Kevin Costner was moved to tears by the reaction to his new film Horizon: An American Saga , which has been 35 years in the making. The Yellowstone actor, 69, received a 10-minute standing ovation for Horizon after its premiere at Cannes Film Festival on Sunday (May 19). The film is a four-part Western drama, which spans a 15-year period pre and post the American Civil War .
In an emotional speech, Costner said he would “never forget” the audience’s reaction to his long-awaited film and thanked those in attendance for giving him their “precious time”. Costner, who co-wrote, directed and stars in Horizon , called the standing ovation “such a good moment, not just for me, but for the actors who came with me, for people who believed in me, who continued to work”. Sienna Miller ( Layer Cake ), Jamie Campbell Bower ( Stranger Things ), Ella Hunt ( Anna and the Apocalypse ), Sam Worthington ( Avatar ), Isabelle Fuhrman ( Orphan ), and Jena Malone ( Love Lies Bleeding ) are among the stars who committed to Costner’s mammoth project.
Costner attended the premiere with five of his seven children: Annie, 40, Cayden, 17, Grace, 13, Lily, 37, and Hayes, 15 – who makes his acting debut in Horizon . “I’ll never forget this,” Costner said. “Neither will my children.
They all look so beautiful, dressed up so nice, the women, the men. They’re so handsome.” The actor said he hoped viewers would share Horizon with their “sweethearts” and “children” to give .