to many poor reviews, bemused viewer reaction and disappointing box office numbers.

This second three-hour tranche of Wild West-themed soap-operatic drama, premiering at Venice, has basically the same problems as its predecessor: too much setup and not enough payoff; jagged editing that only highlights the lack of harmony between its disparate narrative strands; and cliché-tinged production values that often make it feel corny and old-fashioned, and not in a good way. And that’s allowing for the assumption that it’s aimed at the geriatric market who loved Costner’s pseudo-revisionist Western blockbuster Dances With Wolves back in the day and his return turn to Western-adjacent form with recent TV hit Yellowstone.

And yet, despite all that, Chapter 2 proves to be more...

Yellowstone star Kevin Costner will return to the Western genre with his film series Horizon: An American Saga, the first part of which is set to arrive in theaters June 28. The first film in a planned four-arc installment premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival to an 11-minute 40-second standing ovation, which brought the actor to tears.

Costner, who stars in and directs the Western installments, has been wanting to bring this project to the screen since 1988 when he started dreaming it up. He cowrote it with Jon Baird. The Dances With Wolves star revealed that production has begun for the third film and that he has plans to make a fourth. The second part of the series will follow the first with a theatrical release this summer.

Read on for everything we know about Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga:

What is Horizon: An American Saga about?

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New Line Cinema and Territory Pictures have announced that the eagerly awaited “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1” will premiere exclusively on Max starting Friday, August 23.

In the grand tradition of Warner Bros. Pictures’ legendary Westerns, “Horizon: An American Saga” delves into the captivating allure of the Old West, depicting its conquest—and ultimate loss—through the relentless struggles and sacrifices of many. The film spans the turbulent years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, offering audiences an emotionally charged journey through a nation in conflict, as seen through the eyes of families, friends, and adversaries striving to understand the essence of what it means to be the United States of America.

The film features an impressive ensemble cast led by Kevin Costner, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, and Giovanni Ribisi. They are joined by a stellar supporting lineup that includes Abbey Lee, Will Patton, Jena Malone, Michael Rooker, Danny Huston,...

“Dances With Wolves” director Kevin Costner’s new multi- part movie series "Horizon: An American Saga", is rated 'R' for "violence, nudity and sexuality," chronicling a 15-year span of pre-and post-'Civil War' settlement of the ‘American Old West’, streaming Chapter 1, August 23, 2024 on Max:

"A lot of times we measure ourselves against other generations," said Costner about his new film series.

"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, in addition to directing, stars in "Horizon", alongside his son Hayes Costner, who plays the young Costner.

Cast also includes Sienna Miller…

…Sam Worthington, Jamie Campbell Bower, Luke Wilson, Thomas Haden Church, Michael Rooker, Jena Malone, Isabelle Fuhrman, Alejandro Edda...

...Tatanka Means, Tom Payne, Abbey Lee, Wasé Chief, Tim Guinee, Michael Angarano…

....Jon Beavers, Glynn Turman, Kathleen Quinlan, Giovanni Ribisi…

…Colin Cunningham, Scott Haze, Angus Macfadyen and Douglas Smith.

Kevin Costner’s Western epic “Horizon” is finally coming to streaming. The filmmaker’s passion project “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1” will stream on Max starting on Friday, Aug. 23.

The film, which is the opening salvo of a planned four-film franchise, explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many. The story spans the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865.

Costner co-wrote, directed, stars in and partially financed the film, which opened in theaters in June. “Horizon 2” is already completed and was originally set to be released in August, but after the lackluster performance of the first film at the box office, the decision was made to push the release of “Horizon 2” so more people could catch up with the first film. The sequel will now open later in 2024, but is...

Kevin Costner‘s period Western Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1 has a streaming date.

The first chapter in the former Yellowstone star’s film saga will release on Max on Aug. 23.

Following the film disappointing at the box office — Chapter 1, which runs three hours and one minute, opened to just $11 million over the June 28-30 weekend — Costner’s Territory Pictures and distribution partner New Line Cinema decided to pause on releasing Horizon: Chapter 2. The second installment was pulled from a planned Aug. 16 theater release in order to give audiences the opportunity to discover the first installment on PVOD and Max.

