{"id":2289371,"date":"2024-07-05T06:13:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T10:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/horizon-actor-says-tiktok-crap-has-affected-audience-attention-spans-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T06:14:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T10:14:25","slug":"horizon-actor-says-tiktok-crap-has-affected-audience-attention-spans-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/horizon-actor-says-tiktok-crap-has-affected-audience-attention-spans-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Horizon actor says TikTok \u2018crap\u2019 has affected audience attention spans &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhorizon-actor-says-tiktok-crap-has-affected-audience-attention-spans-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2289371&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses actor Michael Rooker&#8217;s comments about the \u200cimpact of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/left-leaning-pollster-democrats-we-have-a-problem\/\" title=\"Left-Leaning Pollster: Democrats, We Have A Problem\">short attention spans<\/a> on modern audiences and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-west-side-story-keeps-wokes-box-office-failure-streak-at-100\/\" title=\"Nolte: &#039;West Side Story&#039; Keeps Woke&#039;s Box Office Failure Streak at 100%\">box office failure<\/a> of the film\u200c &#8220;Horizon:\u200d An \u2062American Saga.&#8221; Rooker attributes the low box office earnings to audiences being \u2062&#8221;TikTok-ified&#8221; and encouraged viewers \u2064to have patience with longer films. The article also mentions director and star Kevin Costner&#8217;s perspective on\u200b the film&#8217;s performance and his satisfaction with the end result.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\"><i>Horizon <\/i>actor says TikTok \u2018crap\u2019 has affected audience attention spans<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/asher-notheis\/\">Asher Notheis<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-05T06:00:00-04:00\">July 5, 2024 6:00 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1693824\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Actor Michael Rooker argued that modern audiences do not have long attention spans, giving a reason for the recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/movies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>box office<\/a> failure of <em>Horizon: An American Saga<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The three-hour Western epic, directed by and starring Kevin Costner, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/release\/rl3484517121\/?ref_=bo_hm_RECENT_WEEKEND_WIDGET_3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>only grossed $11 million<\/a> in its North American box office opening on June 28. When asked if modern audiences have been \u201cTikTok-ified,\u201d Rooker replied, \u201ctotally they are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, of course they are,\u201d Rooker told <em>TMZ<\/em>. \u201cThey gotta get over that crap, come on! Yeah, they gotta learn what it\u2019s like to watch real cinema, please.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nYZGdqIVOZI?si=D1qLM1gl3KbXDwak\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The <em>Guardians of the Galaxy<\/em> actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-sinatra-ill-never-forgive-trump-voters\/\" title=\"Nancy Sinatra: \u2018I\u2019ll Never Forgive\u2019 Trump Voters\">encouraged people<\/a> to have patience with longer films.<\/p>\n<p>Rooker said that audiences are used to 90-minute running times and that they need to \u201cget over that s***,\u201d as not every film needs to be \u201call fast, cut, cut, cut.\u201d He encouraged people to go watch <em>Horizon<\/em>, but joked that they should \u201cgo to the bathroom before you go in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Costner himself has argued that opening weekend performances <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/kevin-costner-reflects-pressure-horizon-american-saga-part-1-succeed-8669756?taid=667ec6196190110001edd93c&#038;utm_campaign=entertainmentweekly_entertainmentweekly&#038;utm_content=new&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_source=twitter.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>should not be seen as the be-all and end-all for movies<\/a>, as \u201cwe\u2019re bound to be disappointed.\u201d The actor, who used $38 million of his own money to finance the film, also said he is content with the end result of his movie.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWould I love that it would be highly, highly successful?\u201d Costner said to <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em>. \u201cOf course, I\u2019d like that. My ego would like that. Everyone would like that. But I am happiest that the movie that you and I are talking about looks the way I want it to look.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YYsReoZMj1k?si=uhP23jWjLO5wfeOX\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><em>Horizon: An American Saga<\/em> details a 15-year time span of expanding to the Old West before and after the Civil War, and is intended to have four movies in total. The second film, <em>Horizon: An American Saga \u2013 Chapter 2, <\/em>is<em> <\/em>scheduled to release on Aug. 16.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1693824\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1693824\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Michael Rooker believes that the short attention spans of modern audiences, influenced by platforms like TikTok, may have contributed to the lackluster box office performance of the film Horizon: An American Saga. Rooker emphasized the importance of patience with longer films and encouraged viewers to appreciate the art of cinema. Despite the disappointing opening weekend numbers, director and star Kevin Costner remains proud of the film and its depiction of the Old West. The movie is part of a planned series, with the second installment set to be released in August<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2289372,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Michael-Rooker-scaled-1024x624.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6107,33976,7095,6248,32076],"class_list":["post-2289371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-actor","tag-audience-attention-spans","tag-horizon","tag-tiktok","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Michael-Rooker-scaled-1024x624.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2289371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289371\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2289372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2289371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2289371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2289371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}