Kevin Costner says he 'makes movies for men' - but that he also writes strong female characters...
after awkward exchange with Gayle King over Yellowstone drama By Terry Zeller and Cydney Yeates For Dailymail.Com Published: 01:46 BST, 28 June 2024 | Updated: 01:56 BST, 28 June 2024 e-mail View comments Kevin Costner got candid about the audience he has in mind when creating Hollywood magic. The 69-year-old Oscar winner — who has become synonymous with the Western genre — said he is aware his directorial efforts tend to appeal more to men, but he emphasized that strong women are his primary interest.
'I make movies for men. That's what I do,' Costner said on the latest Happy Sad Confused podcast, per Variety . 'But I won't make a movie unless I have strong women characters.
' He added: 'That's how I've conducted my career and I think that's why I have a good following.' The director/writer/actor is currently promoting his Horizon: An American Saga film and said the planned four-movie epic differs from other Westerns in that its female characters 'drive the story in every plot line.' Kevin Costner got candid about the audience he has in mind when creating Hollywood magic; (pictured May) The 69-year-old Oscar winner — who has become synonymous with the Western genre — said he is aware his directorial efforts tend to appeal more to men, but he emphasized that strong women are his primary interest Read More Kevin Costner opens up about 'crushing' Christine Baumgartner divor.
