Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

Summary

Kevin Costner ’s upcoming epic westerly movieHorizon : An American Sagahas been compared toYellowstonesince it was announced , and there are some pregnant similarities between the two labor . There are still very fewplot details aboutHorizonthat have been made available , but the movie ’s two late trailers have present a in effect glimpse into some of what ’s in store . It ’s already clear thatHorizonwill blaze its own trail , but it also seemingly take on some inspiration from one of Kevin Costner ’s previous shows , Yellowstone .

The handsome similarity betweenHorizonandYellowstoneis Costner himself , as he played John Dutton on the Western show , and he ’ll play Hayes Ellison inHorizon . Costner quite controversially leftYellowstonein privilege ofHorizon , just ahead ofYellowstoneseason 5 part 2 . He ’s also invested quite a bit of his own money into theHorizonfilms , mostly because the franchise is his career - foresighted mania undertaking . Though he left his flagship show , Horizonstill bears several striking resemblances toYellowstone .

It ’s well known that Kevin Costner has put his own money into bring in Horizon : An American Saga a world , but exactly how much has he put into them ?

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8Kevin Costner’s Yellowstone & Horizon Characters Are Both Trying To Protect Their Land

Costner’s Characters Have The Same Basic Motivation

The newest trailer forHorizongave a quick insight into Costner ’s fibre , Hayes Ellison . During one scene , Hayes looked at a poster for a townspeople call Horizon , the franchise ’s namesake , and declared that it was " a station I might be capable to see myself . “That set Hayes up to have as vested an pursuit in protect Horizon as John did in protecting the Yellowstone spread . While they seem very similar in that respect , Horizonhas also emphasized one key divergence in how Hayes protect his land versus how John did his .

The first trailer for Kevin Costner ’s Horizon : An American Saga is out now , and here is what the word " Horizon " actually means in the movie .

The prevue forHorizonfeatured several shots of Hayes raise a gun and affiance in different competitiveness across the frontier . That made it seem like he ’ll be very actively involved in protecting Horizon and its people , and it also goes against one of John ’s most prominent trait . InYellowstone , John and the quietus of the Duttons were very hands - off , preferring to allow their ranch hand do the existent crimes necessary to keep the ranch safe . In that way , he was more like a ring boss , while Hayes seems closer to the traditional theme of a torpedo inHorizon .

Kevin Costner as Hayes Ellison in Horizon: An American Saga and as John Dutton in Yellowstone

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7Several Yellowstone Actors Play Characters In Horizon

Three Different Actors From The Yellowstone Franchise Joined Costner’s Movie

One ofHorizon ’s most overt similarities toYellowstonecomes from its cast of characters . Three doer inHorizonalso seem in theYellowstonefranchise . Danny Huston played Dan Jenkins in the first two seasons ofYellowstone , and he flirt a colonel in the motion picture . Will Patton played Garrett Randall , Jamie ’s biological father , inYellowstoneseasons 3 and 4 , and he ’ll play Owen Kittredge inHorizon . Lastly , though he did n’t appear inYellowstoneitself , James Landry Hébert did appear in one of its spinoffs,1883 , as Wade , and he ’ll fiddle Flagg inHorizon .

It ’s not presently clean how tight each role player ’s character will be to theirYellowstonecounterpart yet , but there was likely a intellect they were chosen for the franchise . That does n’t of necessity intend they were supposed to be a style to connectHorizonandYellowstonetogether , though . A clean possible explanation is simply that Costner enjoyed their workplace and invite them to take part in his project .

6Danny Huston’s Horizon Character Has Echoes Of His Yellowstone Villain

Huston Played Dan Jenkins In Yellowstone & Colonel Houghton In Horizon

One of the most prominentHorizonactors so far who also had a role inYellowstoneis Danny Huston . He plays Dan Jenkins , a land developer and one of the main opponent to the Duttons , in the early season ofYellowstone . InHorizon , he ’ll be portraying Colonel Houghton , a command officer in charge of some amount of land in the American frontier . Huston ’s role as Houghton is n’t whole exculpated at this time , as there are still so few patch details aboutHorizonavailable , but there have been jot that he ’ll playact a alike part to the one he had inYellowstone .

In one of the dawdler forHorizon , Houghton say that " There ’s no U. S. Army of this Earth that ’s going to stop over those estate car come , little as they ’re wanted . " InYellowstone , Jenkins was trying to spread his business West by encroaching upon the Duttons ' land . InHorizon , it seems Houghton will be doing much the same , only the land he ’ll be encroaching upon will be that of American Indians , and he ’ll have the United States armed forces supporting his effort .

5Horizon Has An Ensemble Cast, Like Yellowstone

Horizon’s Talented Cast Should Allow It To Mirror Yellowstone’s Sprawling Story

One of the many draws ofYellowstoneis that while John Dutton may be the main character , he ’s hardly the only protagonist of the serial publication . The rest period of the Dutton syndicate , as well as spread hands like Rip and Jimmy , are just as authoritative as John , and their side account blend into the show ’s main narrative seamlessly . Based on how often they were featured in the trailers , it already seemsHorizonwill take a similar approach to its characters ' story . If it resemblesYellowstone ’s storytelling style as much as it seems it will , Horizonwill have a cryptic cast of compelling fictional character to work on with .