Chapter 1 debuted in the home on Premium VOD July 16 while it remained in theaters, but at that time, a Max date had not been announced. The switch-up in what was an ambitious release plan was in hopes of allowing more time to grow the audience, as the first film sports a $100 million price tag.

New Line Cinema and Territory Pictures’ Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 will make its streaming debut on Friday, August 23, exclusively on Max.

In the great tradition of Warner Bros. Pictures’ iconic Westerns, Horizon: An American Saga 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, Kevin Costner’s ambitious cinematic adventure takes 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.

Kevin Costner, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, and Giovanni Ribisi star alongside an ensemble cast that includes Abbey Lee, Will Patton, Jena Malone, Michael Rooker, Danny Huston, and Luke Wilson.

The cast also includes Jeff Fahey, Isabelle Fuhrman, Ella Hunt,...

The wild, wild west will soon be available from your couch: Kevin Costner’s “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1” is moseying over to Max on Friday, Aug. 23.

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The first installment of his western series, which he starred in, co-directed, co-wrote, produced and co-financed, details the life of several characters in the American West during and after the Civil War. Costner planned for the “Horizon” saga to span four movies, the first two of which were shot back to back, but after the first film’s box office disaster it’s unclear how the series will continue.

The second movie in the “Horizon” franchise was pulled from its Aug. 16 theatrical release date, after the first film earned only $11 million at the box office its opening weekend despite its approximately $100 million dollar budget. Costner stated that he spent $38 million of his own money to finance the film.

Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1, the first installment of an ambitious Civil War epic from Kevin Costner, has been set to begin streaming exclusively on Max on Friday, August 23.

The film hits streaming following its Cannes premiere and June 28 theatrical debut, which was regarded as a misfire for a big-budget title, at a gross of just over $34 million. While Warner Bros initially intended to release Chapter 2 just two months later, on August 16 — in an unusual move — the sequel’s release has since been delayed for an indefinite period, the hope being to give audiences who have not yet caught up with Chapter 1 a chance to do so. Chapter 2 will screen out of competition at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, September 7, with Chapter 1 playing there earlier in the day.

In the tradition of Warner Bros’ iconic Westerns, Horizon: An American Saga explores the lure of the Old West and how...

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Chapter 2 of Kevin Costner’s Western epic Horizon: An American Saga won’t be released in August after all.

Nobody can accuse Kevin Costner of being lazy. He has financed, produced, co-written, directed and co–starred in Horizon: An American Saga, which was conceived as a four film series, each one pushing the three hour mark.

Chapter 1 was released in the UK last month, and the plan was to release Chapter 2 in August.

However, according to The Hollywood Reporter, the second film has been pulled from the release schedule. The reason given is the lacklustre box office reciepts for the first film, which took $20 million against a budget of $100 million.

It seems the plan is to encourage people to discover Horizon at home, so anticipation can build for the second film.

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Co-written by Costner and Jon Baird,...

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The blessing and curse of Kevin Costner’s first chapter in his “American Saga,” Horizon, is that there’s no visible horizon (yet). It opens with a surveyor marking out the boundaries for a new home with his son, making it...

Kevin Costner's 4-part Horizon: An American Saga explores the Old West and the settlers who made the dangerous trek across the Oregon Trail for a new life. Horizon: An American Saga stars Sienna Miller (G.I. Joe: Rise Of Cobra), Abbey Lee (Mad Max: Fury Road), Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan), and Ella Hunt (Dickinson) gained a new perspective of women from the period and shared what they learned of their experience playing these women on the trail.

The latest from Kevin Costner is a bold and beautiful feature. The three-hour film takes a few chances, and tells three different stories about early America. All the characters are rich, and feature one impressive cast list. You have Costner with Abbey Lee in one story that is especially charming. Sienna Miller and Sam Worthington lead another with a powerful introduction to both Miller’s character, as well as Georgia MacPhail as the daughter. Both are fantastic. The third story includes Luke Miller, Ella Hunt, and Isabelle Fuhrman. The cast also includes Jamie Campbell Bower who is terrific as a bit of villain and too many others to list here. As someone who appreciates a cinematic western, Horizon: Chapter 1 satisfied (read our review right here). I’m looking forward to the second film in August.

Kevin Costner has been a respected name for generations of fans. It’s always great...

