New Costner western. Looks really good

BadMoonRisin said:

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Evidently this will be the first of 4 movies.

I really dug it, the scenery, the costumes, the music. Im definitely in.

The second movie is in Post and will be released 2 months after chapter 1.

Costner has been working on getting this made since 1988.

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Was not aware of that. I was only tracking two movies. This makes sense for his lack of commitment to Yellowstone

Did anyone else laugh when the saloon girl said "I just wanna have a drink with someone that knows how to act" and Costner does the goofiest little nod.

Looking forward to these. The trailer is fantastic.

Awesome. Has a very "How the West was Won" feel to it which I think is the first movie Kevin Costner ever saw and the experience made a huge impact on him. Can't wait to see it.

Murder Hornet said:

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BadMoonRisin said:

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Evidently this will be the first of 4 movies.

I really dug it, the scenery, the costumes, the music. Im definitely in.

The second movie is in Post and will be released 2 months after chapter 1.

Costner has been working on getting this made since 1988.

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Was not aware of that. I was only tracking two movies. This makes sense for his lack of commitment to Yellowstone

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Parts three and four only get made if parts one and two are successful. These first two are going to have to be a big success at the box office, in the middle of a crowded summer, which is obviously no small feat. Hopefully they're good enough and stand out enough.

It's a huge gamble. Hollywood stopped releasing movies like this because it doesn't work out that often and can of over-saturate the market. Especially if the first movie is a dud, they're left with a whole other movie they have to release two months later, with way less buzz.

That said, if the first movie is a hit, it's definitely an advantage, and they can ride that momentum, with chapter two then having the rest of August/September - a pretty dead zone traditionally - to make $$$.

That is a LOT of good actors on the IMDB list

Can't wait for this. Been a long time since we had a good western and this is Costner's wheelhouse.

Out freaking standing!

Murder Hornet said:

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Yep. This is peak Dances With Wolves Costner. The last good western on film was Open Range. Really excited for this one

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This is one of the best ever imo. Yeah, it's not jam packed with action, so i remember a lot of my friends finding it boring, but my dad and I have always loved that one.

I would argue that 3:10 to Yuma was one of the last good westerns though, although remake and not original.

Murder Hornet said:

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New Costner western. Looks really good

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This looks incredible. I'M IN.

Well, there'll be some familiar faces from Yellowstone:

- John Dutton (Costner, obviously)
- Dan Jenkins (Danny Huston)
- Garrett Randall (Will Paxton)
- Potentially others?

*Also, not to be confused with Wu-Tang: An American Saga...

Protect Ya Neck!

In!

Sooper Jeenyus said:

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Unpopular opinion disclaimer:

I can't hardly watch anything with Kevin Costner lately. He's clearly his own biggest fan, thinks he's the next coming of John Wayne, and just completely exudes as much in every role. Maybe if he wrote something for himself in which he's a despicable, hated, creep, and then actually pulled it off, MAYBE I could see him in some other way. But the odds are incredibly remote, based on everything he's done the last 20(?) years.

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Ha I get this to some degree. He did it somewhat in "Open Range" but Robert Duvall was the real bad@zz in that one. I can look past it pretty much, but I agree.

Time to go play Red Dead Redemption

For sure.

Needs more Tatonka!

j/k

This looks incredible. A lot of westerns end up being hollow facades or parodies of life back then. This looks real, authentic and something I think most people can connect with - a desire for a better life - in this case by getting out of dodge (no pun intended) and heading west.

I don't think the book is directly connected to Costner's story he is portraying but highly recommend reading Empire of the Summer Moon. I have heard that Taylor Sheridan, influenced heavily by Lonesome Dove early in his life, is developing a series for the book. I often wonder if he could pull off the unthinkable and put Blood Meridian on film. I should digress here but this is exciting stuff coming our way.

Sooper Jeenyus said:

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Unpopular opinion disclaimer:

I can't hardly watch anything with Kevin Costner lately. He's clearly his own biggest fan, thinks he's the next coming of John Wayne, and just completely exudes as much in every role. Maybe if he wrote something for himself in which he's a despicable, hated, creep, and then actually pulled it off, MAYBE I could see him in some other way. But the odds are incredibly remote, based on everything he's done the last 20(?) years.

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If so that's a pretty low bar. John Wayne was not that great of an actor. It feels more to me that Costner is trying to fashion himself as the western version of what Tom Cruise has done with the action genre.

It also sounds like Kevin Costner is pressing forward with HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA Part 3&4 starting next month. Take that as a sign of the quality of the first two parts if this is happening.

— EmpireCity Box Office (@EmpireCityBO) April 25, 2024

I know someone who's seen Chapter One and they only had good things to say. They weren't raving about it or anything, but said it's super solid.