Kevin Costner returns to the genre that won him his Best Director and Best Picture Oscars (1991, Dances with Wolves) with an insanely ambitious passion project in which he directs, produces, and stars—and into which he poured $50 million of his own money. The film is subtitled “Chapter 1” because it’s the first part of a planned four-part theatrical epic. The second part will arrive on August 16.
Horizon: An American Saga—Chapter 1 follows American pioneers across the states making their way to the Wild West, only connected by their dreams of a better life. One is an enigmatic cowboy (Kevin Costner) who tries to protect a woman of questionable repute (Abbey Lee) and the child she raises. Another is a sharpshooter mother (Sienna Miller) and her family trying to survive in a new settlement despite the threat of native tribes. Others are the native tribes trying to figure out how to deal with the arrival of these pioneers, and American soldiers (Sam Worthington, Danny Huston, Woody Harrelson) trying to keep the peace. Then there’s the leader of a wagon train (Owen Wilson) trying to get difficult people to their destination. These individuals, though most don’t know each other, will together shape the future of the American West.
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