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ST. GEORGE — Utah's southwest scenery plays a key character in Kevin Costner's film "Horizon: An American Saga," and it's one of the reasons the award-winning director is betting the film will resonate with viewers long after it hits theaters on June 28.
The film is the first of four chapters that span 15 years of pre- and post-Civil War settlement of the American West.
"I want people to feel in the dark that suddenly they just absorb themselves (into the movie) — take the ride," Costner told St. George News during a press conference. "We all know what happens when the lights go out, either something good, something average or something great. I hope this is something that stays with them forever when they see the movie."
Southern Utah's striking red vistas and meandering rivers captured the director's heart and imagination. Costner also thanked the people of Utah, many of whom worked on the film due to the Rural Film Incentives plan previously passed by the state Legislature.
