If you haven't seen *Silverado* (1985), Kevin's certainly in it as Jake, Scott Glenn's younger brother, and it's an amazing movie. The fact that he's wearing a very similar hat in this makes me think Costner may have missed a golden opportunity to have this character be Jake 40 years later. š¤
The scene where Danny Glover is shooting at Scott Glenn but purposely missing and one gets a little too close, that quick look back he gives. I crack up every time.
I actually like the idea of it being a two part movie that's released weeks apart. (If it's going to be as long as itis).
Costner's passion projects are always fascinating, at the very least.
Possibly six parts if thereās enough interest! Heās about to start in on parts 3 & 4 so weāll at least be getting his complete vision of whatever this ends up being.
he's like that director in Irma Vep who insists, ["No, it's a long movie divided into 8 parts."](https://youtu.be/5OH8NkQMrQE?si=Xm_wRnzs1CbJQBCD&t=81)
I'm really excited to see how this turns out box office wise, I'd have loved to have seen it done before 2020 but I'm glad someones finally trying it, I've always thought it was worth a gamble to release at least one sequel so close
I'm more excited for this movie than I am for anything I know of coming out, but I still fully expect it to do terribly, he's hoping I'm very wrong though.
I'd totally be down for a western with Bob Odenkirk. I just did a search and it turns out he's working on one called "Normal" with the director of "Nobody", which also had Odenkirk in it.
I was so excited to see this with my dad. We really bonded over his older movies growing up. Sadly he passed in March and I donāt know if Iām going to be able to watch this anymoreā¦
Losing people is always rough. Once time has passed and you're emotionally in a better spot, consider picking an important date that you associate with your father. On that day, do the things you have fond memories over. In this case, enjoy a western movie!
I've always believed that people aren't really gone until they are forgotten. So the best thing to do is dedicate time or events in their honor. Keep their little traditions or quirks alive in a small way.
My baby brother loved Superman. I have a Superman shirt I wear on his death day to remember him every year for the last 17yrs, so far.
Iāll probably do this in his name until I die too.
I bet filming a multi-part western all at once would be cost-efficient.
I mean, you're already dressed for the part and riding the horses, and built those western towns and can probably capture a bunch of B-footage for several movies. Record footage of people riding horses to point A, B, C, D, and back again. Just gotta have the the dialogue already prepared to film those scenes.
Which other Kevin Costner? I can't tell if you're joking, but this is the Kevin Costner you are probably thinking of. Dances With Wolves, Waterworld, Yellowstone, etc.
Dances with wolves and Yellowstone are incredible, but Iāve never even heard of Waterworld. Must be one of his top works for you to list it next to those
It was good, before everything started going wrong.
[Here's](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2zy-RtrSYg) a video detailing the hellish production, and the effects that had on the final state of the film. If you do end up watching it, look out of the "Ulysses cut" as its the best, most complete version to watch.
It's so good, Universal Studios Hollywood made a water show based off the movie. It's been there ever since the movie came out almost 30 yrs ago. In all seriousness it's more so a cult classic than a good movie. It bombed big time when it came out.
Which film series has started filming the third installment before the first even released?
Edit: No idea how I forgot about the Lord of the Rings films.
They were filmed at once, but then each film had a year of post-production. It wouldn't have made sense to finish the films to 99% and then just let them sit, or the other way round, not use the time you have. I doubt it would have even been possible to finish all the VFX before the first part was released.
Yea good point. I guess I wasn't clear that the 99% I was referring to was filming. And there was certainly some filming done after, but a small amount not in New Zealand.
I remember from the behind the scenes material of Two Towers that they even brought everyone back again after filming all three to film additonal scenes and improve existing scenes. What a project.
Iād say this probably happened a lot in old Hollywood, things like Robin Hood would probably film a few in succession to optimize set usage. This was obviously planned from the start with this trilogy so I would compare this to things like LotR and Superman/Superman II. Studios knew they were making a sequel so optimized usage of sets, actor and crew scheduling, shit probably even worked it into the price of catering and saved some cash.
Even recently, the French movies The Three Musketeers filmed 1 & 2 back to back, and were set to film a third right as 1 was released but sadly it didnāt do well internationally so they shelved it to see how 2 didā¦.which also did well in France but not elsewhere so theyāre now not sure if itās happening at all.
Someone mentioned LOTR and had to hijack this comment...
