While everything seemed lost to Horizon: an American saga – Chapter 2Kevin Costner’s western may well have a second chance, and eventually arrive in cinemas.
In the shipwrecks of the year 2024, Horizon: an American saga Place is high enough on the podium of the biggest fiascos. The first part of an ambitious tetralogy of Westerns, the film written and directed by Kevin Costner completely missed his passage in theaters. With barely $ 40 million in revenue per $ 100 million budget (a large part of which comes from Costner’s equity), this first chapter ofHorizon is a commercial failure, and he also heavily compromised the rest of the director’s projects.
Not only the exit ofHorizon: Chapter 2 had been pushed back to the Greek calendars, but also the Chapters 3 et 4 already seemed to be condemned. While the vast fresco western seemed to be dead for good, now an event could sign the return to life for the saga. Indeed, Chapter 2 ofHorizon Finally has a projection date: it will be revealed during a prestigious festival.
Horizon sans fin
The second part of the saga produced by Kevin Costner, Horizon: an American saga – Chapter 2will do her first American at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on February 7, 2025. It is the very organization of the festival that announced this news via its social networks on January 23, 2025:
« We are delighted to announce that on February 7, the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival will host the first American of Horizon: An American saga Chapter 2, followed by a question-answer session with the director, the screenwriter, the producer and the actor Kevin Costner!«
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Seduction operation
As a reminder, chapter 2 ofHorizon had been unveiled in the world preview during the Venice Mostra In September 2024, where he had received predominantly negative criticisms. Following this, and after the failure of the first part, the release date of the film had been offset, before simply disappearing from the Warner calendars.
If the distribution of the second chapter ofHorizon At the Santa Barbara festival seems good news, we will still remain cautious about the following events. For the moment, the film still does not have an official release date in theaters, and Warner has not communicated as to reprogramming projects for the Western.
That said, it is likely that it is a strategy. The distributor is surely curious to see how the film will be received during the festival. If it raises sufficient craze, It is possible that the room distribution plans can be reassessed accordingly. Let us add that an important parameter may have motivated Warner to review his plans for the western saga: The success of the first film on the Netflix platform.
When Horizon – Chapter 1 Arrived on Netflix in early January 2025, he trusted second place in the platform’s charts. What suggest that an audience is interested in this kind of proposal. It remains to be seen now: is it likely to move indoors to see the second chapter? For now, Horizon: an American saga – Chapter 2 does not have any official release date in theaters, the United States or all over the world.
