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The actor Chris Hemsworth shared in an interview with Entertainment Tonight his interest in participating in a specific film project directed by Kevin Costner and how it was rejected by the latter. Despite his enthusiasm and efforts to convince Costner to get the role, Hemsworth discovered that the director himself had already booked the lead character for a specific reason.
The project, of which few details have been revealed, is described by Hemsworth as an “abstract and interesting” work focused on the complex relationship between a man and a woman. What particularly attracted Hemsworth to the role was the plot component involving horses, as the character is a “horse-breaker”an aspect that resonated with him and his wife Elsa Patakyboth lovers of these animals.
“There was a movie, a script that I had read and loved and it was like, ‘I want to get that,’ and then someone said, ‘Kevin Costner has that,'” Hemsworth said of his experience. “I would love to have him as a director. I was like, ‘Damn!’” he recalled.
Hemsworth said he spent about an hour trying to convince Costner to give him the character. However, after much insistence, the answer became quite clear. “And he said to me: ‘I’m going to do it, boy’. It didn’t work. I didn’t get the role“said the actor who plays Thor in the Marvel Studios films.
Kevin Costner, on the other hand, confirmed his decision to take on the lead role during the same interview with Entertainment Tonightstating that as long as he feels physically capable of playing the character, he would prefer to do it himself.
“It’s a love story, but As long as I’m still young enough to play it, I’ll play it. “Chris will have to wait his turn”, he sentenced. Although the main star of the hit series Yellowstone He praised Hemsworth’s ability and appearance, emphasizing the young actor’s need to find his own love story in the cinema.
In relation to future projects and Kevin Costner’s film career, the director and actor’s current focus is at its epicenter in the series of Western genre films titled Horizon. To date, Costner has completed filming the first two parts of what he hopes will be a four-film set.
The world premiere of the first film will take place at the Cannes Film Festivalwith a theatrical release scheduled by Warner Bros. for the June 28thfollowed by the premiere of the second installment on August 16th. The commercial success of these first two films will determine the production of the next two parts, thus fulfilling Costner’s long-term vision for this franchise.
The cast of Horizon includes not only Kevin Costner, but also notable figures such as Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington y Jena Malone, among others, which heralds a cinematographic offering of considerable appeal for fans of the western genre. Costner, with this ambitious project, seeks to consolidate his influence in the field of direction and acting, proposing a renewal and expansion of the genre.
Meanwhile, Chris Hemsworth, despite not having landed the role in Costner’s project, remains open to exploring and accepting new roles that will enrich his career in the Hollywood film industry. The actor is recognized worldwide for his years in Marvel as Thor and also in Netflix with the two films rescue operation and soon he will be seen in the movie Angry next to Anya Taylor Joy.