“I make movies for men,” Kevin Costner said on the Happy Sad Confused podcast alongside members of the Horizon: An America Saga cast. “That’s what I do. But I won’t make a movie unless I have strong women characters. That’s how I’ve conducted my career. I think that’s why I have a good following. I thank you women for dragging your men here. It was a Western after all. I just can’t conceive of a movie without having [strong women].“

Horizon: An American Saga boasts quite the ensemble cast, including strong female characters played by Sienna Miller, Isabelle Fuhrman, Jena Malone, Abbey Lee, and others. Costner added that he “couldn’t conceive of a scene that didn’t involve a woman” while he was co-writing the script alongside Jon Baird. While speaking on The Kelly Clarkson Show earlier this month, Costner explained why women were so...

Kevin Costner recently joined his “Horizon: An American Saga” cast for a live recording of the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, and he said his planned four-movie saga differs from many Western films that have come before in that its female characters “drive the story in every plot line.” Costner, who co-wrote the franchise with Jon Baird, said he “couldn’t conceive of a scene that didn’t involve a woman” while shaping the story.

“Horizon” chronicles the journey of several characters during and after the Civil War as they settle the American West. Kevin Costner stars in the film opposite a sprawling ensemble cast, which includes Sienna Miller, Jena Malone, Isabelle Fuhrman, Abbey Lee and Ella Hunt. He told the “Happy Sad Confused” audience that he is aware his directorial efforts skew more towards men in their appeal, but he said strong women is what he’s most interested in.

Kevin Costner’s magnum opus, Horizon: An American Saga, features a star studded cast. (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Kevin Costner’s magnum opus, Horizon: An American Saga, is finally ready to hit the screens. The epic Western film series comprises four parts, with the first one, Chapter 1, releasing in theaters on June 28th, 2024.

The movie, co-written, directed, produced by, and starring Kevin Costner, tells the tale of the expansion of the American West before and after the Civil War. Apart from Costner, several other big names are also going to be seen in the project. Here is the complete cast and character guide of Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1.

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Yellowstone star Kevin Costner plays the lead role of Hayes Ellison, a loner and reclusive man with sharp survival skills, who often finds himself in dangerous situations.

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In recent weeks, Kevin Costner embarked on a multicity tour promoting Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1, the first of four big-budget Westerns that he directs and stars in. He appeared on local morning shows, did press junkets and visited at least one military installation.

Costner also taped personal messages for various theater chains, all of which are based in America’s heartland. That included sitting down with Greg Marcus, the affable CEO of Marcus Theatres, for a custom Horizon video that’s airing in Marcus cinemas.

It’s the middle of the country that Costner and Warner Bros. are counting on to boost Horizon throughout the Fourth of July corridor and beyond. Last year, the indie film Sound of Freedom opened on July Fourth, coming out of nowhere to become one the biggest hits of summer thanks to Middle America. While the two movies couldn’t be more different, Horizon...

In the more than 20 years that have passed since Kevin Costner last stood behind the camera and delivered his third feature as a director, 2003's well-received "Open Range," a lot has changed within the studio system. For one thing, there are fewer independent studios in operation these days compared to the turn of the century, when the very idea of Disney absorbing 20th Century Fox in a hostile takeover or Paramount Pictures desperately seeking a merger would've felt laughable. For another, the advent of streaming has completely upended the status quo, transforming bravura spectacles crafted specifically for theaters — even one directed by the legendary Francis Ford Coppola — into an exception rather than the rule. And, of course, ever-volatile moviegoer habits combined with a once-in-a-generation pandemic have further convinced industry bigwigs to embrace risk-averse strategies, spurning auteur-driven passion projects in favor of the safer shores of superheroes and other franchises.

But...

Kevin Costner has been a major movie star since the 80s and has starred in some of the memorable films from that decade and the 90s. Films like Fields of Dreams, Bull Durhum, Dances With Wolves, JFK, and The Bodyguard made him a household name, and almost 40 years later, he is still going strong and continues to make bold projects.

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In his personal life, Costner and Christine Baumgartner finalized this divorce in February of this year. Since then, there have been rumors about Costner dating singer-songwriter Jewel. However, in a recent interview, Costner shut down those speculations about his love life and does not want these baseless rumors to ruin their friendship.

