Horizon: An American Saga Part 2

*This article is about the second installment in the series. For the series as a whole, see Horizon (franchise).*

## Information

### Written by

Jon Baird
Kevin Costner

### Produced by

Kevin Costner
John Vohlers (line producer)

### Starring

Kevin Costner
Sienna Miller
Sam Worthington
Ella Hunt
Will Patton
Luke Wilson
Isabelle Fuhrman
Thomas Haden Church

## Production

### Production companies

New Line Cinema
Territory Pictures

## Release

### Distributed by

Warner Bros. Pictures (United States)
K5 International (International)

## Chronology

***Horizon: An American Saga Part 2*** is an upcoming American epic Western film co-written, produced and directed by Kevin Costner. It is the second installment of the *Horizon* film series and serves as a sequel to *Horizon: An American Saga Part 1*. The film is produced by New Line Cinema and Territory Pictures, being distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Reprising their roles from the first film, Coster stars alongside Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Ella Hunt, Will Patton, Luke Wilson, Isabelle Fuhrman and Thomas Haden Church with newcomers Glynn Turman, Kathleen Quinlan and Giovanni Ribisi.

*Horizon: An American Saga Part 2* is scheduled to be released theatrically on August 16, 2024 in the United States, being distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.

## Synopsis

*In the great tradition of classic Westerns, the second film will continue to explore the lure of the old West and will take audiences on a treacherous journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.*

## Plot

**SPOILERS AHEAD**

TBA

## Cast and characters

* Kevin Costner
* Sienna Miller
* Sam Worthington
* Ella Hunt as Juliette Chesney
* Will Patton
* Luke Wilson
* Isabelle Fuhrman as Diamond Kittredge
* Thomas Haden Church
* Glynn Turman
* Kathleen Quinlan
* Giovanni Ribisi
* Austin Archer

## Production

### Development

On June 21, 2022, in an interview, Kevin Costner announced that he planned to make four movies out of the premise of *Horizon*, and was looking to cast over 170 speaking roles. In November 2022, Costner confirmed that the first film had been completed, and that the second had been greenlit, set to be filmed in Spring 2023. On April 28, 2023, it was revealed that director of photography J. Michael Muro, production designer Derek R. Hill, editor Miklos Wright and costume designer Lisa Lovaas would be re-joining Costner for the second installment. In August 2023, John Debney was revealed to be scoring the film.

### Filming

Production began on April 10, 2023 in Washington County, Utah. Costner told St. George News his first choice of location on the reservation didn’t pan out, even though he kept trying to make it work. He also said he made “a snap decision” about what to do when the Santa Clara River rose about 12 feet higher than expected. The mountains nearby had a record snowfall. He said at the original location, the river came up over the suspension bridge they had built and flooded. Costner had to let go of the first location choice when he didn’t want to. He and his production company crew, Territory Pictures, looked at a backup spot on the reservation up higher, and it was really beautiful but that was the problem with that second location, it was stunning and Costner needed a more lonely place for the scene in the film. Later, Costner found a new spot he liked, also on the Shivwits reservation and the soothing sound of the Santa Clara River and soft red dirt on the Shivwits Band of Paiutes Indian reservation was the background for some movie scenes. The tribal land spans 28,000 acres in southwestern Washington County, 12 miles northwest of St. George, near Ivins, Utah. Shivwits Reservation Land Resources Manager Travis Duran told St George News that the Oscar-winning director and crew treated the land and its people respectfully. On May 2, 2023, cast and crew began arriving in the St. George area for filming in various locations in Washington County including the northeastern most part of the Mojave Desert and adjacent to the Pine Valley Mountains. Filming will also take place in Moab, Utah from June 1 until the 20. On May 12, 2023, Ella Hunt stated that it was her final day as her character for a while, signaling that she was done filming for Part 2. On June 23, 2023, Isabelle Fuhrman confirmed that filming had ended for *Horizon: An American Saga Part 2*.

### Casting

In April 2023, Glynn Turman, Kathleen Quinlan and Giovanni Ribisi joined the cast alongside Kevin Costner, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Ella Hunt, Will Patton, Luke Wilson, Isabelle Fuhrman and Thomas Haden Church who are reprising their respective roles from the first film. On June 30, 2023, Austin Archer was revealed to have been cast in the franchise. Archer has already shot his scenes for the first and second film.

## Release

*Horizon: An American Saga Part 2* is set to be released theatrically on August 16, 2024 in the United States, being distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Later that month, it was announced that K5 International, the recently relaunched international sales arm of K5 Media Group, would handle international sales on the film at the American Film Market.

## Sequels

In June 2022, Costner stated he plans to make four *Horizon* films in total, shot back-to-back. Filming for the third part began on May 2, 2023 in the St. George area and other various locations in Washington County including part of the Mojave Desert and adjacent to the Pine Valley Mountains. Production on the third film was halted of the 2023 WGA writers and the 2023 SAG-AFTRA actors strike.

## Notes & Trivia

* Ella Hunt, who portrays Juliette Chesney, celebrated her 25th birthday on set.

## Gallery

* Posters
* Promotional
* Character portraits
* Behind the scenes
* Videos

Horizon - An American Saga - In Theaters June 2024 and August 2024
## External links

* Horizon: An American Saga on Wikipedia
* Horizon: An American Saga Part 2 on the Internet Movie Database

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 John Debney Scoring Kevin Costner's 'Horizon: An American Saga'
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kevin Costner’s Epic Western ‘Horizon: An American Saga’ Will Be On Sale For International Buyers At AFM
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kevin Costner Western ‘Horizon: An American Saga’ To Hit Theaters In Two Chapters
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Kevin Costner Wants to Split His Western Epic ‘Horizon’ Into Four Movies (EXCLUSIVE)
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 ‘Horizon: An American Saga’: Glynn Turman, Kathleen Quinlan & Giovanni Ribisi Join Second Installment Of Kevin Costner’s Western Epic
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ella Hunt via Instagram Story — finally we know the name of the character that Ella will play in #HorizonIIMovie: Juliette Chesney!
7. ↑ making something truly special y'all! #horizon
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 TikTok Star Austin Archer Joins Cast of Kevin Costner’s Epic Four-Part Western ‘Horizon’ (EXCLUSIVE)
9. ↑ Kevin Costner Reveals 13-Year-Old Son Hayes Will Appear in His Epic Western 'Horizon' : 'He's Really Good'
10. ↑ Horizon: An American Saga Pt. 1 and 2 (Feature Film)
11. ↑ Why the Kevin Costner production ‘Horizon: An American Saga’ picked Utah
12. ↑ Costner, crew team up with Southern Utah tribe to protect, preserve while filming on reservation
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Filming begins in St. George for Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon, an American Saga’
14. ↑ 'Horizon: An American Saga Part 2'
15. ↑ HORIZON 2 CASTING CALL
16. ↑ Just wrapped #HORIZON part 2.
17. ↑ Kevin Costner’s Two-Part ‘Horizon: An American Saga’ Sets Summer 2024 Dates
18. ↑ Baby celebreiting her birthday in Utah with the cast & crew of #Horizon!