Editing Kevin Costner (section)

=== 1995–2011: Career fluctuations === 
[[File:Kevin Costner DF-SD-05-08959 crop.jpg|thumb|upright|Costner visiting [[Andrews Air Force Base]] in July 2003]]
The science fiction-[[post-apocalyptic]] epics ''[[Waterworld]]'' (1995) and ''[[The Postman (film)|The Postman]]'' (1997), the latter of which Costner also directed, were both commercial disappointments and both largely regarded by critics as artistic failures.<ref name=tca/> However, while ''Waterworld'' achieved respectable box office and some positive reviews, results for ''The Postman'' were far worse and it ended up winning five [[Golden Raspberry Awards]], including Worst Picture, Worst Actor and Worst Director for Costner.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000558/1998 | title = 18th Golden Raspberry Awards | author = Internet Movie Database | website = [[IMDb]] | access-date = November 2, 2010}}</ref> Costner starred in the golf comedy ''[[Tin Cup]]'' (1996) for [[Ron Shelton]], who had previously directed him in ''Bull Durham''.<ref name=tca/> He developed the film ''[[Air Force One (film)|Air Force One]]'' and was set to play the lead role of the President, but ultimately decided to concentrate on finishing ''[[The Postman (film)|The Postman]]'' instead. He personally offered the project to [[Harrison Ford]]. In 1999, he starred in ''[[Message in a Bottle (film)|Message in a Bottle]] '' with [[Robin Wright]], based on the [[Message in a Bottle (novel)|novel of the same name]] by [[Nicholas Sparks]]. The film drew mixed reviews and just about broke even at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|title=Message in a Bottle|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1952613889/weekend/|access-date=October 27, 2020|website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Message in a Bottle 1999|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/message-in-a-bottle|website=metacritic.com}}</ref>
[[File:Kevin Costner 2003.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Costner at the [[2003 Cannes Film Festival]]]]
His career revived somewhat in 2000 with ''[[Thirteen Days (film)|Thirteen Days]]'', in which he portrayed [[Kenneth O'Donnell]], a top adviser to [[John F. Kennedy]]. The western ''[[Open Range (2003 film)|Open Range]]'', which he directed and starred in, received critical acclaim in 2003, and was a surprise success commercially. He received some of his best reviews for his supporting role as retired professional baseball player Denny Davies in ''[[The Upside of Anger]]'', for which he received a nomination from the [[Broadcast Film Critics Association]] and won the San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor. After that, Costner starred in ''[[The Guardian (2006 film)|The Guardian]]'' and in ''[[Mr. Brooks]]'', in which he portrayed a [[serial killer]]. In 2008, his Tig Productions company closed and was changed to Tree House Films.<ref>{{Cite magazine | url = https://variety.com/exec/kevin-costner | title = Kevin Costner | magazine = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date = October 21, 2013}}</ref>

In 2008, Costner starred in ''[[Swing Vote (2008 film)|Swing Vote]]''. He starred opposite Jennifer Aniston in the 2005 movie ''[[Rumor Has It (film)|Rumour Has It]]''. Costner was honored on September 6, 2006, when his hand and foot prints were set in concrete in front of [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre]] alongside those of other celebrated actors and entertainers. In 2010, he appeared in ''[[The Company Men]]'' alongside [[Ben Affleck]], [[Tommy Lee Jones]] and [[Chris Cooper]]. It debuted at the [[Sundance Film Festival]], and received good reviews. It was released in cinemas worldwide in January 2011. 

Costner announced that he would be returning to the director's chair for the first time in seven years, in 2011, with ''A Little War of Our Own''. He was also about to team up again with director Kevin Reynolds in ''Learning Italian''. No updates have been released about either film since their original production announcement. He also appears, as a special cameo, in ''[[Funny or Die]]''{{'s}} "Field of Dreams 2: NFL Lockout". Costner portrayed [[Jonathan and Martha Kent|Jonathan Kent]] in the rebooted [[Superman Unleashed|Superman film]] ''[[Man of Steel (film)|Man of Steel]]'', directed by [[Zack Snyder]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/128994-kevin-costner-confirmed-for-superman | title = Kevin Costner Confirmed for Superman! | work = SuperHeroHype | date = March 18, 2011}}</ref> Costner was going to have a role in [[Quentin Tarantino]]'s ''[[Django Unchained]]'',<ref>{{cite web | last = Kit | first = Borys | date = July 18, 2011 | title = Kevin Costner to Train Slaves in 'Django Unchained' | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/kevin-costner-train-slaves-django-212503 | work = [[The Hollywood Reporter]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110719211438/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/kevin-costner-train-slaves-django-212503 | archive-date = July 19, 2011 | access-date = July 19, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts.