Kevin Costner’s multi-episode epic “Horizon, An American Saga” will premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival next month, festival organizers announced Monday.
The first chapter of “Horizon” will debut at the French film festival on May 19, giving the world its first glimpse of Costner’s ambitious Western epic. The first two parts of “Horizon” are set to open quickly this summer, with Warner Bros. releasing chapter one in theaters June 28 and the second installment on Aug. 16.
Costner thanked the Festival de Cannes for including his film Horizon, An American Saga, in this year’s selection. It’s been 20 years since he enjoyed being on the Croisette.
He also said,” Horizon, An American Saga is a story that began 35 years ago, and I can’t think of a better place than Cannes to reveal to the world the result of such an incredible adventure. The French have always supported films and believed sincerely in filmmaking. Just as I believe deeply in my movie.”
A passion project for Costner, Horizon is a planned series of Western films he stars in, co-wrote, produced, and directed. The films are set in pre-and post-Civil War America and depict the expansion of the American West.
The film’s synopsis reads that Horizon “explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won – and lost – through the blood, sweat and tears of many.” The synopsis continues, “Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, 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.”
An American Saga features a hefty cast of acclaimed actors, such as Thomas Aden Church, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone, Abbey Lee, Michael Rooker, Danny Huston, Luke Wilson, Isabelle Fuhrman, Jeff Fahey, Will Patton, Tatanka Means, Owen Crow Shoe, Ella Hunt and Jamie Campbell Bower. Chapter 2 will add Glynn Turman, Kathleen Quinlan, and Giovanni Ribisi.
Warner Bros. is set to release the first of the two Horizon films on June 28, with the second coming out two months later, on Aug. 16.
