Kevin Costner

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q11930: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only person by that name on Wikidata.

Counted as director, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they directed, which the two lists below run through too: Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 (2024); Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2. Count them as actor (22 films) instead.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 (2024): 1 line, within their own work

  1. lineage (sequel) · through Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2, which they directed: Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 ⇒ Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 (the host's read). Part 2 is darker, focuses on the women, and makes Bilge rethink part one.
    “actually part 2 made me think about part one a little differently”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Empire of the Sun with Bilge Ebiri · 2:44:04 · Bilge Ebiri (0.95 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2: 1 line, within their own work

  1. lineage (sequel) · through Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 (2024), which they directed: Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 ⇒ Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 (the host's read). Part 2 is darker, focuses on the women, and makes Bilge rethink part one.
    “actually part 2 made me think about part one a little differently”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Empire of the Sun with Bilge Ebiri · 2:44:04 · Bilge Ebiri (0.95 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Directing (2) everyone in directing

Acting (33) everyone in acting

Other (3) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

career (6)

  1. career (career): American Flyers → Kevin Costner. The speaker first noticed Costner in American Flyers and knew he would be a star.
    “I didn't know who Kevin Costner was until American Flyers”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:38:20 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Kevin Costner → No Way Out. Costner hit with No Way Out in 87 and became one of the biggest stars by the late 80s.
    “Okay. Costner in 87 hits with no way out.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:38:58 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. career (career): Kevin Costner → Silverado. Kasdan cut Costner from the Big Chill but gave him the weed part in Silverado to make up for it.
    “right, it's basically gives them the weed part in Silverado.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:39:43 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  4. career (career arc): Bruce Willis → Kevin Costner. Both flew close to the sun with hits and then had major bombs.
    “Costner and him, I think, both flew pretty close to the sun with some of their hits and then had some major bombs.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Die Hard 2’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:08:57 · Bill Simmons (0.85 sure it was them)
  5. career (career): Kevin Costner → Tombstone. Costner was attached at first and bowed out over the script's focus.
    “Disagreed with Kevin Jari over the focus of the film.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:04:22 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  6. career (career): Kevin Costner → Dances with Wolves. Costner, fresh off Dances with Wolves, could make any film; his blessing and Buena Vista deal shaped Tombstone.
    “Costner was coming off dancing with wolves and could make any movie he wanted and that he bowed out of this.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:07:11 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

craft (1)

  1. craft (craft): For Love of the Game → Kevin Costner. Costner told the speaker that John C. Reilly was the catcher and the film cut carefully around him.
    “which I asked Costner about once, and he is basically like, he was the catcher, and they very carefully cut around him.”
    The Rewatchables · A CR Month Mailbag! · 0:20:59 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

people (3)

  1. people (people): Robert Redford → Kevin Costner. It was crucial that Redford and Costner both looked like baseball players.
    “So crucial that him and Costner both really looked like baseball players.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Natural’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 0:33:54 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. people (people): Kevin Costner → No Way Out. Costner tells a story of Hackman as the best actor he worked with on No Way Out.
    “It's an incredible story about just Costner talking about Hackman being the best actor he had ever worked with”
    Blank Check — Patreon · In the Cut with Jourdain Searles (Ad-Free) · 1:50:59 · Griffin or David (unclear) (0.35 sure it was them)
  3. people (people): Chris Evans → Kevin Costner. Evans has a young Costner-like all-American profile.
    “Evans kind of has a young Costnery sort of profile.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Captain America: The Winter Soldier · 0:36:19 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

unmapped (1)

  1. unmapped (episode prep): Waterworld → Kevin Costner. Bought Waterworld 4K for a planned Kevin Costner podcast episode.
    “I did buy the Waterworld 4K because I'm planning a massive Kevin Costner episode this year.”
    The Big Picture · Physical Media Strikes Back With Tim Simons · 0:15:40 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

  1. verdict (verdict): Molly's Game → Kevin Costner. The same fight happened over Molly's Game in the Kevin Costner Hall of Fame.
    “So when you wouldn't put Molly's game in the Kevin Costner Hall of Fame, I was angry.”
    The Big Picture · The Nicole Kidman Hall of Fame, and ‘Babygirl’ · 1:54:36 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)

what-if (3)

  1. what-if (what-if): Andy Garcia → Kevin Costner. Garcia could have played 80% of Kevin Costner's parts if people had not been afraid to cast him.
    “I feel like he could have played 80% of the Kevin Costner parts.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Internal Affairs’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 0:11:56 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. what-if (what-if): Sean Penn → Kevin Costner. Penn for Alex was raised but dismissed as too young.
    “Ormer, which is Sean Penn for Alex.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:23:58 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  3. what-if (casting what-if): Kurt Russell → Kevin Costner. Costner would overpower the part.
    “Costner, I think he overpowers it.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Miracle’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:16:15 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Kevin Costner: Costner played Alex but his entire flashback scene was cut; Kasdan has never released it. Hosts split on whether the 40th anniversary Blu-ray should include it.
    “Kasten is just like, look, I made that movie.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:40:16 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Kevin Costner: Costner left over the film's focus, then made the competing Wyatt Earp; the group says Tombstone still came out better.
    “And so not only did they not have Kevin Costner in the movie”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:04:39 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)