Kevin Costner’s Son Hayes Talks Working With His Dad on ‘Horizon’

Hayes Costner is prepared for his close-up! 

The 15-year-old son of Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner talked with ET’s Cassie DiLaura from Monday’s premiere of his new movie, Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1, in Los Angeles, and spilled on working along with his dad, who serves as co-writer, director and star of the film. 

“He trapped me,” Hayes joked of getting to spend high quality time along with his film star father, 69. “I acquired to spend the entire day with him each day and simply see him work… I had such a blast.”

“I simply thought it was actually cool and it was an incredible expertise,” he shared, including of watching the movie again, “I used to be simply actually happy with my dad. He is been working so lengthy. I may simply solely take into consideration my dad in that second.”

Later within the night time, ET chatted with Kevin, who responded to his son’s “trapped” feedback, saying, “I did. I discovered the way to have him shut. He is by no means going to look this younger, he is by no means going to look this candy and good-looking. He is simply going to develop right into a younger man and he is actually good within the movie.”

Followers first acquired a have a look at Hayes’ appearing debut when Kevin and the group dropped a trailer for the film again in February. The mission has been the Area of Dream actor’s ardour mission for almost three many years. 

Within the trailer, Hayes stars alongside Sienna Miller and a younger actress, who seemingly performs his mom and sister, because the trio begins to retreat into the floorboards of a house. After serving to to safe the girl and the younger woman, the actor delivers his line, declaring he’s staying behind. 

“It is all proper — I am gonna be with Dad,” Hayes says, closing a entice door above the 2 girls. 

It seems the Horizon movie set was a household affair in additional methods than one. Earlier this week, ET spoke with Miller, 42, who shared that her 11-year-old daughter, Marlowe, was almost an extra on the film. 

“My daughter got here,” Miller started earlier than admitting, “She was gonna be an additional however she chickened out.”

“She simply acquired shy but it surely was an ideal set for youths to be on as a result of there have been animals in every single place and folks in unimaginable costumes, and he is such a household man,” she mentioned of Kevin. “I’ve this {photograph} of Marlowe and Kevin across the monitor and he is acquired one headphone in his ear and he gave her the opposite, he is acquired his arm ‘around her and I’ve an image from the again and it was so particular. He is such a household man.”

How could not he be? Kevin is dad to seven children, three of whom he shares with Baumgartner. In whole, the actor has 4 sons and three daughters: Annie, 39, Lily, 37, Joe, 36, Liam, 26, Cayden, 16, Hayes, 15, and Grace, 13. His eldest three kids come from his relationship with ex-wife Cindy Silva, whereas he shares Liam with former companion Bridget Rooney. 

With Chapter 1 hitting theaters this month, Chapter 2 coming in August and Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 at the moment in manufacturing, Kevin previously told ET the mission is likely one of the largest undertakings of his profession.

In response to the star, manufacturing on the ultimate two chapters is “going nicely,” and there’s extra to return.

“We have shot about 13 days of it and we’re coming again in August to complete it off,” Kevin mentioned. “I noticed [Chapter 2] yesterday, and I am actually blissful to have the ability to say that it is simply nearly as good as 1, and perhaps higher.”

All 4 components happen throughout a timespan of 15 years in pre and post-Civil Battle United States and inform a narrative primarily targeted on the “growth and settlement of the American west,” in response to a synopsis for the movies. Kevin performs Hayes Ellison, a personality he named after his son. 

Watch the trailer for the film within the participant beneath:

As for a way he’s feeling concerning the launch of Chapter 1, Hayes tells ET, “I am very excited.”

Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 hits theaters on June 28. 

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