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    • Kevin Costner poured his heart into 'Horizon' because it's a movie he鈥檚 always wanted to see

    Kevin Costner in a scene from 'Horizon: An American Saga.' (New Line Cinema / Territory Pictures Entertainment / Warner Bros. Pictures via CNN Newsource) Kevin Costner in a scene from 'Horizon: An American Saga.' (New Line Cinema / Territory Pictures Entertainment / Warner Bros. Pictures via CNN Newsource)
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    Kevin Costner wants you to know that his new film, the first part of 鈥淗orizon: An American Saga,鈥 is not three hours long.

    鈥淚t鈥檚 two hours and fifty-one minutes,鈥 he told CNN in a recent interview as he sipped on a soothing cup of tea with honey during a busy press tour. 鈥淟et鈥檚 be really clear about that.鈥

    If anyone knows the film鈥檚 running time down to the second, it would be Costner. He co-wrote, produced, directed and co-stars in the epic western set around the time of the American Civil War. Costner said he鈥檚 been trying to get the film made for decades and has no concerns that the length might be a turnoff to those with short attention spans.

    鈥淚 make movies for people so that they won鈥檛 be bored,鈥 he said. 鈥淚 give them a taste of something in a different direction, which is probably why it鈥檚 hard for me to get them made at first 鈥榗ause they鈥檙e a little different.鈥

    From any perspective, it鈥檚 an ambitious project.

    There are four planned films with the first 鈥渃hapter鈥 being released on June 28 and the second in theaters on August 16. The first film sets the scene of a clash between a group of settlers and the indigenous people who already live in the west.

    Costner is currently filming the third movie.

    鈥淭hese stories and these people, their lives keep evolving and their situations get even more desperate, more thrilling, more is at stake,鈥 he said. 鈥淎nd because we know them and we care about them, and the third one I鈥檓 filming right now is incredibly dynamic.鈥

    Fans of Costner鈥檚 1990 film 鈥淒ances with Wolves鈥 and his role in 鈥淵ellowstone鈥 are aware of his affinity for westerns, something Costner attributes to the inherent 鈥渄rama鈥 of these settings.

    鈥淚f we can just close our eyes and go back, realize how hard it was because you were going west, but you were also coming up against people who had lived there for thousands of years and didn鈥檛 want to let go of it,鈥 he said. 鈥淎nd so you had no law out there. There was nothing to really protect you. The only thing that was taking you out there was this appetite in America that if you were strong enough and bold enough, you could hold onto something if you were willing to actually defend.鈥

    鈥淭hat kind of attitude is a recipe for disaster and nothing but clash. And how do you deal with someone who wants what you have? If you do that in a real simple way, it鈥檚 boring,鈥 Costner added. 鈥淏ut if you do that in a way that you realize the dilemma, that must be what people were going through back then, it can be really very entertaining.鈥

    The mix of history and a star-studded cast was heady for Costner, who directs several heavy hitters, including Abbey Lee, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone, Luke Wilson and more. It鈥檚 the kind of film he鈥檚 long wanted to see and make.

    So with all the work directing entails, why did Costner also decide to take on the role of cowboy Hayes Ellison in the film? It was personal, he said.

    鈥淚 felt like I was the guy to play this guy,鈥 Costner said. 鈥淵ou know, I named my son after him, who鈥檚 in the movie [Hayes Costner, 15, makes his acting debut in 鈥楬orizon鈥橾 and it鈥檚 just been a journey for me, too. I just believe in the power of movies.鈥

    And while he鈥檚 no historian, Costner recognizes the importance of releasing films set pre- and-post-Civil War at a time when America feels divided. He鈥檚 hopeful that his project will spark audiences to reflect on how the states came to be united in the first place.

    鈥淲hat has to occur in any culture in life is a level of empathy, a level of understanding history, really understanding,鈥 he said. 鈥淎nd you can have empathy when you understand history. It鈥檚 like we are in this together and we can flourish. If we don鈥檛, we will be divided.鈥

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