The Green Mountain Coffee partnership isn’t the only indication that “Horizon: An American Saga” is coming soon. On October 5, Warner Bros. released a teaser trailer, showing Costner riding horseback through an empty Western landscape. The preview confirms the film’s first two parts will debut in June and August of 2024, respectively. “Horizon” is set to be a four-part epic, with production on the third part having been delayed due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
“Horizon” takes place in the American West 15 years before and after the Civil War, offering perspectives from White settlers and Indigenous peoples. “It’s a really beautiful story; it’s a hard story,” Costner told Variety. “The women are really strong in ‘Horizon.’ It’s just them trying to get by every day in a world that was impossibly tough … They didn’t ask to be in these territories that were unsettled and dangerous, and life wasn’t easy. I’ve chosen to make sure that was really obvious, that that wasn’t easy, and how vulnerable people were.”
“Horizon” also boasts an impressive cast. In addition to Costner, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Luke Wilson, Jena Malone, Tatanka Means, Danny Huston, and Isabelle Fuhrman are set to appear in the multi-part saga.
Given the lengthy production and ambitious scope of “Horizon,” Costner’s passion project has a hefty price tag. The director even put out a mortgage on his home to help finance it. Perhaps the Green Mountain sales could enrich the “Horizon” fund as well.