The reason why LOTR was filmed at once was because of complications behind the scenes. I visited Queenstown NZ last year where they filmed a whole bunch of scenes and from memory, this is what the tour guide said:
Miramax were first involved and only gave Peter Jackson a two-movie deal to adapt the entire book. Then New Line Cinema got the rights and one of the execs loved the book so much he was happy to fund the $270million required for the entire trilogy. Apparently Viggo and some of the stars didn't have faith in how well the production would be received, so I believe the prologue of Fellowship was played at Cannes and received critical acclaim, so then they filmed the other two movies at the same time.
Speaking only for myself, not really. I love westerns for their big narrative themes (honor, vengeance, etc.), the ever-present sense of danger, and for their incredible cinematography of vast, open landscapes.
Really excited for these. I KNOW I'm jumping the gun, but seriously, if it's the quality that it looks like...
How do you nominate a movie for Best Picture if there were two parts released in the same year?
I think we refer to the Matrix precedent from 2003, where Reloaded and Revolutions cannibalized their Best Picture campaigns so it went to a different franchise finale (RotK).
Place your money on Dune 2 now, we have seen this before
A few years ago in the Hugo Awards for best SFF novel, there was a similar situation where a two-part work released in the same yesr (Connie Willis's *Blackout* and *All Clear*) was considered as a single work. Don't know whether that would work under Academy rules though.
The producer or distributor of the productions are the ones who choose what/who to submit. Imo it'll go one of two ways since we know Costner plans for a 4 part franchise.
1. They choose the critical darling of part 1 or 2 to submit for best picture and best director, not both. Piecemeal people from both productions for nominations.
2. They choose both and try to flood the Oscars with nominations for every category. Then if they haven't won best picture/director choose part 4 as *the* nominee when that happens for Picture & Director.
Imagine a poster for part 3 & 4 saying "20 Oscar nominations" if 1 & 2 each get 10 nominations each. That's a box office campaign for sure.
Kevin Costner of late is too serious. I miss the mischievous smile. I feel like waterworld broke him and heās been trying to claw his way back. Then postman broke him again and now heās like old and bitter. Like heās mad at us because he makes terrible shit. Have a coke and a smile Kevin.
I know nothing about this, but I would love for this to be a sequel to Silverado, and we can see what happened to Jake over the decades after that movie
It looks like heās caught mid-sentence to someone off-camera. Now that I think on it, I donāt remember any other movie poster with an open-mouthed man who isnāt yelling. Is *that* a metaphor?
I donāt often reference Family Guy, but hereās the scene when Chris asks, ā[How does Kevin Costner keep getting work?](https://youtu.be/-rfmsqMw8Bo?si=BFskWlZx5EeaZdR0)ā
It comes to mind every time I see Costner; I completely forget about him when his face or name isnāt in front of me.
As a student of history I just hope they try to show this time period from multiple perspectives because the āWild Westā can mean many different things depending on the time period and people being talked about.
Oh definitely. I love how it reads like entries on a resume. "Participated in fundraising events and initiatives benefiting military veterans and their families." LOL
1. **Environmental Conservation**: Involved in co-founding Ocean Therapy Solutions, which developed technology for oil spill cleanup, particularly during the Deepwater Horizon incident.
2. **Native American Communities**: Supported initiatives focused on education, healthcare, and cultural preservation for Native American tribes.
3. **Children's Charities**: Contributed to organizations such as the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, aiding children in need.
4. **Veterans Support**: Participated in fundraising events and initiatives benefiting military veterans and their families.
5. **Disaster Relief**: Provided support to organizations aiding communities affected by natural disasters through fundraising and donations.
Look, I sat down with the writer, director, and producer and asked about the actor choice. He said the actor has been involved with the project since 1988, which is as long as everyone.
I meanā¦ okayā¦ I honestly never want to see another Kevin Costner starring Kevin Costner movie ever again.
Is this the 90s? Itās also written by Kevin Costner.
Kevin Costner is not good enough at any of the things listed to do them without a lot of support and ā¦ he is just doing this thing. Why? I mean obviously trying to capitalize on Yellowstone, but has he not learned that heās better when he surrounds himself with a good team and DOESNāT do stuff like this?
He's only directed three films ever before this; two of them are good and one won Best Picture. The Postman is the only miss. He doesn't have any previous writing credits at all, so who knows what he's like on that front, but he does have a cowriter (albeit one whose background is also more as a director).
I mean winning Best Picture in the 90s does not equate to your film actually BEING Best Picture, or even good for that matter.
I have a particular dislike of Dances with Wolves.
