Maxance Vincent
The latest trailer for Horizon: An American Saga has been released online. Written and directed by Kevin Costner, and co-written by Jon Baird, the film boasts an incredible ensemble comprised of Costner, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone, Owen Crow Shoe, Tatanka Means, Ella Hunt, Tim Guinee, Danny Huston, Colin Cunningham, Scott Haze, Tom Payne, Abbey Lee, Michael Rooker, Will Patton, Georgia MacPhail, Douglas Smith, Luke Wilson, Isabelle Fuhrman, Jamie Campbell Bower, Alejandro Edda, Wasé Winyan Chief, Michael Anganaro, Angus Macfadyen, Jon Beavers, Alex Nibley, Kathleen Quinlan, Etienne Kellici, Amos Jason Charging Cloud, Bodhi Okuma Linton, Gregory Cruz, James Russo, Jeff Fahey, David O’Hara, Chris Conner, Leroy M. Silva, Bernardo Velasco, Tom Everett, Glynn Turman, and Giovanni Ribisi.
Here is the plot synopsis:
“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 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.”
The movie will have its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 19 with what looks to be one of the most anticipated titles of the festival, alongside Francis Ford Coppola‘s Megalopolis (which screened yesterday to polarizing reactions) and Yorgos Lanthimos’ Kinds of Kindness. The first chapter will release on June 28, with chapter 2 releasing two months later, on August 16. Watch the new trailer below:
I know this isn’t technically part of the unexpectedly massive Yellowstone franchise that has capitated Baby Boomers over the last six years, but I feel like a project this ambitious was only made possible by Kevin Costner pointing out the success of that show (and its dozens of spinoffs) to argue this would be financially viable for them to bankroll.