Kevin Costner, who makes "movies for men," thanks women for "dragging your men" to his films
Kevin Costner thinks his Strong Female Characters are why he has such a "good following"
Kevin Costner Photo: Cindy Ord
Kevin Costner “couldn’t conceive of a scene that didn’t involve a woman” when he was writing Horizon: An American Saga, he said on a recent episode of the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast. On the press tour for his big swing, self-financed movie which he co-wrote, directed, and also plays the lead, he has waxed poetic about the lack of women in Westerns and how the female presence shaped and defined that period of American expansion. To put his money where his mouth is (again), he paid to fly out his female co-stars when the movie premiered at Cannes. Clearly, it’s a crucial piece of both the story and the marketing. Nevertheless, ladies aren’t really Costner’s audience.