There is a new project on the way Horizon: an American saga franchise, and frankly it looks a lot more exciting than any of Kevin Costner’s planned sequels. In June, Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 was released in theaters with very little fanfare. Horizon received mixed reviews from critics, earning an evenly polarized 51%.”rotten“critic score and 70% a little hotter”fresh”Audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. It was a box office bomb, grossing just US$31,497,309 worldwide with a budget of US$50 million (via The Numbers).
Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 is the first of four planned Horizon films. Costner has already filmed and completed Chapter 2but after the box office failure of Chapter 1, Chapter 2 has been shelved indefinitely from Warner Bros. It’s unclear when this film will see the light of day, and even less clear if Chapters 3 and 4 will never be done. But now there is an even more exciting situation Horizon film in progress: a making-of documentary that chronicles how Costner got the franchise off the ground.
The upcoming Horizon documentary tells the film’s most interesting story: how Kevin Costner did it
The Making Of Horizon Is A Better Story Than Horizon Itself
Although it is doing some interesting things within the western genre, Horizon: an American saga is basically just a mash-up of various Western tropes and clichés brought together in one giant narrative. It’s visually stunning and impressively ambitious, but it’s not a particularly compelling story. The story of how it was made, on the other hand, is much more unique and interestingthen this new making-of documentary is much more exciting than Chapters 2, 3and 4.
Costner went into his own pocket to help compensate Horizonbudget of US$50 million. That alone makes the production of this film a fascinating story. Costner broke out of the studio system to make a big-budget movie with his own money; he felt so passionate about his vision for this four-part epic that he put his own money on the line. It’s a wild Hollywood underdog story, and If the making-of doc captures this, it will be a fascinating watch.
Horizon Documentary Could Boost Demand to Finish Kevin Costner’s Western Franchise
If it works really well, it could reinvigorate interest in the Horizon saga
If HorizonIan’s making-of doc goes very well – and this is a big “if” – then it could reinvigorate interest in the franchise and really get it back on track. If audiences see this documentary and see how passionate Costner is about finishing Horizon: an American sagathis could encourage more people to finally check it out Chapter 1 and see the first part of this vision. If the streaming numbers are high enough, perhaps this series will be completed after all.