Kevin Costner went door-to-door in Cannes for 3rd ‘Horizon’ movie funding
Kevin Costner passionately pursues funding for his Western project, investing $38 million of his own money. The first film premiered at Cannes and will be nationally released soon. Costner’s dedication reflects his values and willingness to take risks, even leveraging his assets for the project. Warner Bros. is backing the upcoming installments of the saga. Kevin Costner is fervently seeking funding for his Western project, committing $38 million of his personal funds. The initial film debuted at Cannes and is set for a national release. Costner’s determination mirrors his values and risk-taking nature, going as far as using his assets for the venture. Warner Bros. is supporting the forthcoming chapters of the saga.
Kevin Costner said he’s been knocking on doors at the Cannes Film Festival looking for backers to finance the next installments of his country Western passion project.
The 69-year-old actor confirmed he put up $38 million of his own money into the project he’s been obsessing over for decades. The first film, “Horizon: An American Saga,” debuted at Cannes over the weekend before its national release on June 28.
“That’s the message I want my kids to understand about who I am: that I do what I believe in,” Costner told GQ of taking such a big risk. “I have fear like everybody else. I don’t want to be humiliated.”
The actor also commented on taking out a mortgage on his Santa Barbara home to help finance the project. “I mean, it’s okay, maybe I lose that. But it’s: Have I lost myself?” he told the outlet of making that decision.
Warner Bros. is releasing the first two installments of the project this summer and production has already started on the third despite the second two movies not yet being fully funded.
“They’re going to happen regardless, but they’re not already funded,” Costner said. “I got my suitcase on the end of the street, you know, and seeing: Where are all you brave, rich billionaires? If I hear the word billionaire one more time, I think I’m going to puke.”
“I need somebody that’s impulsive, is emotional, has money, and wants to go west,” Costner said of his ideal investors. “And it’s like: Now let’s see how much of a gambler you are. Because everything I have is in the movie.”
When asked at a Cannes press conference about his struggle to finance the project, Costner said, “I don’t know why it was so hard.”
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“You saw the movie. I don’t know why it was so hard to get people to believe in the movie that I wanted to make,” he said, per Variety. “You know, I don’t think my movie is better than anybody else’s movie, but I don’t think anybody else’s movie is better than mine. I don’t go out into the world with something I don’t think is good.”
“I’ve knocked on every boat in Cannes to help me,” Costner said of trying to get more financial backers. “‘Oh come, we’ll have a picture.’ No, come get your checkbook out. Let’s talk money!”
So far, critics at Cannes have given “Horizon” mixed reviews.
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