At 69 years old, Kevin Costner He is back and just wants to enjoy his health and the fortune he amassed in Hollywood with his beloved seven children. And last month, Kevin reactivated the “nepo babies” controversy, always hot in the industry, by passing through the Cannes Festival with five of his offspring, among them, There is.
Hayes is the youngest of Costner’s children, he is just 15 years old and is the son of Christine Baumgartner. And at his young age, the teenager already obtained his first role in a high-budget film: in Horizon, an American Saga, a western directed and starring Kevin, his father.
The point is that this film is a very important project for the actor, above all, a very personal one. There will be four installments and Hayes is key in this story, he plays “Nathaniel Kittredge” and his choice generated a lot of noise because the boy achieved this job without going through any casting.
“I realize that there are a lot of young actors who would kill to be in this movie, and I don’t want to take those roles away from them just because I can get my own children into it.”Costner admitted on the Today show. As it was, he didn’t hesitate to take Hayes, just because she knew he would do a good job.
KEVIN COSTNER’S JUSTIFICATIONS FOR “ACCOMMODATION” HIS SON IN HIS FILM
“Selfishly, I wanted him to be with me for a week or two. And we drove to the set every day together and he always spoke in whispers. He didn’t have much experience, but it’s really beautiful what he did in the movie.”the actor told about those days of filming.
“His is a really complicated scene. In the end, there’s a nobility, there’s an absolute doom to it. It represents everything you want in a son. And it’s what you don’t want a son to do, and in the end, you feel proud that he made that decision”he pointed.
Beyond everything, the artist explained that his son was connected to history before he was born. In fact, Costner said that the boy is named after the character he plays, “Hayes Ellison.” “So as I watched him grow up, I was like, ‘I better get to work and make this movie.'”He said, oblivious to the criticism and happy with the result.
