3rd Lawsuit Filed Against Kevin Costner For ‘Horizon’ Sequel
on Dec 23, 2025
The Filmmaker Is Accused Of Not Paying For Rented Costumes
The legal woes facing the yet-to-be released sequel in Kevin Costner‘s Western film series Horizon: An American Saga are continuing to pile on…
First, there’s the arbitration filed against Costner and his production company, Territory Pictures; as well as the film’s distributor, New Line Cinema, by one of the financiers of Horizon: An American Sequel — Chapter 2, City National Bank.
City National Bank claims that it was not repaid for its investment, and New Line Cinema alleges it footed the bill for Costner, so it has deferred to him to recoup its alleged losses.
Then there’s the sexual harassment lawsuit filed against Costner by a stunt double on the film. The stunt double, named Devyn LaBella, alleges she was forced to perform in a “violent unscripted, unscheduled rape scene,” adding that Costner facilitated a “hostile work environment.”
Costner made a motion to dismiss LaBella’s lawsuit, but the judge ruled that eight of her 10 claims would remain.
Now, on Monday, Dec. 22, the Western Costume Leasing Company filed a lawsuit against Costner and the producers of Horizon 2…
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The Latest Lawsuit Against Costner
Filed in the Los Angeles County Superior Court, the lawsuit filed by the Western Costume Leasing Company alleges that Costner and the producers of Horizon 2 failed to pay for rented costumes.
In total, the cost of these costumes allegedly comes to a total of $134,256.82. Regarding this sum, the lawsuit states Costner did “not dispute receipt of the costumes nor quality of them.”
Further, the costumes were reportedly used in the film, with Costner and the production team allegedly failing to pay several invoices.
Altogether, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Western Costume Leasing Company is requesting $400,000 in damages.
Beyond the $134,256.82 in unpaid costume rentals, the costume company is seeking $150,000 in economic damages, as well as $40,000 in accrued interest and an additional $200,000 in attorney’s fees.
This comes after a lawsuit regarding costumes on the first Horizon film was settled earlier this year.
About The Embattled ‘Horizon’ Film Series
While Horizon’s second chapter has yet to secure a theatrical release date, these lawsuits come as Costner, who won the Oscar for Best Director and Best Picture in 1991 for Dances with Wolves (1990), is reportedly trying to secure financing for the third chapter of Horizon.
Both the first and second chapters of Horizon were produced at the same time, for a combined $100 million — a production model that begins with a steep upfront cost in the hopes of making a potentially significant return down the line.
However, over a year has passed since Kevin Costner and his Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1 (2024) cast and crew made their way down the Croisette at the Cannes Film Festival in May of 2024.
Premiering outside of the main selection at Cannes, the first chapter of Horizon was largely met well at the auteur-centric festival. Directors with passion projects, like the Horizon series, tend to be well-received by the festival itself, even if the press is less receptive.
The first chapter of Horizon received a wide theatrical release the next month, with Horizon 2 initially set to be released theatrically seven weeks later.
Instead, as the first Horizon film was not met warmly at the box office, only making $29 million domestically, the immediate sequel was pulled from the release schedule.
In September of 2024, Costner continued his tour of prestige film festivals, with Horizon 2 premiering at the Venice International Film Festival, also out of competition.
Of the premiere of the sequel at Venice, Costner said:
“My dream was always to show Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter Two at the Venice Film Festival. The fact that now they have decided to show Chapter One earlier in the day and then the World Premiere of Chapter Two that evening shows not only their belief in how the two films work together but their support of a director’s vision.”
Costner added, “Long live the movies and those willing to stand for them.”
All this time later, Horizon 2 remains unreleased.
Watch the trailer for the first two chapters of Horizon: An American Saga here:
