Kevin Costner Says Scrapped ‘Horizon 2’ Theatrical Release Was ‘Probably a Reaction’ to First Film’s Box Office Performance: ‘It Didn’t Have Overwhelming Success’
variety.comEllise Shafer Kevin Costner spoke on the scrapped theatrical release of his second “Horizon” film on Saturday during its Venice Film Festival press conference, saying that “it probably was a reaction” to the underperformance of the first movie at the box office. “It didn’t have overwhelming success,” Costner said of the first film. “Horizon 2” was a last-minute addition to Venice’s lineup, with news coming on July 31 that it would premiere out-of-competition on the last day of the festival.
Earlier that month, the U.S. release of “Chapter 2” was scrapped from its planned Aug. 16 debut after the franchise’s first installment, which carried a budget of around $100 million, earned only $11 million on its opening weekend.
However, these setbacks have only “increased his desire” to continue with what he intends to be a four-part series. “Sometimes when things don’t come to us easily, we want to just step away.
But there’s something in me that only increases my desire when something is not working,” Costner said. “It’s a story, it’s a piece of entertainment that I think can stand the test of time.
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