Kevin Costner‘s Western epic "Horizon: An American Saga" had its world premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, getting an 11-minute, 40-second ovation after the credits began rolling at the Grand Theatre Lumiere.
The three-hour movie is the first chapter of a planned four-part series directed by and starring Costner, who soaked in the applause along with his fellow stars including Sienna Miller, Alejandro Edda, Jena Malone, Abbey Lee, Georgia MacPhail, Ella Hunt, Isabelle Fuhrman, Wasé Chief, Luke Wilson and Costner’s son Hayes Logan Costner.
Costner waved at the crowd and seemed humbled by the applause tonight, saying: “There’s no place like here — I’ll never forget this, I made this [movie] … it’s not mine anymore this is yours, and I knew that the minute it was over.”
“I feel so lucky, so blessed,” he added. “There’s three more.”
"Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1" is set to hit theaters June 28 via Warner Bros, with the second chapter coming on its heels August 16.
Moreover, Chapter 3 is slated to begin production this month.
The pic, which witnesses Costner's return to the Western genre, chronicles the expansion of the American West before and after the Civil War. Between the Native Americans who saw their lands getting colonized and those who were determined to settle there, sometimes at any cost, history is being written.
Costner has been plenty busy since landing in Cannes. The film has been wrapping up sales in international territories. After the acclaimed star finished up a festival photo call earlier Sunday, he received France’s Order of Arts and Letters honor from French Culture Minister Rachida Dati in a ceremony that came complete with a hat-tip to his role in The Bodyguard reference.
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