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The company that lent costumes to the production of Kevin Costner’s Western film “Horizons: Chapter 2” is suing the actors and producers for breach of contract, seeking more than $400,000 in damages.
The suit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday, Dec. 22, alleges that Costner, 70, and co-defendants, including several entities associated with the film Horizon, entered into a contract with Western Costume Leasing to provide “valuable costumes” for the film, according to a complaint seen by PEOPLE.
Costner and his co-defendants failed to pay for the costumes on time, accumulating a bill of $134,256.82, according to the complaint. The lawsuit claims that Horizon producers “do not dispute the receipt or quality of the costumes.”
The suit also alleges that the rented costumes were used in the film and that the producers failed to pay several bills.
The lawsuit seeks more than $350,000 in damages, including $134,256.82 in unpaid costume rental fees and $150,000 in economic damages. Western Costume Leasing Company is also seeking $200,000 in attorney fees and $40,000 in unpaid interest on the invoice.
The lawsuit also seeks $100,000 in punitive damages and “such further relief as the court deems just and appropriate,” according to the filing.
PEOPLE has reached out to Costner and Western Costume Leasing Company for comment on the lawsuit.
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Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 is the second installment in Costner’s Western film series, in which he co-stars alongside Sienna Miller and Giovanni Ribisi. Due to the disappointing box office performance of the first part, the theatrical release of the second part was postponed. However, it was screened at the Venice International Film Festival in September 2025 and the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in February. Chapter 1 also reached streaming platforms with success.
Costner spent at least $38 million of his own money making the film, a decision he strongly defends.
“This is the message I want kids to understand about who I am: I’m doing what I believe in,” Costner told GQ in May 2024 about taking the financial risk of making a movie. “I have the same fears as everyone else. I don’t want to be humiliated.”
Director Costner is reportedly struggling to secure funding for the final two installments of the Horizon Saga. According to The Hollywood Reporter, in 2024 he met with “senior Saudi officials” to discuss financing for the two films, but the deal ultimately fell through.
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This is not the first lawsuit related to the production of the “Horizon” film. In May, stunt performer Devin LaBella filed a complaint claiming he was the “victim of Kevin Costner’s violent, unscripted rape scene.”
Labella alleges in the suit that Costner asked him to “stand in” for lead actress Ella Hunt in a scene involving sexual assault “without proper notice, consent, preparation, or appropriate safeguards in place.”
Labella also claimed in the suit that Hunt refused to appear in a scene and left the set.
Costner refuted Labella’s claims in a court filing, calling them “completely false.”
“Devin’s allegations against me are completely false, and it is with great regret that he claims that I and other members of my production team would feel uncomfortable, let alone suffer, from the ‘nightmare’ he has concocted,” Costner wrote in a statement.
