Kevin Costner is a world-famous, big-time movie star with decades of hit movies under his belt, but he still feels at odds with mainstream entertainment culture.
There was a time in the late 1980s and ’90s when Costner was perhaps the most famous movie star on the planet, but somehow the Academy Award winner was able to launch a second wave of his career in the 21st century. After captivating critics with his brilliant performance in the miniseries Hatfields & McCoysCostner led the cast of Taylor Sheridan’s neo-Western film and contributed to one of the most ambitious television projects in recent years. yellowstone.
Both stages of Costner’s career were ultimately ruined by his ego. Actors’ desire for creative control and insistence that their instincts were correct has derailed many projects. In the ’90s, Costner assumed significant creative control over films such as; Wyatt Earp and water worldeach bombed, raising questions about his star power. At the height of his success, yellowstoneCostner decided to abandon the audience and make a multi-part Western blockbuster. Horizon: American Sagawhich he completely self-financed.
Critics weren’t always on Costner’s side, but he claimed he wasn’t disappointed in the audience’s opinion that he could have done better.
“I don’t care about Hollywood. At the end of the day, they don’t make movies that are avant-garde or that you don’t understand,” Costner said. “I just like to make mainstream movies with all the edge that’s present in the script, and I don’t like to see it flattened to cater to the audience.”
It’s easy to point to Costner’s recent failures, but his history of success speaks for itself. Not only did it revolutionize the sports movie genre; Bull Durham and field of dreamsCostner also redefined one of the most iconic fictional heroes of all time: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. It might help you understand why he’s defying the backlash from people outside the industry.
“I don’t really care what people think after they watch my movie and give me a test score, but I really care what people think when they watch this movie purely because I don’t feel like I’m going to lose you,” Costner said. “I don’t think my films will be for everyone, because movies aren’t like that. Sometimes there are works that are more for adults, and that excludes kids.”
It has become clear that Costner is considering a break from storytelling, as he believes the most important aspect of storytelling is creative authority. yellowstone This may have been the result of a conflict with Sheridan over the direction of the character. and Horizon: American SagaCostner’s only limitation is the film’s financial performance. The first chapter of his ambitious project was a commercial flop, leading Warner to Bros plans to remove the second installment from its release schedule entirely.
Not only the possibility, Mr. Costner completed the planned third and fourth installments. Horizon: American Saga It looks bleak, but due to a series of lawsuits, it’s unclear whether a completed second installment will actually be released. Costner hasn’t always had a reputation for being easy to work with, but it would be untrue to claim that he doesn’t show passion and complete belief in anything he puts his name on.
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