Kevin Costner is once again trying to dismiss a lawsuit over the alleged rape scene in the movie “Horizon.”

Kevin Costner He takes another swing at convincing a judge to dismiss a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against him by a stunt artist who claims she was forced to participate in an unscripted, unscheduled rape scene on the set of the Western film series “Horizon.”

A judge recently dismissed two of Devin LaBellaThe 10 claims… but Costner has just appealed the decision in an attempt to have the remaining eight claims dismissed… according to new legal documents obtained by TMZ.

costner lawyer, Marty SingerHe told us earlier this month that he planned to appeal the judge’s decision… and on Thursday afternoon, he made good on his promise.

You know…LaBella filed a lawsuit last May, claiming she was forced to participate in an unscripted, unscheduled rape scene on the set of the Western film series “Horizon.”

Costner insisted there was no violent rape scene in his set…and called LaBella’s lawsuit farcical.