One of the reasons the movie could spend so much time on characters other thanCostner ’s Hayes Ellison is becauseHorizonhas a star - studded plaster bandage . Some of the most recognizable names include Michael Rooker ( Guardians of the Galaxy ) , Sienna Miller ( American Sniper ) , Luke Wilson ( Idiocracy ) , Sam Worthington ( Avatar ) , and Jena Miller ( The Neon Demon ) , among many others . That cast alone intend that their characters will likely be major portion of the flick , and could be just as crucial as the Dutton children inYellowstone .

4Kevin Costner’s Horizon & Yellowstone Characters Are Both Leaders

While Kevin Costner may not be the only focus ofHorizon , he ’ll certainly be a master character reference , and Hayes Ellison ’s interest in protecting his ground is n’t the only similarity he divvy up with John Dutton . Based on the trailers forHorizon , Hayes will be some sort of leader for the townspeople itself and the people headed to Horizon . That would once again position Costner at the nerve center of event , just as his use as John Dutton did inYellowstone . That role also bears a hit resemblance to one ofYellowstone ’s spinoff shows,1883 .

The first trailer for Horizon : An American Saga – Chapter 1 reveals that Abbey Lee plays Kevin Costner ’s love interest in the epical Western motion-picture show .

InYellowstone , John ’s main function in the account was as a leader . He was the obvious head of the Yellowstone ranch itself , but in later season he even went on to become the regulator of Montana . Many of the show ’s events and secret plan points flexible joint on John ’s decisions and leadership power , and it seemsHorizonwill give Hayes a similar story of power .

Kevin Costner in Horizon An American Saga against a background of cash

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 is a Western film directed by Kevin Costner, and sees him in the starring role. The film explores multiple generations surrounding the expansion of the American West before and after the Civil War. Horizon is the first in a series of four films, all of which were greenlit by Warner Bros. Pictures.

3Horizon & Yellowstone Will Have Similarly Long Stories

Horizon Could Cover As Much Narrative Ground As A Season Of Yellowstone

Costner has already put a substantial amount of faith intoHorizon , which is evidenced by the fact thatthere will be severalHorizonmovies . He ’s already planned out four separate motion-picture show for the franchise , andthere have already been reputation that at least oneHorizonmovie will have a monumental runtimeof three hours . It ’s even potential that every one of the four installments will follow that runtime trend , which would giveHorizonmore than enough fourth dimension to craft a truly immense and intricate storey .

If the fourHorizonmovies do all terminate up being close to three hours long , it would easily surpass the length of a full season ofYellowstone . That means that eachHorizonmovie could cover quite a bit of flat coat , and the franchise could be nearly unrecognizable at its end than it will be at its start , and the movie ’s character could experience quite a snatch of ontogenesis by the last film . Yellowstoneseason 1 , for object lesson , started with Kayce hat John , and finish with him returning to live on the cattle farm , so there ’s no singing how much could find inHorizon .

2Yellowstone & Horizon Both Appeal To Modern Audiences

Horizon & Yellowstone Seem To Demystify The Old West

While they might be coif in unlike eras -Horizonaround the Civil War andYellowstonein the mod day - both of Costner ’s projects seem to be made with a contemporary hearing ’s penchant in mind . Yellowstone , for instance , deviate from the westerly genre ’s roots in several ways : it focused on morally gray grapheme in a complex account , it treated the Broken Rock Indian Reservation and its citizenry as lawful character with valid goals , and more . Horizonseems set to follow that trend , as some aspects of the drone , like the raid of the Kitteredge home , indicate that the picture will show a less romanticized view of Westward expanding upon .

While there have been soupcon thatHorizonwill declare oneself a more demystified eyeshot of the Old West , there are also some soupcon to the contrary . Some of the preview footage forHorizonindicated that American Indians would be portrayed as scoundrel , which would be a gradation back fromYellowstone ’s treatment of the 100 - old conflict . There ’s also a chance that this will be used as a plot machine for case development , though , and that the movie ’s persona will come to realise their role in the genocide of American Indians . There ’s no relation which perspectiveHorizonwill take at this sentence , though , as there are still so few plot of land details available .

1Horizon & Yellowstone Have A Deep Reverence For Nature In The West

Yellowstone & Horizon Both Truly Appreciate The West

YellowstoneandHorizonare both erotic love - letters to the Western genre , but they also have a deep reverence for the West itself . Both projects understandably prize the lulu of the West ’s natural ingredient , from passel ranges to plains and canyons . They also seem to both be interested in the preservation of the West ’s natural beauty . This was hinted at in one ofHorizon ’s trailer , again by Danny Huston ’s character , as he said that " You and I are standing guard onone of the last great receptive space . " Coupled with the multiple nature shots record in the trailers , that suggests thatHorizonsees the ravisher of the West .

Meanwhile , Yellowstone ’s awe for nature is much more well - established . A major topic of the show is the conservation of the ranch ’s , and by lengthiness the entirety of Montana ’s , natural resource . The Duttons were always at betting odds with those who wanted to destroy the raw beauty around them , land developers and business interests . A reverence for custom and the way thing have been for centuries is core toYellowstone , and it seems it will also be a center feature film ofHorizon : An American Saga .

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skyline : An American Saga - Chapter 1 is a westerly photographic film directed by Kevin Costner , and sees him in the asterisk office . The film explores multiple generations border the elaboration of the American West before and after the Civil War . Horizon is the first in a serial of four films , all of which were greenlit by Warner Bros. Pictures .

Kevin Costner in Horizon An American Saga

Kevin Costner and Abbey Lee in Horizon: An American Saga.

Headshot Of Kevin Costner In The Premiere Of Horizon: An American Saga

Headshot Of Sienna Miller In The Los Angeles premiere of ‘Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1’

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

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