The piece mentions the Utah film commission told the author of the piece Costner spent 120M in Utah through 2023 which maps onto the 129M in QE (56M for part 1 and 75M for part 2) they’ve previously reported.
* The main county location for part 1 (Grand County), saw the film bring in “about $45.7 million to the southeastern area of the state.”
* In addition to the state level tax credits for “Horizon,” the series, also got county level credits from Washington County, were Horizon planned to spent 90M making parts 2 & 3 [Press release](https://film.greaterzion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/NewsRelease.Horizon.3.6.23.pdf) on the stipulation that he employ talent from local college film programs. Costner brought a crew of 400 people to the area This press release makes it pretty clear no filming was conducted in 2022 for chapter 1. “Saint George” the County seat is often explicitly mentioned.
* St. George mentions include [Costner’s investing in a 40M Utah film studio](https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/02/14/kevin-costner-build-film-studio/). “Costner is now part owner in Territory Film Studios outside Zion National Park”
In addition to these two counties, the piece mentions other locations without budget details
> The stunning scenery of “Horizon” includes both red-rock desert, as well as snowy towns. For the more wooded scenery, the crew built an entire village in the La Sal mountains outside Moab. They also built a whole fort along the Colorado River.
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The piece mentions the Utah film commission told the author of the piece Costner spent 120M in Utah through 2023 which maps onto the 129M in QE (56M for part 1 and 75M for part 2) they’ve previously reported.
* The main county location for part 1 (Grand County), saw the film bring in “about $45.7 million to the southeastern area of the state.”
* In addition to the state level tax credits for “Horizon,” the series, also got county level credits from Washington County, were Horizon planned to spent 90M making parts 2 & 3 [Press release](https://film.greaterzion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/NewsRelease.Horizon.3.6.23.pdf) on the stipulation that he employ talent from local college film programs. Costner brought a crew of 400 people to the area This press release makes it pretty clear no filming was conducted in 2022 for chapter 1. “Saint George” the County seat is often explicitly mentioned.
* St. George mentions include [Costner’s investing in a 40M Utah film studio](https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/02/14/kevin-costner-build-film-studio/). “Costner is now part owner in Territory Film Studios outside Zion National Park”
In addition to these two counties, the piece mentions other locations without budget details
> The stunning scenery of “Horizon” includes both red-rock desert, as well as snowy towns. For the more wooded scenery, the crew built an entire village in the La Sal mountains outside Moab. They also built a whole fort along the Colorado River.