Kevin Costner Lines Up Director for His Next 'Incredible Longtime Passion Project' Movie

Mar. 15, 2025

Kevin Costner in 2023.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording AcademyKevin Costnerhas secured his next big project.The Oscar winner, 69, will star in and produce a still-untitled feature film to be adapted from a script he owns.Ariel Vromenwill direct the film, according toDeadline. The plot has not been revealed, and production is expected to begin in 2025, Deadline reported.Vromen last directed Costner in the 2016 thrillerCriminal, which also starred Gary Oldman and Tommy Lee Jones.The filmmakerwroteon Instagram about the news Tuesday, “So excited to be back in the ring with my dear friend, mentor and the incredible talented Kevin Costner on his incredible longtime passion project. Keep doing good for others, keep giving. Don’t ask for anything in return - don’t worry it will come back 100%.“Another project theDances With Wolvesstar has said he’s been working on for years is the multi-part WesternHorizon: An American Saga, from Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line. Separated into two chapters, the big-screen project willpremierein theaters this June 28, and Aug. 16.Kevin Costner.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagicCostner’s involvement inHorizonas director, star and co-writer with Jon Baird meant ascaling backof his time onYellowstone, the hit series he led as rancher John Dutton, a performance that last year earned him aGolden Globe.The second half of season 5 was announced as the show’s final installment and will premiere in November, following reports that Costner’s limited shooting schedule was a “source of frustration” for creatorTaylor Sheridan.BothYellowstoneandHorizoncame up in court during Costner’sdivorcewith ex-wifeChristinethroughout 2023. During a child support hearing in September, the star testified that he wanted to return for a sixthYellowstoneseason butdeclined because he was offered less moneythan he had made previously. Costner also cited creative issues in making his decision.Also arriving in 2024 is Vromen’s next project,1992, starringTyrese Gibson,Scott Eastwoodand the lateRay Liotta.America Ferrera and Kevin Costner at the 2024 Golden Globe Awards.Rich Polk/GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Another recent update from Costner is his “newest addition to the family,” as revealed onInstagramon Thursday: a new puppy. “I’m already in love with this special guy,” wrote the actor-director.The news followed Costner’s69th birthdayon Jan. 18, which he marked with another Instagrampostthat included a throwback photo of his debut film, 1981’sMalibu Hot Summer.

Kevin Costner in 2023.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy

Kevin Costnerhas secured his next big project.The Oscar winner, 69, will star in and produce a still-untitled feature film to be adapted from a script he owns.Ariel Vromenwill direct the film, according toDeadline. The plot has not been revealed, and production is expected to begin in 2025, Deadline reported.Vromen last directed Costner in the 2016 thrillerCriminal, which also starred Gary Oldman and Tommy Lee Jones.The filmmakerwroteon Instagram about the news Tuesday, “So excited to be back in the ring with my dear friend, mentor and the incredible talented Kevin Costner on his incredible longtime passion project. Keep doing good for others, keep giving. Don’t ask for anything in return - don’t worry it will come back 100%.“Another project theDances With Wolvesstar has said he’s been working on for years is the multi-part WesternHorizon: An American Saga, from Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line. Separated into two chapters, the big-screen project willpremierein theaters this June 28, and Aug. 16.Kevin Costner.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagicCostner’s involvement inHorizonas director, star and co-writer with Jon Baird meant ascaling backof his time onYellowstone, the hit series he led as rancher John Dutton, a performance that last year earned him aGolden Globe.The second half of season 5 was announced as the show’s final installment and will premiere in November, following reports that Costner’s limited shooting schedule was a “source of frustration” for creatorTaylor Sheridan.BothYellowstoneandHorizoncame up in court during Costner’sdivorcewith ex-wifeChristinethroughout 2023. During a child support hearing in September, the star testified that he wanted to return for a sixthYellowstoneseason butdeclined because he was offered less moneythan he had made previously. Costner also cited creative issues in making his decision.Also arriving in 2024 is Vromen’s next project,1992, starringTyrese Gibson,Scott Eastwoodand the lateRay Liotta.America Ferrera and Kevin Costner at the 2024 Golden Globe Awards.Rich Polk/GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Another recent update from Costner is his “newest addition to the family,” as revealed onInstagramon Thursday: a new puppy. “I’m already in love with this special guy,” wrote the actor-director.The news followed Costner’s69th birthdayon Jan. 18, which he marked with another Instagrampostthat included a throwback photo of his debut film, 1981’sMalibu Hot Summer.

Kevin Costnerhas secured his next big project.

The Oscar winner, 69, will star in and produce a still-untitled feature film to be adapted from a script he owns.Ariel Vromenwill direct the film, according toDeadline. The plot has not been revealed, and production is expected to begin in 2025, Deadline reported.

Vromen last directed Costner in the 2016 thrillerCriminal, which also starred Gary Oldman and Tommy Lee Jones.

The filmmakerwroteon Instagram about the news Tuesday, “So excited to be back in the ring with my dear friend, mentor and the incredible talented Kevin Costner on his incredible longtime passion project. Keep doing good for others, keep giving. Don’t ask for anything in return - don’t worry it will come back 100%.”

Another project theDances With Wolvesstar has said he’s been working on for years is the multi-part WesternHorizon: An American Saga, from Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line. Separated into two chapters, the big-screen project willpremierein theaters this June 28, and Aug. 16.

Kevin Costner.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

Costner’s involvement inHorizonas director, star and co-writer with Jon Baird meant ascaling backof his time onYellowstone, the hit series he led as rancher John Dutton, a performance that last year earned him aGolden Globe.

The second half of season 5 was announced as the show’s final installment and will premiere in November, following reports that Costner’s limited shooting schedule was a “source of frustration” for creatorTaylor Sheridan.

BothYellowstoneandHorizoncame up in court during Costner’sdivorcewith ex-wifeChristinethroughout 2023. During a child support hearing in September, the star testified that he wanted to return for a sixthYellowstoneseason butdeclined because he was offered less moneythan he had made previously. Costner also cited creative issues in making his decision.

Also arriving in 2024 is Vromen’s next project,1992, starringTyrese Gibson,Scott Eastwoodand the lateRay Liotta.

America Ferrera and Kevin Costner at the 2024 Golden Globe Awards.Rich Polk/Getty

Rich Polk/Getty

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Another recent update from Costner is his “newest addition to the family,” as revealed onInstagramon Thursday: a new puppy. “I’m already in love with this special guy,” wrote the actor-director.

The news followed Costner’s69th birthdayon Jan. 18, which he marked with another Instagrampostthat included a throwback photo of his debut film, 1981’sMalibu Hot Summer.

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