Kevin Costner doesn’t care about box office numbers.
The actor, 69, was at the Venice Film Festival over the weekend for the premiere of his sequel to “Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter One,” which bombed at the box office when it came out in theaters in June.
Like its predecessor, “Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter Two” got mostly negative reviews from critics upon its premiere at the festival on Saturday.
Still, Costner confirmed that he plans to direct and star in the third film of the planned four-part “Horizon” series.
The “Yellowstone” alum reportedly said at the press conference that all of the “Horizon” movies have been written.
He also teased the third film as “devastating.” The first movie, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May before hitting theaters on June 28, grossed $36 million on a $100 million budget.
After “Chapter One” tanked, its sequel was taken off the theatrical schedule and instead had its world premiere in Venice.
At the press conference, Costner spoke candidly about the first film’s poor box office performance and the decision to scrap the second film’s release date.
“I think it probably was a reaction to the release of 1 — it didn’t have overwhelming success,” Costner said.
Costner previously defended his Western film franchise that also stars Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Luke Wilson and Giovanni Ribisi in an interview with E!
Box office revenue is of no concern to Kevin Costner.
The 69-year-old actor was present at the Venice Film Festival this past weekend for the world premiere of his follow-up to “Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter One,” which was a box office disaster when it debuted in theaters in June.
Similar to its predecessor, when “Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter Two” debuted at the festival on Saturday, critics largely gave it bad reviews.
However, Costner has stated that he will both star in and direct the third movie in the proposed four-part “Horizon” series.
According to Variety, he stated, “I have to hurry and not let the rock fall back downhill,” during the second movie’s press conference.
The Oscar winner went on, “I have to go get my hands on it again and start pushing it up.”. “I can’t let go of this rope.”. I’m not sure how I’m going to make three at the moment, but I will. “.
As per Variety, principal photography for “Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 3” commenced in May and is anticipated to conclude by the 2020s.
At the press conference, the “Yellowstone” alum allegedly stated that every “Horizon” movie has been written. He also made a “devastating” allusion to the third movie. “.
First released in May at the Cannes Film Festival and then released in theaters on June 28, the first film made $36 million on a $100 million budget. $38 million of Costner’s personal funds were purportedly invested in the movie.
Critics also gave it very negative reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has received 49% of the critics’ approval.
The sequel to “Chapter One,” which was a box office failure, was pulled from the schedule and given a world premiere in Venice.
During the press conference, Costner was open about the first movie’s dismal box office performance and the choice to postpone the release of the second one.
It didn’t have a lot of success, so I believe it was a response to the release of 1, according to Costner. “The decision to release it six weeks later was made by the studio, and it later became a studio policy to not release it that soon. “.
“I’ve made a lot of films in that vein that have endured,” the “Field of Dreams” actor remarked. For me, it went back to my original plan, which was to release the films five or six months apart in order to secure my trip to Venice.
In an interview with E! News last month, Costner previously defended his Western film franchise, which also stars Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Luke Wilson, and Giovanni Ribisi.
“I’ve experienced people disregarding me in life,” he remarked. “But since ‘Horizon’ is no longer in their control, they cannot write it off. “.
According to Costner, “I know that this movie is going to play for the next 50 years, but they might point to the finish line—well, this is what it did at the box office.”.
