Kevin Costner To Star, Produce, Co-Write Thriller ‘Headhunters’ Post ‘Horizon’

In what is his first feature project post directing his near $100M-plus western saga Horizon, Kevin Costner is set to star and co-write the tropical surf thriller Headhunters which will be the feature directorial debut of Missing DP Steven Holleran.

Costner’s Territory Pictures will produce with Scott Steindorff of Stone Village Films.

Costner will play a washed-up American ex-pat with a mysterious past who winds up living in Bali, Indonesia. He gathers a group of surfers led by a local photographer to find the perfect wave at an uncharted island — which winds up being the domicile to an ancient tribe of headhunters who are protecting their land at all costs.

Station Eleven star Daniel Zovatto is also starring in Headhunters. He previously worked with Steindorff, who executive produced that HBO limited series.

The pic is also produced by Costner’s partner at Territory Pictures Howard Kaplan, and Stone Village’s Dylan Russell, Lindsay Davis and Stacey Woods.

Costner’s passion project Horizon: An American Saga – Part 1 made its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival and went on to gross $38.2M at the global box office. Part 2 made its world premiere at Venice. The sequel was pulled from the August theatrical release calendar by Warner Bros.

Costner told the press about the future of Horizon at Venice, “I don’t know how I’m gonna make 3 right now, but I’m gonna make it.” Costner told Deadline that the first three movies cost him $98M, and when he does a fourth Horizon, “it will push me over $100 million.”