{"id":49212,"date":"2024-04-09T12:41:48","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T10:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2021824"},"modified":"2024-04-09T13:11:36","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T11:11:36","slug":"kevin-costners-epic-western-horizon-to-premiere-at-cannes-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/kevin-costners-epic-western-horizon-to-premiere-at-cannes-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Costner\u2019s epic Western Horizon to premiere at Cannes Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Horizon: An American Saga is making its debut at Cannes. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Morgan Cormack\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 09 April 2024 at 10:41 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/yellowstone-kevin-costner-exit-rumours-newsupdate\/\">Kevin Costner<\/a> may currently be best known for his part in the hit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/yellowstone-season-5-release-date\/\">Yellowstone<\/a> franchise, the actor and director is set to return to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.festival-cannes.com\/en\/press\/press-releases\/kevin-costner-and-horizon-an-american-saga-at-the-77th-festival-de-cannes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cannes Film Festival<\/a> with his much-anticipated Western epic, Horizon: An American Saga.<\/p>\n<p>Costner will be presenting the film on 19th May, with the first two chapters of the four-part saga set to be released on 28th June and 16th August.<\/p>\n<p>On the announcement of his film\u2019s Cannes premiere, Costner said: \u201cI\u2019d like to thank the Festival de Cannes for including my film Horizon: An American Saga in this year\u2019s selection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been 20 years since I\u2019ve had the pleasure of being on the Croisette. I\u2019ve been waiting for the right time to return and I\u2019m proud to say that this time has come.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHorizon: An American Saga is a story that began 35 years ago, and I can\u2019t think of a better place than Cannes to reveal to the world the result of such a wonderful adventure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe French have always supported films and believed deeply in filmmaking. Just as I believe deeply in my film.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As well as directing the new films, Costner will also star alongside Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington and Jena Malone, to name a few of the key figures in the extensive cast.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"Horizon: An American Saga | Trailer 1\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YYsReoZMj1k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>Not much is currently known about the exact details of the epic four-part film series, but it has been described as a \u201cmonumental project about the cost, in terms of war and violence, of the construction and expansion of the United States of America\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The full Cannes line-up is set to be announced later this week, but for Costner\u2019s Horizon saga, this is only the beginning of what is set to be a treat for any Western film fans.<\/p>\n<p>The movie synopsis says that Horizon \u201cexplores the lure of the Old West and how it was won \u2014 and lost \u2014 through the blood, sweat and tears of many\u201d.<\/p> <p>\u201cSpanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, Costner\u2019s 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,\u201d it continues.<\/p>\n<p>Just a month ago, a trailer for the new film was released, finally giving us glimpses of some of the action and drama to come, as well as at the cast \u2013 which also includes Jamie Campbell Bower, Abbey Lee, Michael Rooker, Danny Huston and plenty more.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"Horizon: An American Saga | Trailer 1\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YYsReoZMj1k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>The Horizon film series marks Costner\u2019s return to directing after 2003\u2019s Open Range.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Costner is well known for his directorial debut Dances with Wolves, the 1990 blockbuster which went on to win seven Academy Awards. The setting for Dances with Wolves, Civil War-era America, will be revisited in Horizon.<\/p>\n<p>When asked which of the two films was more difficult to make, Costner told Variety: \u201cThis is by far the biggest struggle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m shocked at what we were able to get. I shot Dances for 106 days, I shot the movie you\u2019re just seeing right now in 52.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did learn a lot, and I was able to use every trick in the book to try to bring this movie to ground and to bring it to an audience. And there\u2019s four of them!\u201d<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"2977fec74d9208307c2b655b7d500c2a86d5f471\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"2977fec74d9208307c2b655b7d500c2a86d5f471\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <p><strong>Horizon: An American Saga will premiere on Friday 28th June.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Check out more of our\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/\">Film<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.\u00a0For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\">The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/b><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Horizon: An American Saga is making its debut at Cannes. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":49213,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/kevin-costners-epic-western-horizon-to-premiere-at-cannes-film-festival.jpg",1498,999,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/kevin-costners-epic-western-horizon-to-premiere-at-cannes-film-festival-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/kevin-costners-epic-western-horizon-to-premiere-at-cannes-film-festival-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/kevin-costners-epic-western-horizon-to-premiere-at-cannes-film-festival-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/kevin-costners-epic-western-horizon-to-premiere-at-cannes-film-festival-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/kevin-costners-epic-western-horizon-to-premiere-at-cannes-film-festival.jpg",1498,999,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/kevin-costners-epic-western-horizon-to-premiere-at-cannes-film-festival.jpg",1498,999,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Horizon: An American Saga is making its debut at Cannes.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/49212"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}