Kevin Costner’s Partnership With Howard Kaplan Reportedly Led To $200M Horizon Flop
Kevin Costner has a reputation for being “difficult” and relentlessly pursuing his own creative visions, despite comments from others that this may be unfeasible. A new report speculates on how Costner reached his current hazardous career status and how one of his key partnerships led to the colossal flop of Horizon: An American Saga.
Costner achieved recognition in Hollywood with hits such as The Untouchables and Field of Dreams, but became a legend when he set out to direct, produce, and star in 1995’s Dances With Wolves, which would go on to win Best Picture and Best Director at the Oscars. He then suffered a fall from grace with the massive flops of Waterworld and The Postman.Costner made a major comeback when Yellowstone premiered in 2018. However, as the show progressed, growing disputes between Costner and the rest of the cast and crew eventually led to his departure. The Hollywood Reporter now reveals that a physical altercation between Costner and Wes Bentley on the Yellowstone set was a “tipping point.”THR also delves into how Costner’s obsession with his new project, the four-part film series Horizon, also derailed his Yellowstone tenure. Despite finding no studios interested in the Horizon script, Costner would leave Yellowstone in part to focus on the project, alongside his trusted business partner and sometimes-lawyer, Howard Kaplan, a former accountant for Price Waterhouse.
