Kevin Costner Gets Candid About His One Heartbreaking Career Pattern After He “knocked on every boat in Cannes” Asking Billionaires to Sponsor His Horizon Movies

Kevin Costner admitted he struggled to finance Horizon: An American Saga.

Kevin Costner risked everything to turn his dream project into reality, and now he’s basking in the glory brought by Horizon:

An American Saga after it was well-received during its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.

Kevin Costner in Horizon: An American Saga / Warner Bros.

The actor notably left Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone due to a number of reasons, one of which was his desire to focus on his own movie.

The gamble was truly a precarious move, but he showed no slowing down once he got a grip on his new project.

Kevin Costner Shares Financial Struggles While Making Horizon Movie

A still from Horizon: An American Saga / Warner Bros.

During a Cannes press conference, actor and filmmaker Kevin Costner expressed his frustration over the hardships he faced while making Horizon: An American Saga (via Variety):

I don’t know why it’s so hard to get people to believe in the movie I wanted to make.

I don’t think anybody’s else’s movie is better than mine.

I made it for people.

He noted a similar pattern with his other movies, such as Dances With Wolves, Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, and Open Range, and that these titles were difficult to make.

“My problem is that I don’t fall out of love with something that’s good,” he shared.

Costner shamelessly revealed that he asked a lot of billionaires to fund his film, perceiving how difficult it was to persuade people.

He also revealed his interest in making a third installment.

I’d like to come back here with my third movie.

I’m trying to make the third one.

I knocked on every boat in Cannes to help me.

The guys say, ‘C’mon, we’ll get a picture.’ I said.

‘No, get your checkbook out.’

Costner told Deadline that he will shell out $98 million for the first three Horizon films, and the final installment will cost him around a total of $100 million.

The actor also used his own money to fund the project, claiming: “I don’t need four homes.

I’ll risk those homes to make my movies.”

Kevin Costner Received Standing Ovation For Horizon Film

Kevin Costner in Horizon: An American Saga / Warner Bros.

Horizon: An American Saga premiered at Cannes Film Festival on Sunday where Kevin Costner received the warmest standing ovation.

He directed, wrote, and starred in the film.

He stated (via HuffPost):

Such good people.

Such a good moment, not just for me but for the actors that came with me, for people who believed in me, who continued to work.

It’s a funny business and I’m so glad I found it.

There’s no place like here.

I’ll never forget this, neither will my children.

The star-studded cast includes Sam Worthington, Sienna Miller, Giovanni Ribisi, Ella Hunt, Jena Malone, Danny Huston, Michael Rooker, and Abbey Lee, among others.

The first chapter of the four-part epic saga covers “the Civil War expansion and settlement of the American West,” as Warner Bros promptly described it.

The first part of the Horizon: An American Saga arrives in theaters on June 28 while the second installment premieres on August 16, perfectly timed for the celebration of Independence Day.