Kevin Costner’s "Horizon 2" to World Premiere at Venice Film Festival

Kevin Costner’s “Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter Two” is set to world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September.

The Western epic’s second chapter was scrapped earlier this month from its August 16 release in U.S. theaters after “Horizon” first installment, which carried a $100 million budget, earned only $11 million on its opening weekend.

“Chapter Two” — which Costner again directs and stars in alongside Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone, and Danny Huston — will bow on the Lido out-of-competition on September 7. 

The premiere will be preceded earlier the same day by a screening of the first “Horizon” movie, which launched from Cannes in May to a seven-minute standing ovation.

New Line Cinema’s “Horizon: An American Saga” is a depiction of the Civil War expansion and settlement of the American West. 

In addition to directing and starring, Costner served as a co-writer with Jon Baird and produced through his Territory Pictures.

“My dream was always to show ‘Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter Two’ at the Venice Film Festival,” Costner said in a statement. “The fact that now they have decided to show ‘Chapter One’ earlier in the day and then the world premiere of ‘Chapter Two’ that evening shows not only their belief in how the two films work together but their support of a director’s vision. I’m indebted to Alberto Barbera for his courage and leadership in committing to this cinematic journey.”

The 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival will run August 28-September 7.