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The Ho-Hum Box Office of Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon’ Carries a Message: Don’t Turn Movies Into Television
There's hubris in Kevin Costner expecting moviegoers to show up for what is essentially a miniseries with the first part of his 'Horizon' Western.
(That’s what happened with Mel Gibson and “The Passion of the Christ” and George Lucas with “Star Wars.”) And, of course, there’s the admirable idea that those who self-finance are trying to bring a film into the marketplace that a corporate studio said no to. Actually, as Costner finally confessed, it might be closer to $50 million; maybe he was initially feeling a bit shy about owning up to that quixotic level of personal investment, since (to repeat) you’re not supposed to do it. It’s obvious that Costner took his cue from the show’s extraordinary success in deciding to craft “Horizon” as an episodic drama, one that will (theoretically) stretch out to more than 10 hours.
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