The $100 Million “Horizon” Gamble: Mortgaging the Future

​This isn’t just a rumor; it’s a financial thriller. Costner has spent over 30 years trying to get Horizon: An American Saga made. When the studios refused to fund the full vision, he took a path most stars avoid: he mortgaged his $145 million beachfront

estate in Santa Barbara to help cover the costs. His accountant reportedly had a “conniption fit” over the risk. Costner has invested roughly $38 million of his own cash into the first two films alone. He has admitted that if the movies fail, he stands to lose a massive portion of his net worth, but he claims he’d rather die broke having told his story than rich and silent.