ST. GEORGE, Utah ( ABC4 ) — As the first installment of Kevin Costner’s “Horizon” saga comes to theaters this weekend, ABC4’s Film Critic Patrick Beatty sat down with Costner to learn more about his inspirations and the influence Utah has had on the multi-part series. “Horizon” is a project set to chronicle the expansion of the American West and has been a dream that Costner has been trying to make a reality for more than 30 years.
Costner shared that when it came to deciding a location to film “Horizon,” Utah just felt right, adding it wouldn’t be the same if it were shot anywhere else. “Utah really has almost anything you can ask for and the raw beauty that’s there, it just stuns people when they see it,” he said. “To set a dramatic story that we know happened a million times right there, it made the difference to me.
” “Horizon: An American Saga” will be hitting the theaters this Friday, June 28 . The second part of the series is set to release in August, and the third is currently being filmed near St. George.
“The truth for me, I know it may have an R on it, but I really believe that a lot of men and women in Utah will say, ‘You know what? I think our son should see this. I think our daughters should see this,'” he said. “They’re the ones to set that rule, but, the trip west by their ancestors, this looks a lot like it.
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