Kevin Costner shared his opinion that American politics would not affect how Hollywood films are made.
Prior to his notability on January 20, President Donald Trump Sylvester, Mel Gibson and Jon Voight, called his special ambassadors in Hollywood with the aim of bringing back the company that he said was lost in ‘foreign countries’.
During an interview with Fox News Digital on Saturday, Costner, 70, explained that he did not believe that some change was needed in Hollywood with the arrival of the Trump Administration and filmmakers must concentrate on theater visitors when making content.
“I think you make the best movie you can do for an audience and understand that … you have a chance. So often you have the chance to do something meaningful,” he said while attending Michael Rubin’s Fanatics Super Bowl -party in New Orleans.
Kevin Costner believes that making films ‘has nothing to do with politics’. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Wireimage)
Costner went on, “and sometimes it’s just pure fun. Films don’t have to be important, but they must have an audience in mind.”
“I don’t think it matters from a party in (the) office,” he added. “It’s about the people in the dark. It has nothing to do with politics.”
In June, Costner left his hit show “Yellowstone” because of planning and contract issues that prevented him from concentrating on his four -part civil war drama “Horizon: An American Saga,” In which he played and directed. The actor supported the film series with $ 38 million of his own money and called it a passion project from almost 30 years ago.
Costner spent decades making his four -part Western “horizon: An American Saga.” (Warner Bros.)
“Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1” was released in theaters last August, but disappointed at the Kassa and received mixed reviews from critics. On Friday, Costner premiered with the second episode at the Santa Barbara Film Festival, but a broader theatrical release in the US has not been announced.
After “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1”, Costner performed poorly on the cash register, Costner defended the film and claimed that the public would appreciate the Saga over time.
“It’s about the people in the dark. It has nothing to do with politics.”
“I confronted life with people who reject me,” said Costner AND! News. “But they cannot reject ‘horizon’, because it is now out of their hands. And they can point out the finish line – well, this is what it did at the cash register – but I know this film is about the next 50 years to play. “
“There is a moment in time where you want (your children) to see this movie,” he said. “To understand that this is what their (ancestors) have undergone. It is not just a western, it is a history of migration and what they had to do to survive. And I am really proud of it.”
Kevin Costner, on the right, as John Dutton in the hit series “Yellowstone”. He left the drama in June 2024. (Paramount Network)
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During an interview in February 2024 with Forbes, Costner, who previously directed the films “Dances with Wolves”, “Open Range” and “The Postman”, explained his approach to filmmaking.
“I don’t play as much to my fan base as I play for people who are willing to still go to the theater and take them to a place that they had not suggested,” he said. “I don’t ignore my fan base at any level, but I am not focused on someone’s idea except myself, when it comes to a story I want to share.”
The dual Winner of Academy Award admitted that he doesn’t like to direct films and say that it “kills me”.
The actor said that filmmakers should make films with the audience in mind. (Getty Images)
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“There is only one joy – that you will see the film unfiltered,” he continued. “You are going to see it unpaved – you will see it as I want, and it will not be manipulated. There will be no committee:” Well, that is too difficult, or we have to go here faster, or we have to do that. ” “
“I tried to arbitrate that for an audience. I try to become the audience while I make it. I think what people don’t want to be bored at every level, and I don’t think they like being spoken,” Costner added.
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“I don’t think they shrink from the hard parts of life because there is no person in that theater who is not bruised.”
