Overview
- Fresh coverage draws on a new Hollywood Reporter exposé alleging surly on-set behavior on Yellowstone, failed financing for the Horizon films, and an alleged safety violation involving an unscripted assault scene.
- FandomWire relays accounts that Costner and co-star Wes Bentley had a confrontation that turned physical, pausing production and hurting morale, with Bentley’s team calling it a work-related argument and Costner’s camp declining comment.
- Revisiting Waterworld’s history, reports say Costner and director Kevin Reynolds largely filmed at sea despite Spielberg’s advice to use tanks or stages.
- Production accounts cite a roughly $175 million budget, an extended 157-day shoot near Hawaii, severe weather delays, and damage that included a partially sinking set.
- Box office reached about $264 million worldwide, with analyses disputing the long-held 'flop' label and noting that home entertainment revenue may have eventually pushed the film toward profitability despite heavy marketing costs.