Kevin Costner is proud of his film “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter One” — regardless of how it performed in theaters. The former “Yellowstone” star, 69, wrote, directed and starred in the first installment of his new Western film series, which flopped big-time at the box office upon its release in June. The movie made made only $32 million on a $100 million budget.
Costner reportedly spent $38 million of his own money on the film . The Oscar winner talked about his passion project’s underwhelming performance in an interview with E! News published Saturday. “I’ve faced life with people being dismissive of me, he said.
“But they can’t be dismissive of ‘Horizon,’ because now it’s out of their hands.” “And they might point to the finish line—well, this is what it did at the box office—but I know that this movie is going to play for the next 50 years,” Costner added. The father of seven went on, “There’s a moment in time where you want [your children] to see this movie.
To understand that this is what their [ancestors] went through. It’s not just a western, it’s a history of migration and what they had to do to survive. And I’m really proud of it.
” Not only did “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter One” bomb it theaters, but it also received scathing reviews from critics . The Post movie critic Johnny Oleksinski wrote , “I could not fathom committing another 540 minutes of my time to this bloated ego trip.” He added, .