‘Horizon: An American Saga-Chapter Two’ To Premiere In Venice
deadline.comKevin Costner‘s Horizon: An American Saga-Chapter Two will premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival. The second instalment of the Civil War saga – starring Costner alongside Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone and Danny Huston, will screen out-of-competition on Saturday, 7 September.
In an unprecedented move, Horizon: An American Saga-Chapter One, which world premiered in rival festival Cannes in May, will be screened earlier in the day.
Venice’s decision to celebrate Chapter 2 comes just weeks after plans to launch the second instalment theatrically on August 16 in the U.S.
were delayed after a sluggish box office performance for Chapter 1 following its July 4 release. “My dream was always to show Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter Two at the Venice Film Festival,” said Costner. “The fact that now they have decided to show Chapter One earlier in the day and then the World Premiere of Chapter Two that evening shows not only their belief in how the two films work together but their support of a director’s vision.
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