Kevin Costner teases Prank Whoopi Goldberg about commercial break during ‘The View’ interview

When Kevin Costner and Whoopi Goldberg are catching up, don’t interrupt.

Costner appeared on “The View” on Monday to discuss his new film “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1.” The interview also allowed the Oscar-winning actor to reconnect with his longtime friend and “The View” co-host.

Goldberg’s co-host Sunny Hostin teased Goldberg for beaming during Costner’s introduction on the ABC talk show.
“She doesn’t smile like that at everyone either,” Hostin joked, to which Goldberg replied, “That’s a happy-to-see-an-old-friend smile.”

The feeling was mutual for Costner. “You’ve been a good friend,” he told Goldberg in response.

During their conversation, Goldberg asked Costner what he wants viewers to take away from “Horizon,” the historical drama depicting the trials of Western expansion. The question prompted a reflective response from Costner, who said the film tackles the “mixed bag” of American history, including the impact of expansion on Native American peoples.

“America started to make this march across this country, and that promise was if you’re strong enough, if you’re tough enough, if you’re resourceful enough, you can hold onto it. The problem was there was a group of people who were here for 15,000 years who had a way of life,” Costner said. “And so, the promise of America ran right into the dream of another people that had been existing quite nicely without us.”