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One era has closed with Meyer’s passing. Another stands at a crossroads with Costner’s wager. Between those two moments lies the essence of Hollywood’s enduring paradox: it is both fragile and grand, merciless and inspiring. Careers rise and fall. Marriages begin and end. Fortunes are won and lost. But the stories—when made with conviction—can outlive them all.

In the end, Meyer’s influence may not be measured by the films he negotiated or the stars he represented, but by the courage he instilled. And as Costner rides into uncertain territory with Horizon, he carries with him the imprint of a mentor who believed that the only risks worth taking are the ones tied to something larger than fear.