The first trailer for Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 reveals that Abbey Lee plays Kevin Costner’s love interest in the epic Western film.
Kevin Costner’s highly-anticipated Horizon: An American Saga stars Abbey Lee as his character’s love interest, and a wide age gap separates the two actors in real life. Not only is he the face of the 2024 Western film, but Costner also directed, produced, and co-wrote the epic project with Jon Baird. Costner has been working on the movie for over 30 years, and the project will finally come to fruition in 2024. However, some may be curious about a few of the filmmaker’s casting choices, including Lee’s character.
Horizon: An American Saga covers the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, in the Old West and tells a complex story of the tensions between all inhabitants of the region during that time. Additionally, the trailer for Horizon: An American Saga reveals that Costner’s son — Hayes Costner — plays the younger version of his character, so the film also goes back in time to the protagonist’s turbulent childhood. Aside from the elder and younger Costner and Lee, the cast of the epic Western includes a wide variety of talented actors and actresses, and the first preview teases their characters.
How Old Kevin Costner & Abbey Lee Are In Real Life
As witnessed in the Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 trailer, Kevin Costner and Abbey Lee portray love interests in the epic Western. However, more than 30 years separate the two stars in age in real life. Costner was born on January 18, 1955, making him 69 years old in 2024. Meanwhile, Lee was born on June 12, 1987, so she will turn 37 years old before the movie premieres in the summer of 2024 (but the actress is 36 as of the writing of this article).
Costner is a little more than 32 years older than his Australian costar, who is known for her roles in Mad Max: Fury Road and Lovecraft Country. Lee has never worked with Costner, so Horizon: An American Saga will be their first project. However, the relationship between their two characters may cause some controversy once Chapter 1 premieres.
Horizon’s Big Age Gap Continues A Negative Hollywood Trope
Kevin Costner is making four Horizon movies total (with only two with set release dates), and it’s unclear if the cast will change over the course of the four-part story. However, Abbey Lee is guaranteed to appear in Chapter 1, and her role as Costner’s love interest will undoubtedly make some waves as it continues a classic Hollywood trope with negative connotations.
Ever since Hollywood’s beginnings, several films have featured actresses who play the love interests of their much older male costars. Many regard this trope as problematic, especially because the outlook on the fictional relationship would be much different and more sensationalized if the roles were reversed. Unfortunately, the tradition continues with Costner and Lee in Horizon: An American Saga.