Kevin Costner Reveals How He Taught Son Cayden About 'Not Letting Go of His Dream' in MakingHorizon: An American Saga

Mar. 15, 2025

Kevin Costner and his son Cayden Wyatt Costner.Photo:Gisela Schober/Getty

Gisela Schober/Getty

Kevin Costneris teaching his son a valuable life lesson.

While speaking withHollywood Authenticabout his new filmHorizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2,the actor, 69, revealed that he shared his hardworking journey to creating the movie with his 17-year-old son Cayden.

“It’s been a perfect experience, really,” he told the outlet of thefour days the father-son duospent at the 2024Venice Film Festival, where the movie premiered.

“He’s seen me labor over the course of this movie. For his entire life he’s known that I’ve talked about this thing,” thedad of sixsaid of Cayden. “And then to see me not let go of the opportunity, and the hope of it, and to actually go out and make two of them – he was able to see the culmination of that.”

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Hayes Logan Costner, Cayden Wyatt Costner, Grace Avery Costner, Kevin Costner, Annie Costner, and guest at the U.S. premiere of “Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1” held at Regency Village Theatre on June 24, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty

Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty

He continued, “It’s a weird thing when you look at your dad, I think, and see suddenly this movie playing, and the people standing and clapping for it. I think, maybe, he saw something in not letting go of a dream, and that you keep pushing.”

TheYellowstonestar shares Cayden, 17, Hayes, 15, and Grace, 14, with his now-estranged wife, designer Christine Baumgartner. He’s also a dad to three adult children — Annie, 40, Lily, 37, and Joe, 36 — with his ex-wife Cindy Silva, as well as son Liam, 26, with former partner Bridget Rooney.

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Cayden Wyatt Costner, Annie Costner, Kevin Costner, Grace Avery Costner, Hayes Costner and Lily Costner.Niviere David/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shutterstock

Niviere David/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shutterstock

Costner appeared to get emotional hearing his son’s words, and when asked how it felt to hear that kind of praise from his son, the actor shared, “It feels good.” Holding back tears, Costner put on sunglasses and placed an arm around his son as they continued the interview.

source: people.com