Why Kevin Costner Was Furious At Universal Pictures Over A 10 Second Cut

Story by staff@slashfilm.com (Jeremy Smith)

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Legendary actor Kevin Costner goes to war with Universal over a blink-and-you'll-miss-it edit to his baseball drama 'For Love of the Game'

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Costner furiously called out Universal for cutting a mere 10 seconds from the film, calling it a 'disrespect' to his creative vision
The edit was made to the film's opening sequence, which Costner had carefully crafted to immerse viewers in the game - something he felt the studio callously disregarded

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Kevin Costner, Universal Pictures, For Love of the Game