Chapter 2 will hit theaters this August, and two additional chapters are in the works.
Chapter 1 was budgeted at $100 million, with the budget primarily funded by Costner.
It’s a show for an older demographic the kind that the streaming boom often disregards.
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Meandering pacing, juggling multiple storylines and character arcs, and cliffhangersbode well for television.
Television is heavily serialized, whichtrains viewers to not expect resolution and a tight three-act structure with each episode.
Film, on the other hand, aims for the opposite.
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The lack of connective tissue in the first installment undermines the “epic” quality of the film.
Horizon’s hollow center would be forgivable if it had astronger immediate hook for the audience.
However, the fervor of these classical Western sequences is drowned out by the weight of the overarching plot.
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He expressed his disinterest in “spoon-feeding” the audience about the morality of Western expansion.
The closing moments ofHorizon: Chapter 1act as a teaser trailer for the upcoming Chapter 2 in August.
An episodic structure between a film series is not innately fraught.
As of January 2025, the film has no scheduled release date.
Costner was disappointed but not dispirited by the sudden postponement of Chapter 2.
It didnt have overwhelming success, Costner said of Chapter 1 at Venice.
Chronicles a multi-faceted, 15-year span of pre-and post-Civil War expansion and settlement of the American west.
Ive had a lot of movies that way, that have stood the test of time, he continued.
One character’s storyline stands out from the pack.
But Im going to make it,Costner stated.
Kevin Costner, who partiallyfinanced the saga himself, has a lot riding onHorizon.
Costner co-wrote the film with directorSteven Holleran, a cinematographer making his feature directorial debut.
Like the archetypal Western hero, Costner follows his own path.
