First Look At Alejandro González Iñárritu's The Revenant

Leonardo DiCaprio is feeling vengeful

He’s been feted by various critics associations and is nominated for an Oscar. But Birdman director Alejandro González Iñárritu isn’t busy nesting – pun entirely intended – on his laurels. Instead, he’s shipped Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy and Will Poulter to the freezing climes of Canada for historical vengeance tale The Revenant. The first image of DiCaprio in action can be found lurking below, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly. {The Revenant}

Adapted by Mark L. Smith from Michael Punke’s novel, The Revenant follows an ill-fated fur trapping expedition to chilly 1820s South Dakota. Hunter Hugh Glass (DiCaprio) is mauled by a bear in the harsh climate, and his companions leave him for dead. To add insult to injury, several men (Hardy, Poulter and Domhnall Gleeson) are assigned to bury what everyone assumes is his dead body. But the greedy scavengers decide to rob him and leave him helpless instead. Glass recovers, and swears bloody revenge...

Shooting in tough conditions and looking to keep tinkering with what’s possible on film, Iñárritu tells the magazine that he’s not sure how it’ll turn out yet. “It’s a fun ride,” he says. “It’s a very experimental thing that we’re doing here… I’m now addicted to doing things that can fail horribly or maybe that can give us a surprise. We are all into it.” Especially, according to him, his leading man, who he describes as “a brave, incredible actor. I’m so surprised about how good he is. I think there’s a profound understanding of humanity that I can see through his eyes.” For more from the director, head to EW’s site.

The Revenant will be out in the UK on January 15 next year.

from Empire News