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Kevin Costner got his breakthrough in the industry with many successful hits in the late 80s that made him a household name. After appearing in various roles in films likeChasing Dreams, Table for Five,andSilverado, Costner gained prominence as the lead of Brian de Palma’s crime dramaThe Untouchables.
The actor’s star power rose with the back-to-back successes ofNo Way Out, Field of Dreams, andBull Durham. After that, Costner wanted to write and direct a passion project that he had, which ultimately became 1990’sDances With Wolves.However, that meant turning down another high-profile film that would have paid him an insane paycheck he could have only dreamt of.
Kevin Costner Turned DownThe Hunt for Red OctoberTo MakeDances With Wolves
By the end of the 80s, Hollywood had seen a new superstar in the form of Kevin Costner. TheYellowstonestar seemed unstoppable ever since his breakthrough performance inThe Untouchables.The actor was giving hits consistently, however, he had bigger plans for his career as he entered the 90s.
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With the success he achieved in the late 80s, Costner wrote, produced, and directed the Western drama filmDances With Wolves. In an interview withGQ, the actor revealed that he had been offered a lot of money to star in the spy thrillerThe Hunt For Red October,directed by John McTiernan at the time.
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TheBull Durhamstar was in awe of the amount of money he was offered to do the film, which went on to star Sean Connery andAlec Baldwin. However, theYellowstonestar ultimately turned down the lucrative offer as he had set his mind on making his passion projectDances With Wolves. He said,
I had a chance to do The Hunt for Red October for more money than I’d ever seen. I felt like Gollum with the ring. I thought, Oh my God, I’m going to take that ring. But I made this promise that I would go do this movie. I had to watch my own movie.
BothDances with WolvesandThe Hunt For Red Octoberwere highly loved by fans when released in 1990 and were big commercial hits. While the latter won only one Oscar for Best Sound Editing,Dances With Wolveswon in 7 categories including Best Director for Costner, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, and Best Sound Mixing. Costner’s gamble and creative intuition paid off big time.
Kevin Costner Regretted The Fact ThatWyatt EarpCame AfterTombstone
Kevin Costnerplayed the real-life American lawman Wyatt Earp in the film of the same name directed by Lawrence Kasdan. While the film featured the life story of the famed lawman leading up to the infamous O.K. Corral gunfight, the same story had been told six months prior in 1993’sTombstone, which had Kurt Russell as Earp.
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In an interview withGQ, Costner stated that while he lovesWyatt Earp, there were a lot of comparisons and a weird competition withTombstonegoing on which he regretted. Thus, the film was not received well and became a flop. TheField of Dreamsstar said,
I love Wyatt, or I just love that movie. We got into a level of competition with Tombstone. A good friend said, ‘Look, we can postpone this movie. We don’t wanna compete’. And I said, ‘I’m sure this writer, director wants to make this movie, let them. And I always regretted that there was this kind of weird competition, and it was a fun movie, Tombstone, but it’s too bad it went the way it went.
Costner recently returned to the Western genre with his latest passion projectHorizon: An American Saga Chapter 1.Unfortunately, the film failed to impress fans and became a box office flop. The planned release of the second chapter in August has now been canceled (viaThe Guardian). It remains to be seen what Costner decides to do with the future films in the series.
Fans can watchDances With Wolveson Prime Video andThe Hunt for Red Octoberon Max.
Rahul Thokchom
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Rahul Thokchom is a senior content writer at Fandomwire who is passionate about covering the world of pop culture and entertainment. He has a Masters Degree in English that contributes to the richness and creativity in his works.
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