An American saga sells widely

The K5 Intl. by Daniel Baur. has sold out most of the international release of Kevin Costner’s two-part western epic “Horizon: An American Saga,” with only a few territories remaining, ahead of its world premiere Sunday in Cannes’ out-of-competition section.

K5 has concluded sales to Tobis Film (German-speaking territories), Metropolitan Filmexport (France), Stan Entertainment (Australia), Unicorn (Eastern Europe), SF Studios/AB Svensk (Scandinavia), Echo Lake Distribution (airlines) , EnterMode (South Korea), Falcon Films (Middle East), NOS Lusomundo (Portugal), Tanweer (Greece), MadMen (Australia), Parallax Studios/Saga Film (Philippines), Aqua Group (Turkey) and Myndform (Iceland) .

Warner Bros./New Line will distribute the films in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands on June 28 and August 16.

Last year, Baur relaunched K5 Intl. with a new focus on big-budget high-genre films and series. When Baur received a call from producer Howard Kaplan of Territory Pictures informing him that he was looking for a home for Costner’s four feature films “Horizon: An American Saga,” each film of which had a budget of more than $100 million , he and his new sales team came immediately. advice.

Kaplan said: “I have known Daniel Baur for years. When I heard he was relaunching K5 Intl., I knew he and K5 were the right partner for this project. There are currently very few territories available. The results are a testament to the excellent work of K5 Intl. and the exceptional reception reserved for the “Horizon” saga.

Baur said: “Working on Kevin Costner’s “Horizon” project was a dream come true. Since “Dances with Wolves”, I have admired Kevin’s work. The “Horizon” saga tells the story of men and women who headed West in search of a better life for themselves and their families.”

Directed by Costner and co-written with Jon Baird, the film stars Costner, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone, Abbey Lee, Michael Rooker, Danny Huston, Luke Wilson, Isabelle Fuhrman, Jeff Fahey, Will Patton, Tatanka Means, Owen Crow Shoe, Ella Hunt and Jamie Campbell Bower.