As candles are lit in Santa Monica, Kevin Costner pushes forward with Horizon, a Western epic financed with his own money and faith. While others hedge their bets, he’s doubled down on a story no algorithm can guarantee. In that tension—between a man who protected dreams and another who’s risking everything on one—Hollywood’s true currency is exposed: not fame, not power, but the stubborn belief that some lives, and some stories, are worth the cost.
