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Michael Rooker Defends Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon’ Amid Box Office Defeat: “They’ve Gotta Learn What It’s Like To Watch Real Cinema”
Rooker suggested audiences with short attention spans need to embrace the film's long-form pacing. "We’re used to 90-minute movies. They’ve gotta learn to watch real cinema."
The Guardians of the Galaxy star seemed to suggest audiences with short attention spans weren’t ready for Costner’s experiment with long-form cinema, which includes three more films yet to come. Meanwhile, Comscore chief box office analyst Paul Dergarabedian previously told The Hollywood Reporter that “the streaming potential down the road is huge for this franchise,” and that Horizon “has appeal among the older demographics, for whom this type of movie is in their wheelhouse.” THR crunched the numbers and found that its pretty clear Yellowstone fans didn’t show up for Costner’s film, a project that caused scheduling tension behind the scenes of the hit series.
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