Horizon: Watch trailer for Kevin Costner’s Western starring Alabama actor

Horizon: Watch trailer for Kevin Costner’s Western starring Alabama actor

Kevin Costner will bring his Western vision back to the big screen with the two-part epic “Horizon: An American Saga,” hitting theaters in summer 2024.

No stranger to the genre, Costner has recently re-emerged as one its biggest stars thanks to the hit Paramount Network drama “Yellowstone,” a modern spin after his previous work in more traditional films like “Silverado,” “Dances with Wolves” and “Open Range.”

Billed as a two-part event, it explores “the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many,” according to its studio Warner Bros. “Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, Costner’s ambitious cinematic adventure will take audiences on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.”

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Costner leads the cast along with Sienna Miller (“American Sniper”), Sam Worthington (“Avatar”), Jena Malone (“Stepmom”), Luke Wilson (“Old School”) and Will Patton (“Remember the Titans”).

Also on board is Alabama-born actor Michael Rooker, now best known for his work in Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” films in which he played Yondu Udonta.

The Jasper native and longtime character actor moved to Chicago at age 13 and later attended DePaul University. Rooker first came to prominence in the terrifying title role of “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer.” Other notable film work includes “Eight Men Out,” “Mississippi Burning,” “Days of Thunder,” “JFK” and “Tombstone.” He also earned acclaim for playing Merle Dixon, a villainous survivor on AMC’s “The Walking Dead.”

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Costner won two Oscars for “Dances with Wolves,” one for directing and another for producing/best picture. The film won seven total and grossed more than $420 million worldwide.

He also directed the 2003 Western “Open Range,” co-starring Robert Duvall, Anette Bening and the late Michael Gambon.

Since 2018, Costner has portrayed John Dutton on the television dramas series “Yellowstone,” for which he earned a Golden Globe award win and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination.

His director of photography is J. Michael Muro, who operated Steadicam and B-camera on “Dances with Wolves” and served as cinematographer on “Open Range.”

“Horizon: An American Saga” will open in 2024, part one on June 28 and part two on Aug. 16. Watch the teaser trailer above.