Horizon: Luke Wilson, Ella Hunt and Isabelle Fuhrman Interview

If you’ve played The Oregon Trail in your childhood, then this segment of Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1 shouldn’t be too foreign to you. Of course, this wagon trail isn’t exactly like a 90s video game for kids, but you can see how we’d make the comparison, what with broken wagons and horses running away, and while so far no one has died of dysentery yet, we’re sure it’s just a matter of time. In the sprawling Western epic by Kevin Costner, Luke Wilson plays Matthew Van Weydan, the reluctant de facto leader of a train of travellers headed west. He is part of the large travelling caravan that’s slowly migrating across the country, facing trials and tribulations along the way. Also in that group is Ella Hunt’s Juliette, who is travelling with her artist husband, Hugh (Tom Payne). Something of a hot-house flower, Juliette and Hugh easily come off as pretentious to the more rough-and-ready members of their travelling group. Neither are very handy and seem to be the physical embodiment of privilege. This causes Juliette to butt heads not only with Van Weydan but also with people like Owen Kittredge (Will Patton) and his daughters. One of them, Diamond (Isabelle Fuhrman) is the stark opposite to Juliette, but the two women might find common ground as the journey becomes more and more treacherous. We spoke with Wilson, Hunt, and Fuhrman about the Horizon: An American Saga, especially since the ending of the first movie shows a flash-forward that seems to heavily imply something will happen to poor Hugh that will leave Juliette unprotected. Hunt spoke about filming some delicate scenes and complimented Costner on his approach to telling the character’s story. Hunt and Fuhrman also discussed the changing relationship that Diamond and Juliette will have with each other as the story progresses. Meanwhile, Wilson teases some of what is to come in the future movies, as the caravan faces not only the scarce desert, which means they’ll need to conserve resources but also more dangerous territory. #lukewilson #isabellefuhrman #ellahunt #Horizon For interviews, movie reviews, and more visit FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL