Kevin Costner cast his 15-year-old son in his film. He defends this decision, they posed together in Cannes

“Horizon. Chapter 1” is the first part of a four-part saga that Kevin Costner has been trying to make for twenty years! The film received a seven-minute standing ovation at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The three-hour saga about the hardships of European colonists in North America is scheduled to be released in cinemas in June, with the second part already filmed in August.

Kevin Costner with his son in Cannes

The cast included Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington and Giovanni Ribisi. The film also featured, among others, 15-year-old Hayes Costner. – There are young people who would do anything to be in a movie, and I want these kids to be in them. If my children are not interested in this business, I am not going to just give them something because I know that there are other people for whom this is a dream – says the director/father in an interview with “Metro”.

However, the rest of his statement proves that he had his own interest in casting his son. – I’m also a father and it was just a spur of the moment decision, I wanted him to be close to me. I was away from home, I needed to be close to my family and this was a way to trap him. I thought he was just beautiful in the movie, adds Kevin Costner. Hayes Costner appeared with the rest of the filmmakers in Cannes. More photos can be found in the gallery.

Kevin Costner and HAyes Costner Photo REUTERS/Yara Nardi

Hayes is Costner’s youngest son, but he also has a younger sister. From his relationship with Cindy Silva, with whom Kevin Costner was married from 1978 to 1994, the actor has daughters Annnie and Lily and a son Joe. Bridget Rooney, with whom the winner of two Oscars was associated in 1995-96, gave birth to Liam. On September 25, 2004, Kevin Costner married fashion designer Christine Baumgartner – they have two sons: Cayden Wyatt and Hayes Logan, and a daughter, Grace. In 2023, Baumgartner.