Kevin Costner will present the first part of his multi-episode Western film Horizon, An American Saga as a World Premiere, Out of Competition at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. The film about the conquest of the American West, directed by Costner, who stars with Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington and Jena Malone, will be released in 4 episodes over several months.

“I’d like to thank the Festival de Cannes for including my film Horizon, An American Saga in this year’s selection,” says Kevin Costner. “It’s been 20 years since I’ve had the pleasure of being on the Croisette. I’ve been waiting for the right time to return and I’m proud to say that this time has come. Horizon, An American Saga is a story that began 35 years ago, and I can’t think of a better place than Cannes to reveal to the world the result of such a wonderful adventure. The French have always supported films and believed deeply in filmmaking. Just as I believe deeply in my film…”

Known as a successful actor, Kevin Costner made his feature directorial debut in 1990 with Dances with Wolves, another American Western film in which he plays an American Civil War soldier close to a Sioux tribe. Dances with Wolves has become a cult feature and was a critical and box-office success, winning 7 Oscars including Best Picture.

Costner’s acting roles include Robin Hood in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves by Kevin Reynolds (1991), Jim Garrison, the prosecutor in charge of the investigation into the Kennedy assassination in JFK by Oliver Stone (1991), a bodyguard on the lookout in Bodyguard by Mick Jackson (1992) and a fugitive with a big heart in A Perfect World by Clint Eastwood (1993).