MOVIE NEWS – Kevin Costner has taken the axe to a new Western project after Yellowstone, which the actor is also directing.

Star of Yellowstone and many great films, Kevin Costner has just landed his next starring role in a western movie, but this time he’s also back in the director’s chair for the first time since 2003’s Open Range. Costner will direct Horizon, a western set in the Wild West era, which begins shooting on August 29 in Utah. He will apparently also star in the film, as well as produce and finance it through his production company Territory Pictures.

No further details about the project or Kevin Costner’s character have been released, nor casting announcements have been made yet, but casting will begin in February.

The story is said to chronicle “a multi-faceted, 15-year span of pre-and post-Civil War expansion and settlement of the American west.”

“America’s expansion into the west was one that was fraught with peril and intrigue from the natural elements, to the interactions with the indigenous peoples who lived on the land, and the determination and at many times ruthlessness of those who sought to settle it,” Costner said of the film, according to Deadline. “Horizon tells the story of that journey in an honest and forthcoming way, highlighting the points of view and consequences of the characters’ life and death decisions.”

Meanwhile, Kevin Costner is also a star and executive producer of Paramount Network’s Yellowstone, which premiered its fourth season in November. The series continues to top the network’s rating charts and has won significant awards. Costner and the rest of the cast were nominated for Best Team at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. The series was also nominated in the Best Episodic Drama category after the debut of Season 4.

The series’ fifth season is scheduled to premiere on the Paramount Network sometime later this year. No official release date has yet been attached to Horizon.

Source: Deadline