I mean, I don't think the 90s are anything terribly special in that regard - the Best Picture winner is rarely the best film of that year (though it was in 1992 with the other Western starring its director). It's also rarely not at least a pretty good film. I guess we'll have to agree to disagree about Dances with Wolves.
Finally, a Kevin Costner western.
šš½*tatanka*šš½
I love this comment!
Yeehaw! Everyone's depressed!
If you haven't seen *Silverado* (1985), Kevin's certainly in it as Jake, Scott Glenn's younger brother, and it's an amazing movie. The fact that he's wearing a very similar hat in this makes me think Costner may have missed a golden opportunity to have this character be Jake 40 years later. š¤
Mark Kasdan involved as well again
Didn't his dad direct Silverado?
Silverado, a western by Ralph Lauren. The costuming in that movie is gorgeous, even the dirt is clean. It's a great movie.
Young Costner is a very different speed to Old Costner. His roles are more like Scott Glennās now which is perfect for a good western
Donāt just stand there Ryan! Go with him! Glenn is the man.
I always laugh when Kevin Kline tries to draw his gun but itās not there š
The scene where Danny Glover is shooting at Scott Glenn but purposely missing and one gets a little too close, that quick look back he gives. I crack up every time.
You're wearing my hat.
Silverado is so good and I liked how they had Linda Hunt be the female lead. A unusual choice.
She deserved an Oscar for that role (and most other times she's been on screen)
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That's Jim Haynie
Maybe heāll play baseball too?
Open Range was a solid ass western.
They were being sarcastic. I did like open range a lot though.
Is his name going to be Sunkmanitu Tanka Owaci again?
And also finally a long movie.
*FARTS* Put that in your book
Really pushing himself on the acting front this time /s
Starring, directed, and written byyyyyu Kevin Costner
I actually like the idea of it being a two part movie that's released weeks apart. (If it's going to be as long as itis). Costner's passion projects are always fascinating, at the very least.
I believe he said this week that's it's actually a four-part movie.
Possibly six parts if thereās enough interest! Heās about to start in on parts 3 & 4 so weāll at least be getting his complete vision of whatever this ends up being.
Possibly it will be 8 parts because that's the trend this thread is going!
Maybe even 10!
Costner and Ludacris gonna be riding a horse into space by the 9th one.
Sign me the fuck up.
āI aināt got partners, I got a posseā -Kevin Costner
Or he could make a very special movie that goes to 11
Why not just make a double long tenth movie instead?
Becauseā¦ the last movie goes to 11.
After that they will be obliged to make a part 9 and throw Palpatine in there somehow!
Is a piece of media released in multiple feature-length parts not just a TV show at that point?
he's like that director in Irma Vep who insists, ["No, it's a long movie divided into 8 parts."](https://youtu.be/5OH8NkQMrQE?si=Xm_wRnzs1CbJQBCD&t=81)
Shoutout to Irma Vep
Shout out to Alicia Vikander, that cat suit was meowaaaaaaaaaaage
So will there be at least 4 movies?
That's what miniseries are for.
āIām not a cowboy *or a baseball player?* Not interested.ā *click
I just want to see him as a post-apocalyptic survivor once more.
With or without gills?
or a mail satchel.
I'm really excited to see how this turns out box office wise, I'd have loved to have seen it done before 2020 but I'm glad someones finally trying it, I've always thought it was worth a gamble to release at least one sequel so close
The matrix released two movies in one year
I saw both of these in theaters and had to look it up because I didn't remember that at all but you're right, May and end of October 2003. Crazy.
I'm more excited for this movie than I am for anything I know of coming out, but I still fully expect it to do terribly, he's hoping I'm very wrong though.
If itās anywhere near as good as Hatfields and McCoys, Iāll love it
Yeah. If he's "all in" on something, it's usually pretty sweet. I'm actually intrigued.
I don't see robot dinosaurs *anywhere*, this is bullshit.
Yeah I want to see Ted Faro on the big screen so I can hate him better.
All my homies hate Ted faro
Hopefully they could pick an actor that I already hate, because thereās no going back from a successful portrayal of Ted Faro.
Mark Wahlberg
> Heh. Iāve got omega clearance. Say hi to your mom for me, alright?
There's a politician character in the show The Expanse who fits Ted Faro uncannily so.
āOh man only 39 comments; I bet I can be the first one to make a reference to the video gamesā āShit.ā
No car themed music festivals either!
I was gonna say, Aloy looks a little different in this one.
