Kevin Costner and the producers of the “Horizon” saga are prosecuted by a stuntman. She claims to have been forced to shoot a rape scene that did not appear in the original script.
First part of a series of four films, Horizon: an American saga-Chapter 1, with and with and with Kevin Costner, was released in theaters on July 3, 2024. The second chapter of this ambitious Western was initially scheduled for August 2024 in the United States and September in France, but its release was postponed to an indefinite date due to the bad results of the first section at the box.
A failed start for an ambitious western
The first chapter was indeed a commercial failure, reporting only $ 38.7 million in global revenue for a budget estimated at $ 100 million. A poor performance that led the producers to review their strategy and push the release of the second part.
Regarding the rest of his American saga, Kevin Costner began filming the third chapter in May 2024, but it was interrupted. The shooting has not resumed since, mainly because of financial difficulties. Although the scenario of the fourth film is finalized, to date is not confirmed that a shoot will take place.
As a reminder, Kevin Costner has personally invested more than $ 50 million in this project, going so far as to mortgage one of its properties to finance it. In May 2024, he declared to Gq : “I don't know how I'm going to do [le Chapitre 3] Now, but I'm going to do it. “
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Kevin Costner continued in court
But today, the director and actor finds himself at the heart of a legal battle. The magazine People reports that the stuntman Devyn Labella brought a legal action against Kevin Costner on Tuesday, May 27, May 27 and the producers of the producers Horizon 2. She claims to have been forced to shoot a rape scene that did not appear in the original script.
According to the complaint filed in front of the California Superior Court, the facts took place on May 2, 2023. Devyn Labella, the main cascade lining of actress Ella Hunt (who plays Juliette in the films), said he was asked to shoot an improvised rape scene, after Ella Hunt refused to participate and left the set.
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Labella notes that he did not have been informed of the actress's departure, and have been called upon to film an unicenized scene, without adequate notice or briefing. She also claims that the scene was filmed without the compulsory presence of an intimacy coordinator, in violation of the Protocols of the Screen Actors Guild.
The complaint stresses that production has violated several rules established to protect the actors during sensitive scenes. The stuntman affirms that these shortcomings have created a hostile work environment and caused emotional trauma requiring therapeutic follow -up.
For his part, Kevin Costner's lawyer firmly denies the accusations, calling Devyn Labella “complainant in series”, and said that she had given her consent for the scene. The latter maintains herself for having forced the scene despite his discomfort, for fear of undergoing professional reprisals.
