Why Kevin Costner asked son Hayes, 15, to make his acting debut in ‘Horizon’: I ‘did it on purpose’

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Kevin Costner‘s son, Hayes, made his acting debut alongside his famous dad in the first trailer for the Western “Horizon: An American Saga,” which premiered Monday.

In the teaser for the upcoming multi-part epic, Hayes, 15, can be seen defying the wishes of his mother (Sienna Miller) by refusing to take shelter in the basement with her after invaders besiege their home. “It’s all right.

I’m gonna be with dad,” Hayes says as he shuts the basement door on his anxious-looking mother as a fire rages around him. The “Yellowstone” actor, 69, opened up to People about his son’s new role on the big screen in November 2022.“Hayes plays the namesake character that I actually play in the movie,” the “Bodyguard” actor told the outlet. “He’s 13 years old, and the screenplay’s been around longer than that.” The “Dances With Wolves” star, who shares Hayes with ex-wife Christine Baumgartner along with 16-year-old Cayden Costner and 13-year-old Grace Avery Costner, cast his son in an attempt to spend more time with him. “I kind of did it on purpose, so he could be hanging out with me,” the veteran actor laughed. “And the same thing for Cayden, same thing for Grace.

I’m like any other parent. I’m trying to figure out, like, ‘This is really neat. You should come be with me.’ ” According to the official synopsis, the film “explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won — and lost — through the blood, sweat and tears of many.”“Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865,” the synopsis continues. “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.