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“Dances With Wolves” director Kevin Costner’s new 4-part movie series "Horizon: An American Saga", rated 'R' for "violence, nudity and sexuality," chronicles a 15-year span of pre-and post-'Civil War' settlement of the ‘American Old West’, releasing June 28, 2024 (Chapter 1) and August 16, 2024 (Chapter 2) in theaters:

"A lot of times we measure ourselves against other generations," said Costner about his new film series.

"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, in addition to directing, stars in "Horizon", alongside his son Hayes Costner, who plays the young Costner.

Cast also includes Sienna Miller…

]…Sam Worthington, Jamie Campbell Bower, Luke Wilson, Thomas Haden Church, Michael Rooker, Jena Malone, Isabelle Fuhrman, Alejandro Edda...

...Tatanka Means, Tom Payne, Abbey Lee, Wasé Chief, Tim Guinee, Michael Angarano…

....Jon Beavers, Glynn Turman, Kathleen Quinlan, Giovanni Ribisi…

…Colin Cunningham, Scott Haze, Angus Macfadyen and Douglas Smith.

"There was a promise in America - if you're strong enough, if you're tough enough, you can make what's out there yours." Warner Bros has debuted a 60-second promo trailer for Horizon: An American Saga from actor / filmmaker Kevin Costner announcing that tickets are now on sale for this release. The first movie in this two-part epic will open in theaters at the end of June this summer. Go see it on the big screen! The two-part western saga chronicles a multi-faceted, 15-year span of pre-and post-Civil War expansion and settlement of the American West. The massive ensemble cast for Horizon: An American Saga includes tons of actors: Costner, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone, Abbey Lee, Danny Huston, Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Michael Rooker, Isabelle Fuhrman, Jeff Fahey, Will Patton, Owen Crow Shoe, Tatanka Means, Ella Hunt, Will Patton, Thomas Haden Church, Dale Dickey, and Jamie Campbell Bower, among many others.

Take a look at more footage from Oscar winning director Kevin Costner’s new 4-part movie series "Horizon: An American Saga", rated 'R' for "violence, nudity and sexuality," chronicling a 15-year span of pre-and post-'Civil War' settlement of the ‘American Old West’, releasing June 28, 2024 (Chapter 1) and August 16, 2024 (Chapter 2) in theaters:

"A lot of times we measure ourselves against other generations," said Costner about his new film series.

"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, in addition to directing, stars in "Horizon", alongside his son Hayes Costner, who plays the young Costner.

Cast also includes Sienna Miller…

]…Sam Worthington, Jamie Campbell Bower, Luke Wilson, Thomas Haden Church, Michael Rooker, Jena Malone, Isabelle Fuhrman, Alejandro Edda...

...Tatanka Means, Tom Payne, Abbey Lee, Wasé Chief, Tim Guinee, Michael Angarano…

....Jon Beavers, Glynn Turman, Kathleen Quinlan, Giovanni Ribisi…...

Kevin Costner spent $38 million of his own money to finance his new Western film Horizon: An American Saga. Well, the early tracking numbers are in, and the news is not good: the first part of Horizon is currently projected to make $12 million in its opening weekend of release on June 28th (via The Hollywood Reporter).

Horizon has been Costner’s passion project for decades, having first begun working on it in 1988. Now, decades later, he’s finally set to unveil the first part of what he ultimately hopes to be a four-installment film franchise that he will write, direct, and star in himself. The total budget for the first two films sits around $100 million, with Costner himself having personally contributed $38 million to the overall budget (apparently by mortgaging his house). The remaining chunk was reportedly financed through foreign sales.

The second part of Horizon is already completed and will be...

Academy Award-winning visionary filmmaker Kevin Costner directs New Line Cinema’s vast Horizon: An American Saga Chapters One and Two, a multi-faceted chronicle covering the Civil War expansion and settlement of the American West. A story of America too big for one film, this true cinematic event also stars Costner, who co-writes with Jon Baird (The Explorers Guild) and produces through his Territory Pictures.

In the great tradition of Warner Bros. Pictures’ iconic Westerns, Horizon: An American Saga 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.

Kevin Costner has been a very committed actor who continues to give his all with every film he does. His breakout role in The Untouchables led him to many acclaimed performances in films like Field of Dreams, Bull Durham, and A Perfect World among others. He has also established himself as a great filmmaker directing two impressive westerns Dances With Wolves and Open Range.