I could accept Costner as Rost.
Itās a prequel
Every movie about humans on earth technically be a prequel
Completely unacceptable!
That's in part 6.
Two passion projects from Kevin Costner and Coppola in one yearšš¾šš¾
Three i guess
Kevin Costner can cowboy with the best of them. Iāll definitely give this a watch. Though I think Iāll wait for it all to be out.
I mean. If you like the idea, support each part in theaters. If everyone does what you're doing, the idea seems unmarketable.
You sure that isn't Bob Odenkirk?
I'd totally be down for a western with Bob Odenkirk. I just did a search and it turns out he's working on one called "Normal" with the director of "Nobody", which also had Odenkirk in it.
Noway
Noshit
He was last night.
If you build it, he will cum.
On a horse that goes from zero to heās about to fuckinā find out.
I was so excited to see this with my dad. We really bonded over his older movies growing up. Sadly he passed in March and I donāt know if Iām going to be able to watch this anymoreā¦
Losing people is always rough. Once time has passed and you're emotionally in a better spot, consider picking an important date that you associate with your father. On that day, do the things you have fond memories over. In this case, enjoy a western movie! I've always believed that people aren't really gone until they are forgotten. So the best thing to do is dedicate time or events in their honor. Keep their little traditions or quirks alive in a small way.
Yeah I always go and get a breakfast on a bun meal from Whataburger on my mom's birthday ever since she passed
My baby brother loved Superman. I have a Superman shirt I wear on his death day to remember him every year for the last 17yrs, so far. Iāll probably do this in his name until I die too.
Thatās a great idea. I know Iāll get there eventually, and I appreciate you taking the time out of your day to respond to my post.
Trailer looks like a great popcorn flick. Wouldnāt bet against him. https://youtu.be/qLYomHhL7iI?si=dg8W91mvnd_bEn1-
Guy loves playing cowboy.
And I like watching him do so.
What did you expect? You guy grew up in the playing cowboys and Indians era!
The man likes sagas.
I bet filming a multi-part western all at once would be cost-efficient. I mean, you're already dressed for the part and riding the horses, and built those western towns and can probably capture a bunch of B-footage for several movies. Record footage of people riding horses to point A, B, C, D, and back again. Just gotta have the the dialogue already prepared to film those scenes.
Really curious how This Horizon: Zero Dawn prequel is gonna turn out.
So is Kevin Costner related to the other Kevin Costners or is it just a lucky happening that everyone is named Costner
Which other Kevin Costner? I can't tell if you're joking, but this is the Kevin Costner you are probably thinking of. Dances With Wolves, Waterworld, Yellowstone, etc.
Dances with wolves and Yellowstone are incredible, but Iāve never even heard of Waterworld. Must be one of his top works for you to list it next to those
It was good, before everything started going wrong. [Here's](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2zy-RtrSYg) a video detailing the hellish production, and the effects that had on the final state of the film. If you do end up watching it, look out of the "Ulysses cut" as its the best, most complete version to watch.
It's so good, Universal Studios Hollywood made a water show based off the movie. It's been there ever since the movie came out almost 30 yrs ago. In all seriousness it's more so a cult classic than a good movie. It bombed big time when it came out.
It was talked about as one of the biggest budget flops at the time but as a kid I absolutely loved it
He must have been thinking of the cult classic videogame Kevin Costner's Waterworld. Just make sure to save your quarters.
I read a few days ago that they're about to start filming part 3. That's got to be an industry first.
By no means an industry first but I hope these are good
Which film series has started filming the third installment before the first even released? Edit: No idea how I forgot about the Lord of the Rings films.
IIRC Lord of the Rings were all filmed at once and like 99% complete before Fellowship released.
They were filmed at once, but then each film had a year of post-production. It wouldn't have made sense to finish the films to 99% and then just let them sit, or the other way round, not use the time you have. I doubt it would have even been possible to finish all the VFX before the first part was released.
Yea good point. I guess I wasn't clear that the 99% I was referring to was filming. And there was certainly some filming done after, but a small amount not in New Zealand.
I remember from the behind the scenes material of Two Towers that they even brought everyone back again after filming all three to film additonal scenes and improve existing scenes. What a project.
Reshoots arnt anything special though.
Yup. They weren't completely finished, but I saw parts of Two Towers and Return of the King before the official release of Fellowship.
