Kevin Costner’s Horizon’s Disappointing Box Office Take Sends a Message: Don’t Turn Movies into TV Series

It’s an old saying in Hollywood: you shouldn’t invest your own money in a film. But I have always had a deep respect for those who do it. This is clearly a sign of commitment, showing that they care enough about what they do to invest. I also think there’s a heady dice effect: if you invest your own money in a film, your investment can hit the mark. (This is what happened with Mel Gibson and “The Passion of the Christ” and George Lucas with “Star Wars”). And of course, there is the admirable idea of ​​those self-financing trying to bring to market a film that a private studio turned down. It’s a way for cinema to stay daring.

So the reckless and committed bravado that Kevin Costner displayed in spending $38 million…