Kevin Costner directed, co-produced, and played the lead in 1990’s Dances With Wolves | Orion Pictures

Costner has been dreaming about his passion project Horizon: An American Saga since the 90s, envisioning it as a four-film saga. Costner has already shot the first two films and recently premiered the first film at Cannes. Unfortunately, it received mediocre reviews which put into question the fate of the remaining three films, in addition to the actor/director finding problems filming parts 3 and 4.

Did Kevin Costner Make a Mistake By Making Horizon a Four-Film Epic?...

Deadline photo studio hosted talent at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival, as cast members of Cannes premiering films stopped by including David Cronenberg and Vincent Cassel for The Shrouds; Cayden Wyatt Costner, Jena Malone, Isabelle Fuhrman, Abbey Lee, Kevin Costner, Sienna Miller, Ella Hunt, Wase Chief, Georgia MacPhail, and Luke Wilson from Horizon: An American Saga, with Galen Johnson, Cate Blanchett, Guy Maddin and Evan Johnson attending for Rumours.

Sarocha Chankimha, Ramata-Toulaye Sy, Aseel Omran attended for Rsiff Women in Cinema; Francis Ford Coppola and Nathalie Emmanuel from Megalopolis; Willem Dafoe, Hong Chau, Hunter Schafer, Margaret Qualley and Mamoudou Athie for Kinds of Kindness; Ron Howard for Jim Henson Idea Man, George Miller, Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth and Tom Burke of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and many more.

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In the entertainment industry, where blockbusters are funded by rich billionaires with deep pockets, Kevin Costner is standing out from the crowd by putting his own money into his passion project. The veteran actor and filmmaker, 69, recently revealed that he has invested a staggering $38 million of his own money into his new Western epic, Horizon: An American Saga.

We must accept that the Yellowstone star’s commitment to his forthcoming project is nothing short of remarkable. Despite facing challenges in securing funding from traditional sources, he was determined to see his vision come to life.

Kevin Costner in Horizon: An American Saga | Warner Bros.

But what truly sets Costner apart is his willingness to call out the wealthy elite of Hollywood for not stepping up to support his project. In a recent GQ interview, the actor challenged Tinsetown’s “brave, rich” billionaires who didn’t help, prompting Coster to risk...

Kevin Costner‘s seven children range from 40 to 13 years old. Despite the 27-year age range, his three daughters and four sons love and support each other and their famous parents. So much so that five of them flew across the Atlantic to support their dad.

Lily Costner, Hayes Logan Costner, Grace Avery Costner, Kevin Costner, Cayden Wyatt Costner and Annie Costner | Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

Costner’s 2024 movie, Horizon: An American Saga, premiered at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival. And his family took to the red carpet. In Costner’s first directorial effort since 2003’s Open Range, the Yellowstone star again takes on the American West in this drama. Horizon chronicles a multi-faceted, 15-year span of pre- and post-Civil War expansion and settlement of the American West.

The Costner kids take a selfie together in Cannes, France. Kevin Costner signs autographs | Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images...

Kevin Costner confirmed in a new GQ magazine cover story that reports claiming he spent $20 million of his own money to co-finance his new Western epic “Horizon: An American Saga” are not true, as he actually contributed more than that from his personal bank account.

“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 funded “Horizon: An American Saga” alongside two investors who he has not yet publicly named. The Western saga spans four movies, two of which were shot back to back. Costner recently world premiered the three-hour first movie at the Cannes Film Festival to mixed reviews. Warner Bros. is releasing the first two installments in theaters this summer. Costner is already in pre-production on the third movie,...

Kevin Costner got candid about partly self-financing his new movie, “Horizon: An American Saga,” at a Cannes Film Festival press conference on Monday.

Costner put much of his own fortune into making the $100 million-plus film, including mortgaging his ranch. He directs and stars in the film, which he also produced and co-wrote.

When asked about his struggle to finance the film, Costner said, “I don’t know why it was so hard.”

“You saw the movie. I don’t know why it was so hard to get people to believe in the movie that I wanted to make,” he continued. “You know, I don’t think my movie is better than anybody else’s movie, but I don’t think anybody else’s movie is better than mine. I don’t go out into the world with something I don’t think is good.”

“Horizon” is meant to be a four-part saga,...