Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 gets a hopeful release update from Isabelle Fuhrman. The sequel to Kevin Costner’s series of epic Western films was originally slated to release on August 16, 2024, before Warner Bros. pulled it from the release calendar. After debuting at the Venice International Film Festival, Horizon: Chapter 2‘s reviews have been largely negative, which does not bode well after the first movie’s poor box office performance and lackluster reception.
While speaking with ScreenRant about her new film Wish You Were Here, Fuhrman shared that she believes Horizon: Chapter 2 will be released soon. She clarified that she has not been told of a confirmed release date and that actors often are not told about such information in advance. Fuhrman also emphasized how meaningful it was to see Horizon: Chapter 2 at the Venice Film Festival alongside an audience and expressed her enthusiasm for the movie’s upcoming release. Check out her comments below:
I believe it’s coming pretty soon. I think they’re kind of massaging what’s going on with it, but I actually, as of now, haven’t heard anything. Actors are usually the last to know in these sorts of things. But I was really fortunate that we got to premiere it at Venice, and got to see it with an audience. And that was the first time I had seen the movie, and it was great. I’m really excited for people to see it, but this movie, to me, is so exciting that Wish You Were Here is coming out, because it is a film that I feel like we all put so much heart and passion into.
What This Means For Horizon: Chapter 2
It May Be Released In 2025
Even though Fuhrman does not have knowledge of a confirmed release date, her update is a hopeful one. Despite the movie’s three-hour runtime, Horizon: Chapter 1‘s ending is largely setup for the second installment of Costner’s Western franchise. The stories of Diamond Kittredge (Fuhrman), Hayes Ellison (Costner), and the rest of the characters still need to be continued and require a payoff that is yet to come but expected in Horizon: Chapter 2.
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Fuhrman’s update hopefully means that Horizon: Chapter 2 will be released in 2025. With the movie already being finished, if it does not release in 2025, this could jeopardize the franchise’s entire future after production began on Chapter 3 and with Chapter 4 being in development. As evidenced by Fuhrman’s enthusiastic comments, Costner is not the only one who values the franchise being released as theatrical films, but whether his vision of all four films releasing in theaters can be fulfilled remains uncertain.
Warner Bros. Should Release Horizon: Chapter 2 Sooner Rather Than Later
Fuhrman’s update is one of the best yet for the future of Horizon‘s story and characters. Warner Bros. is understandably cautious about the franchise after the first movie did not perform well at the box office. However, the second movie has already been made and has already been shown at the Venice Film Festival. Warner Bros. should release Horizon: Chapter 2 in 2025, see how it does, and then decide from there whether the franchise should continue. Shelving a movie that has already been made is a harmful practice and should not become commonplace.
Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 is a western drama film directed by Kevin Costner. Broken into two parts, Horizon explores the periods before and after the American Civil War, with the reconstruction and new era for Western Expansion.