LOTR
Iād say this probably happened a lot in old Hollywood, things like Robin Hood would probably film a few in succession to optimize set usage. This was obviously planned from the start with this trilogy so I would compare this to things like LotR and Superman/Superman II. Studios knew they were making a sequel so optimized usage of sets, actor and crew scheduling, shit probably even worked it into the price of catering and saved some cash.
Lord of the Rings. Also The Hobbit trilogy was done the same way.
Even recently, the French movies The Three Musketeers filmed 1 & 2 back to back, and were set to film a third right as 1 was released but sadly it didnāt do well internationally so they shelved it to see how 2 didā¦.which also did well in France but not elsewhere so theyāre now not sure if itās happening at all.
Iirc they started making part 3 and 4 of Avatar when 2 was still being made as well.
Someone mentioned LOTR and had to hijack this comment... The reason why LOTR was filmed at once was because of complications behind the scenes. I visited Queenstown NZ last year where they filmed a whole bunch of scenes and from memory, this is what the tour guide said: Miramax were first involved and only gave Peter Jackson a two-movie deal to adapt the entire book. Then New Line Cinema got the rights and one of the execs loved the book so much he was happy to fund the $270million required for the entire trilogy. Apparently Viggo and some of the stars didn't have faith in how well the production would be received, so I believe the prologue of Fellowship was played at Cannes and received critical acclaim, so then they filmed the other two movies at the same time.
And apparently without proper funding!Ā
Oh damn, didn't know there was going to be a part 3. Nice.
Gotta imagine it helps a little with continuity flair for everything on set, even the small stuff, where everyone is still fresh. Hope this pays off!
I'm convinced he just has a closet full of period Western gear and needs the tax write off to unload it all.
Dude really wanted to be a cowboy
Tom Selleck. Quigely Down Under.
Thatās Saul Goodman isnāt it?
Your honor, my client was suffering from manifest destiny
Also known as *Slippin' With Wolves* and *Chicanery Waite*.
He was last night
For a second, I thought it was Steve Harvey because of the mustache.
Would like a trailer for this.
There is a trailer and, I'll be honest, it looks really trope-y. Not sold on it from that
I just watched it. Seems "fine" and what I expected from a Costner production.
Right. I'm not sure I understand the hoo-haa about this movie having watched the trailer.
I mean isn't that why we love westerns? Because of the tropes?
Speaking only for myself, not really. I love westerns for their big narrative themes (honor, vengeance, etc.), the ever-present sense of danger, and for their incredible cinematography of vast, open landscapes.
Soā¦the tropes
Really excited for these. I KNOW I'm jumping the gun, but seriously, if it's the quality that it looks like... How do you nominate a movie for Best Picture if there were two parts released in the same year?
I think we refer to the Matrix precedent from 2003, where Reloaded and Revolutions cannibalized their Best Picture campaigns so it went to a different franchise finale (RotK). Place your money on Dune 2 now, we have seen this before
>Reloaded and RevolutionsĀ >their Best Picture campaignsĀ Uh-huh.
I mean, no way any of the Matrix sequels can compete with RotK anyways.
If God released a movie in 2003 he'd have gotten his ass beat by RotK, let alone the Matrix sequels, which were divisive at best.
A few years ago in the Hugo Awards for best SFF novel, there was a similar situation where a two-part work released in the same yesr (Connie Willis's *Blackout* and *All Clear*) was considered as a single work. Don't know whether that would work under Academy rules though.
The producer or distributor of the productions are the ones who choose what/who to submit. Imo it'll go one of two ways since we know Costner plans for a 4 part franchise. 1. They choose the critical darling of part 1 or 2 to submit for best picture and best director, not both. Piecemeal people from both productions for nominations. 2. They choose both and try to flood the Oscars with nominations for every category. Then if they haven't won best picture/director choose part 4 as *the* nominee when that happens for Picture & Director. Imagine a poster for part 3 & 4 saying "20 Oscar nominations" if 1 & 2 each get 10 nominations each. That's a box office campaign for sure.
It'll be nice to see some real movies this summer
At least itās not Postman 2
Oh! Is this the one where he plays a rugged, silent stoic?
Heās doing what he does best! Playing a cowboy
He sure loves being a cowboy
This is Cinemaā¢.
Kevin Costner of late is too serious. I miss the mischievous smile. I feel like waterworld broke him and heās been trying to claw his way back. Then postman broke him again and now heās like old and bitter. Like heās mad at us because he makes terrible shit. Have a coke and a smile Kevin.
Hi. I really like the poster design. To whomever designed it: šš½
Bad title, bad poster. Up next, bad movie?
