The first trailer for Horizon: An American Saga has dropped, and social networks are flooded with strong and amusing opinions on the project by (and with) Kevin Costner.
When Kevin Costner announced he was leaving the iconic series Yellowstone, fans were perplexed. Why leave a program that works? A confusion that only increased when new information hit the web: the actor, producer and director actually intended to focus on something else.
Horizon: An American Saga is a project of the heart for the filmmaker, who decided to finally get started. The western epic will be divided into several parts, and the trailer made it possible to announce the first dates. So head to theaters this summer to discover what promises to be old-fashioned, but ambitious, westerns, supported by a quality cast.
Fan Reactions to Horizon Trailer Are Hilarious
When the trailer for Horizon: An American Saga was released on February 26, fans were quick to take to social media to joke about the colossal scale of Kevin Costner’s very expensive western quadrilogy.
Reactions generally range from excitement to doubt, but one stood out more than the others: fascination with the impressive images in Kevin Costner’s films. Especially since the bet remains risky, as many fans pointed out on X/Twitter: “All my respect for Costner for having been in one of the most popular series and taking the plunge to direct four epic westerns that could totally destroy it. This is Coppola-level commitment.”
Kevin Costner spending a decade building TV money/credibility to blow it on two back to back nine-figure big screen epic westerns that’ll gross like $90M domestic combined is an all-time GOAT move, you love to see it. https://t.co/eW3Xml8v5q
— Sonny Bunch (@SonnyBunch) February 25, 2024
“Kevin Costner spending a decade creating capital and television credibility to spend it all on two nine-figure epic westerns, which are going to gross like $90 million at the box office, it’s an absolute GOAT move, we love to see this.”
Others alluded to the actor’s unparalleled dedication to realizing his passion project, even going so far as to mortgage one of his properties.
KEVIN COSTNER: Honey, I’m mortgaging our home and spending $20 million on a four-part post-Civil War Western epic that will probably bomb at the box office KEVIN COSTNER’S WIFE: Kevin, I’m leaving you if you do thatKEVIN COSTNER: https://t.co/MkDXJ1lTuc
— John Frankensteiner (@JFrankensteiner) February 26, 2024
“KEVIN COSTNER: Honey, I’m mortgaging the house and spending $20 million on a four-part post-Civil War western epic that’s probably going to flop at the box office. KEVIN COSTNER’S WIFE: Kevin, I’ll leave you if you do this. KEVIN COSTNER:”
Indeed, some Internet users did not fail to point out that the epic saga would probably only attract a very specific type of audience: “This Horizon saga is going to be like Avatar for those over 65. Kevin Costner = Jim Cameron for cable TV aficionados.”
Horizon: An American Saga is gonna be the cinematic event of the year for dads https://t.co/Rk8ds3iWss
— Christian Cortave (@CCortave24) February 26, 2024
“Horizon: An American Saga is going to be the cinematic event of the year for darons.”
Finally, another wave of comments raised a very fair question: will Kevin Costner’s Horizon saga provide adequate representation of Native Americans? For many Internet users, the published trailer does not smell good on this point.
this will either be a heater or the most racist movie made since John Wayne died https://t.co/vQpka7gL1A
— coffee kiwami (@eventualforever) February 26, 2024
“It will either be a success or the most racist film made since the death of John Wayne.”
The first two parts of Horizon: An American Saga will be released in theaters on June 28 and August 16 in the United States. Nothing has yet been specified at this stage for France, but the projections should follow the same schedule.
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