‘I couldn’t conceive of scene that didn’t involve a woman’

Actor-director-producer Kevin Costner is quite clear about the audience he caters to and makes films for.
However, he shared that to serve a compelling story to his male audience, his films need strong female characters who drive the story forward.
Kevin recently joined the cast members of Horizon: An American Saga for a live recording of the Happy Sad Confused podcast and he said that his planned four-movie saga differs from many Western films that have come before, as per reports.
He said that in those films, the women characters “drive the story in every plot line.” Costner, who co-wrote the franchise with Jon Baird, said he “couldn’t conceive of a scene that didn’t involve a woman” while shaping the story.
As per reports, Horizon chronicles the journey of several characters during and after the Civil War as they settle the American West. Kevin Costner stars in the film opposite a sprawling ensemble cast, which includes Sienna Miller, Jena Malone, Isabelle Fuhrman, Abbey Lee and Ella Hunt.
He told the Happy Sad Confused audience that he is aware his directorial efforts skew more towards men in their appeal, but he said strong women are what he’s most interested in.
“I make movies for men. That’s what I  do,” Costner said. “But I won’t make a movie unless I have strong women characters. That’s how I’ve conducted my career. I think that’s why I have such a good following. I thank you, women, for dragging your men here. It was a Western, after all. I just can’t conceive of a movie without having (strong women).”