Kevin Costner revealed he had a “very sweet conversation” with William, Prince of Wales, 15 years after almost casting his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, in the sequel to his 1992 blockbuster The Bodyguard, which grossed $411. millions of dollars.
Tragically, Diana died, aged 36, in a car accident in 1997, the day after the first draft of the script was completed, so the Yellowstone star, 69, scrapped the film, but is now revealing More behind-the-scenes details. .
‘I was going to do a second one of Bodyguard. That was really flying down the tracks in a very quiet way because that’s how I operate. “I really keep things to myself,” Kevin said. People on Tuesday.
“So when it finally came out that Princess Diana was maybe going to do that, we talked. It was very sweet, and Sarah (Duchess of York) was the one who organized this. Sarah was very cool, the duchess, when she could have said, “Well, I’m a princess too! What about me?”
‘She did not do it. She didn’t do that at all. She was like, “No, I’m going to make this happen, Kev.” And she did it. I always respected her because she never inserted herself.
Kevin Costner revealed he had a “very sweet conversation” with William, Prince of Wales, 15 years after almost casting his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, in the sequel to his 1992 blockbuster The Bodyguard, which grossed $411. millions of dollars.
Tragically, Diana died, aged 36, in a car accident in 1997, the day after the first draft of the script was completed, so the Yellowstone star, 69, scrapped the film, but is now revealing More behind-the-scenes details. (pictured in 1992)
Years later, Costner was in England and the people of the future king of England approached him to meet.
“I’ve never talked about this,” the two-time Oscar winner said.
“But I can do it because I respect him a lot, but I think it’s a worthwhile story about him, and since we talked about this, I’ve had an incredibly unusual, mostly beautiful life.” And so we gathered in this room where the chairs were still stacked on top of chairs.
‘It was just us, I’m sure there was someone (waiting outside) but it was someone I knew. There was no one else. She came over, we sat down, shook hands, and the first thing out of her mouth was, “You know, my mom likes you.”
Blushing, Kevin replied ‘I know’ to William and they talked for about half an hour.
“I’ll never say what we talked about, but it was very sweet,” Costner smiled.
‘And we just chatted and we both parted ways. And we never became pen pals or did anything like that. But I have very fond memories of who he was, how they approached me and what we talked about.
The Modern West frontman has been hard at work promoting his $100 million-budgeted two-part western Horizon: An American Saga, which will eventually become a four-parter.
Kevin told People on Tuesday: “I was going to do a second Bodyguard movie.” That was really flying down the tracks in a very quiet way because that’s how I operate. I really keep things to myself. So when it finally came out that Princess Diana was maybe going to do that, we talked.’
Costner continued: “It was so sweet, and Sarah (Duchess of York) (L, pictured in 1991) was the one who organized this. Sarah was very cool, the Duchess, when she could have said, ‘Well, I’m a princess! What about me?” She didn’t. She didn’t do that at all. She was like, “No, I’m going to make this happen, Kev.” And she did. I always respected her that she never inserted herself.’
Years later, the two-time Oscar winner was in England and the people of the future King of England (pictured in 2007) approached him to meet.
Kevin (pictured on Monday) said: ‘I’ve never talked about this. But I can do it because I respect him a lot, but I think it’s a worthwhile story about him, and since we talked about this, I’ve had an incredibly unusual, mostly beautiful life. And so we met in this room where the chairs were still stacked on top of chairs.
Costner continued, “He came over, we sat down, shook hands, and the first thing out of his mouth was, ‘You know, my mom likes you'” (pictured in 1992).
Blushing, the Modern West leader replied ‘I know’ to William and they talked for about half an hour.
Kevin said, “I’ll never say what we talked about, but it was really sweet.” And we just chatted and we both parted ways. And we never became pen pals or did anything like that. But I have very good memories of who he was, how they approached me and what we talked about’ (pictured in 2007).
Costner has been hard at work promoting his $100 million-budgeted two-part western Horizon: An American Saga, which will eventually become a four-parter.
The Emmy winner spent $38 million of his own money and mortgaged a beachfront property in Santa Barbara to help finance his two-part epic before and after the Civil War, which hits U.S. theaters on December 28. June and August 16.
Kevin produced, wrote, directed and stars as Hayes Ellison in Horizon: An American Saga, which received a seven-minute ovation at the Cannes Film Festival on May 19.
Worryingly, Horizon Part One currently has a dismal critical approval rating of 43% (out of 28 reviews) on Rotten Tomatoes.
Kevin spent $38 million of his own money and mortgaged a beachfront property in Santa Barbara to help finance his two-part epic before and after the Civil War, which hits US theaters on June 28 and August 16th.
“There were so many things moving. “I had this money available, these movies were committed, 300 or 400 people working on them,” Costner explained.
‘If you’re in a storm and you’re the only one on deck holding the helm, and you’re just trying to get the rain and salt water out of your eyes, you can’t let go of the helm. I just haven’t been able to let go of the steering wheel.’
The Emmy winner continued: ‘The bet is to ignore my heart and ignore it that whispers to me.
What I can say is that I have had an incredible life. “I’ve been hurt, but I’ve had an amazing life and I’m grateful for that.”
Kevin produced, wrote, directed and stars as Hayes Ellison in Horizon: An American Saga, which received a seven-minute ovation at the Cannes Film Festival on May 19.
Worryingly, Horizon Part One currently has a dismal 43% critical approval rating (from 28 reviews) on rotten tomatoes.
The film also stars Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone, Michael Rooker, Danny Huston, Luke Wilson and Jamie Campbell Bower.