A big character change Horizon: An American Saga could have prevented several problems that co-writer/director Kevin Costner is now facing with future films in the series. Horizon: An American Saga was released in June 2024 and was intended to be the first part of a four-film series. However, reviews for Horizon Chapter 1 weren’t strong and the film has a disappointing score of 51% on Rotten Tomatoes. Additionally, the film did not perform well at the box office, grossing only $38 million against a huge budget of $100 million. As a result, the future of Costner’s western epic is now uncertain.

The story of Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 follows several characters as they travel to and settle in the American West during the Civil War. In addition to Costner is the cast of Horizon: An American Saga These include Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Luke Wilson, Michael Rooker and many more. Horizon: An American Saga features an impressive cast that fits perfectly into the western storybut that could actually be the main problem for them horizon Future of the series.

“Horizon” would be a much shorter story if it just focused on Kevin Costner’s character

Maybe Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 had too many characters

In Horizon Chapter 1, Costner plays Hayes Ellison, a lonely cowboy who is on the run with prostitute Marigold (Abbey Lee) and her son after killing another man. From this brief description of Hayes’ plot alone, it’s clear that this could be a standalone film. Probably Costner’s horizon The project should never have featured an ensemble cast and focused on telling a more personal story between these three main characters.

However, this never seemed to be an option for Costner as he clearly wanted an option horizon Films have to be very great. The first horizon The film also features various other characters, meaning a much larger cast and of course a much larger budget. The final cut of Horizon Chapter 1 In the end it took just over three hoursand tells the story of several characters trying to survive and thrive in the American West.

It’s very unlikely that Kevin Costner’s four-film Horizon plan will be completed

The “Second Horizon” film, which has already been shot, does not yet have a release date

Even if the horizon Even though the series is an epic western that Costner has been trying to make for decades, audiences weren’t particularly eager to experience this story. Originally the second horizon The film, which Costner has already filmed, was scheduled to be released in August 2024, just two months after the first film. However, after the failure of Horizon Chapter 1New Line Cinema decided to remove it Horizon Chapter 2 from its release scheduleand has not yet announced a new release date.

Costner has already invested millions of his own money in this
Horizon: An American Saga
series, but since the first film did not make a profit, it is unlikely that he will be able to shoot the third and fourth parts.

Heading into 2025 with no release date Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 has left moviegoers uncertain about the future of the franchise. Costner has already invested millions of his own money in this Horizon: An American Saga series (via Forbes), but since the first film did not make a profit, it is unlikely that he will be able to shoot the third and fourth parts. It would be a shame if Costner couldn’t realize his dream projectbut perhaps he should have focused on a smaller, personal story rather than an expensive epic with a huge cast of characters.

Source: Forbes