Kevin Costner details emotional moment with five kids — ‘They got a little startled by it’

Kevin Costner is prepping for the mainstream launch of his extremely anticipated movie Horizon, which stars his 15-year-old son Hayes in a featured function.

With regards to filmmaking, it’s a household affair for Kevin – and he revealed how emotional it was for his 5 youngsters to see the movie for the primary time when it screened at Cannes.

The actor took 5 of his seven youngsters to Cannes, the place all of them dressed up for the event and attended the premiere the place Kevin acquired an 11-minute standing ovation. He may very well be seen visibly emotional by the overwhelming response he acquired from his friends, which was witnessed by his youngsters as nicely.

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“I acquired emotional, and my children have been there,” Kevin revealed on Dax Shepard's Armchair Professional podcast.

“I had 5 children, my two boys have been in tuxedos and my three little women have been there all dressed up and so they have been watching it as nicely. And so they have been a bit shocked by it, my son had by no means seen me get that emotional.”

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Overwhelmed by the response to the movie, through which he has invested round $58 million, he failed to manage his feelings.

“I used to be holding myself again as a result of there’s a digicam right here and I might see the 100-foot display screen behind it and that’s me and I seemed and I might see my eyes have been stuffed with tears and I assumed, ‘Properly [expletive] Simply cease crying.'”

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He added: “However I went backwards and in the long run, I assumed I ought to simply cease it there. I didn't realise it might be commented on. I didn't realise it was anticipated, so I assume I used to be a bit caught up as nicely.”

Together with the emotional second, Kevin's children additionally acquired into some mischief whereas participating within the festivities.

He mentioned: “As quickly as they acquired right here, my two sons went fishing. Took a ship, went fishing.” In the meantime, his daughters additionally got here on the boat, the place he mentioned: “They’d see me working at about three or 4 o'clock. They known as and so they have been having a drink right now. They got here in at about eight o'clock and I mentioned 'We've come to France as a household'. They mentioned 'It's figuring out nice Dad.'”