New legal and financial troubles for Kevin Costner. The actor was sued from the company Western Costume for non-payment of the rental costs of the costumes used in the second chapter of his western saga “Horizon: An American Saga“As reported The Hollywood Reporterthe breach of contract lawsuit was filed in a California state court against Costner and his production company Territory Pictures.
The Western Costume company asks compensation of approximately 440 thousand dollars. The company that rents stage costumes claims that a significant portion of the invoices were never paid and that some costumes were returned damaged. According to the summons, in 2024 Western Costume had issued a bill of approximately $134,000 for the rental of stage clothes. As reported The Hollywood Reporterat the beginning of 2025 Costner’s Territory Picture had reached a settlement agreement for a similar lawsuit, linked to the costumes used in the first two series of the saga.
Box office flop
The saga “Horizon: An American Saga” by Kevin Costner found budget problems. The actor is in constant search of new financing to complete the film series, conceived in 4 chapters. The second of these was supposed to be released in theaters in 2024, but the flop on debut blocked the publication of the sequel. For the first chapter, in fact, they had been 100 million allocatedWhile the takings were just 38.7 million of dollars. Costner’s third film is not yet fully financed.
Meanwhile, the actor and film producer has to deal with the law. For March 2026 And an arbitration hearing is scheduled which sees contrasts, however alleged violation of a co-financing agreementCostner’s company, the financing bank City National Bank and the distributor New Line Cinema. The Hollywood star also has to deal with a lawsuit brought by a stunt performer of the second chapter, which accused the prodition of sexual discrimination beyond harassment and retaliation in relation to a scene not foreseen in the script and filmed without the presence of the intimacy coordinator.