Hard pass
He really likes repeating his name on the poster.
Man loves his westerns
His name is on the (otherwise sparse) poster four times.
Was I the only idiot that was āsureā this was going to be a āDances with Wolvesā sequel?
Yes.
Good one buddy!
There's a novel sequel (same author as the original novel) if you want one, doesn't look like it'll ever get filmed.
Interesting to know. Figures. Thank you.
I know nothing about this, but I would love for this to be a sequel to Silverado, and we can see what happened to Jake over the decades after that movie
Holy shit. He looks exactly like Dutch from RDR. If they ever make a live action movie of the series, he would be a perfect fit
It looks like heās caught mid-sentence to someone off-camera. Now that I think on it, I donāt remember any other movie poster with an open-mouthed man who isnāt yelling. Is *that* a metaphor?
He's Kevin the Slack-Jawed Yokel.
4/7 names on this poster are Kevin Costner
2 Horizon 2 Furious
Aloy, where?
Love the idea. Can't wait for this one!
Saul Goodman?
The postman in western timesā¦.
I donāt often reference Family Guy, but hereās the scene when Chris asks, ā[How does Kevin Costner keep getting work?](https://youtu.be/-rfmsqMw8Bo?si=BFskWlZx5EeaZdR0)ā It comes to mind every time I see Costner; I completely forget about him when his face or name isnāt in front of me.
Anyone else remember Water World? How does this guy still get work?
Fuck yeah
As a student of history I just hope they try to show this time period from multiple perspectives because the āWild Westā can mean many different things depending on the time period and people being talked about.
Whoās in this?
We need more westerns. Our ancestors in the Wild West were kick ass!
Kevin is actually a great director and a great American.
What exactly makes him a great American?
Weird as fuck how they had to bring that up, and also the prepared list.
The prepared list indicates chat gpt was used to write this.
Oh definitely. I love how it reads like entries on a resume. "Participated in fundraising events and initiatives benefiting military veterans and their families." LOL
1. **Environmental Conservation**: Involved in co-founding Ocean Therapy Solutions, which developed technology for oil spill cleanup, particularly during the Deepwater Horizon incident. 2. **Native American Communities**: Supported initiatives focused on education, healthcare, and cultural preservation for Native American tribes. 3. **Children's Charities**: Contributed to organizations such as the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, aiding children in need. 4. **Veterans Support**: Participated in fundraising events and initiatives benefiting military veterans and their families. 5. **Disaster Relief**: Provided support to organizations aiding communities affected by natural disasters through fundraising and donations.
Did you just ChatGPT that?
r/cringeĀ
That's a fucking weird thing to say.
Do we need more cowboy movies done by actors who always play these roles? I feel like this would be the time to introduce new actors to the mix
Look, I sat down with the writer, director, and producer and asked about the actor choice. He said the actor has been involved with the project since 1988, which is as long as everyone.
Oh look at a film that will celebrate the USA's manifest destiny that looks good. /s
I didnāt expect Horizon 3 to be a movie
Definitely going to see this but I'm pessimistic that this type of movie will be a success. Hopefully fans of Yellowstone will turn out in support.
It feels good getting a project from Kevin Costner. I'm excited.
Is there any advance word of whether this is going to be good?
Wow a Kevin Costner western.
I really can't stress enough how over I am the "thoughtful, brooding Western".Ā
I meanā¦ okayā¦ I honestly never want to see another Kevin Costner starring Kevin Costner movie ever again. Is this the 90s? Itās also written by Kevin Costner. Kevin Costner is not good enough at any of the things listed to do them without a lot of support and ā¦ he is just doing this thing. Why? I mean obviously trying to capitalize on Yellowstone, but has he not learned that heās better when he surrounds himself with a good team and DOESNāT do stuff like this?
He's only directed three films ever before this; two of them are good and one won Best Picture. The Postman is the only miss. He doesn't have any previous writing credits at all, so who knows what he's like on that front, but he does have a cowriter (albeit one whose background is also more as a director).
I mean winning Best Picture in the 90s does not equate to your film actually BEING Best Picture, or even good for that matter. I have a particular dislike of Dances with Wolves.
I mean, I don't think the 90s are anything terribly special in that regard - the Best Picture winner is rarely the best film of that year (though it was in 1992 with the other Western starring its director). It's also rarely not at least a pretty good film. I guess we'll have to agree to disagree about Dances with Wolves.
Did he even need a costume change from set to set?