Kevin Costner’s Horizon 2 Confirms New Premiere After Cancelling Original August Release Plan

Kevin Costner’s Western epic Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 has confirmed a new premiere date after the sequel’s original August release plans were canceled. Horizon Chapter 2’s release was originally set for August 16, 2024, before the poor performance of Chapter 1 at the box office led to it being pulled from its initial release date. The initial installment in the planned four-part saga has earned only $33.2 million at the box office against a $50 million budget, making it a financial flop.

Now, La Biennale di Venezia has confirmed that Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 will make its debut at the 81st Venice Film Festival on September 7, following the film getting pulled from its initial August release. The announcement was accompanied by a statement from Costner, grateful for the opportunity to screen the movie, hoping it’s able to showcase the vision he has for the Western story overall. Check out what Costner had to say below:

Horizon Chapter 1 ended with many of its character’s stories only just beginning, as the film mostly focused on a larger view of what life was like during American expansion around the time of the Civil War. This slow start seemed to contribute to its mixed critical reception, with some admiring Costner’s vision while others saw it as a stretched-out beginning that wasn’t attention-grabbing enough. Its presentation likely resulted in its poor box office numbers, making the future of Chapter 2 unclear up until now.