Kevin Costner sat down with his Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 co-stars for a SiriusXM interview in New York City on Tuesday.
The 69-year-old renowned actor flashed a wide smile as he walked the red carpet in a black button-up vest he layered over a white shirt.
The Bodyguard star added light wash jeans and rounded out the look with tan, suede boots.
He was clean-shaven for the engagement, and his light hair was neatly cut very short.
It comes as the four-part Western drama is projected to make around $12 million when it debuts at the domestic box office on June 28, according to tracking numbers reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
Kevin Costner sat down with his Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 co-stars for a SiriusXM interview in New York City on Tuesday
L-R Jena Malone, Luke Wilson, Costner, Ella Hunt and Sam Worthington
The film earned a 10-minute standing ovation from the audience following its premiere screening at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in May.
However, the first installment of the saga has been slammed by critics.
‘We want people to see the work that we put in and we put in the work not for the opening weekend — we put in the work for the long haul, that when you watch this 20 years from now you see the level of choices they made.
‘The behavioral choices they made as actors,’ he explained, referring to his co-stars during Tuesday’s conversation.
He was joined by Jena Malone, Luke Wilson, Ella Hunt and Sam Worthington.
Asked to explain his reaction to the generous applause at the end of the Cannes screening, the Oscar-winning performer opened up, ‘I found myself at the end of the movie and they started to clap and then they kept clapping and pretty soon a camera was really close to my face and I saw my children.’
‘And that was really special for me because I hadn’t thrown them into this business, and for them to see people clapping for their dad…’ he trailed off as he became emotional.
‘The noise went away for me and it was just my family and it was just my actresses and it was just my moment of thinking about my own journey,’ he expressed.
The 69-year-old renowned actor during the interview, for which he wore a black button-up vest layered over a white shirt
Horizon earned a 10-minute standing ovation from the audience following its premiere screening at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in May
Chapter 1 of Kevin’s $100m gamble movie series Horizon: An American Saga premieres on June 28
It comes after Costner revealed he ignored calls to make the Horizon films a TV series, as he treasures the big screen experience.
He contributed around $38 million of his own money to fund the film, and told Empire he has taken a gamble by releasing the saga in cinemas.
Kevin told the publication: ‘I had somebody who said, “Look, please don’t do this, Kevin, let’s do this [instead].”
‘But I’m glad about what I’m doing. I believe in the big screen. I believe in that experience. I also believe in what will come to your television. You know, I’m not one of those guys that has a director’s cut. The f****** movie I make is the director’s cut.’
The Dances with Wolves star — who is worth an estimated $250million — added: ‘I’m not a fool, but I’m not afraid.
‘I will own this movie the rest of my life. So will my family. And movies are a lot more than their opening weekend. They have value throughout their life, and I will own this movie throughout my life.’
