Kevin Costner Discusses Native American Portrayal in Horizon

Kevin Costner recently spoke about the representation of Native Americans in his new film, Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1.

Talk with Weekly EntertainmentKevin said: “I’m so sick of everyone trying to be so touchy about things.”

“The Native Americans were furious. I don’t feel obligated to (hold anyone’s hand),” said the Yellowstone actor,

Kevin told the outlet, “Oh my God, here we go again. The Indians are the bad guys. Of course, they’re not the bad guys. But if you want to be limited, if people don’t want to watch how something plays out, I don’t know what to say.”

The bodyguard The star revealed that he wanted to show the conflicts between tribes that arose due to western expansion.

“This was caused by these (settler) tents,” the 69-year-old continued.

Kevin mentioned, “These people can’t cross the river there, so they have to go left or right, and that creates contact with other tribes.

When thinking about the plot, the Water world The actor emphasized, “I’m not interested in spoon-feeding people. »

“The reality is that it was one tent too many, and the (Apache) went down there and tried to exterminate the (settlers),” he noted.

Kevin added: “Their anger comes from the fact that they can no longer hunt. They have to go and interact with the tribes even though they have resolved these issues a long time ago. »