‘The Revenant’ First Look: Leonardo DiCaprio Gets Dirty For Alejandro González Iñárritu
Alejandro González Iñárrituis not content to rest on his laurels. Even as hisBirdmanglides trough awards season picking up every nomination in sight, the director is off in Canada shooting his next filmThe Revenant.Leonardo DiCaprio,Tom Hardy,Will Poulter, andDomnhall Gleesonthe 19th century revenge drama. Get yourThe Revenantfirst look after the jump.EWpremieredThe Revenantfirst look photos.
So far so good, but really all they tell us is that DiCaprio will be getting very very dirty for this movie.
The Revenantis based on the true story ofHugh Glass, an American fur trapper who is attacked by a grizzly bear in the 1820s. He’s robbed and left for dead, but survives against all odds and vows to get back at the men who ditched him. Glass' ordeal was turned into a novel byMichael Punke, which serves as the source material for the movie.
Iñárritu had only nice things to say about his leading man toEW. “He’s a brave, incredible actor. I’m so surprised about how good he is,” he said. “I think there’s a profound understanding of humanity that I can see through his eyes.”
While Iñárritu isn’t going back to the single-take device famously employed inBirdman,The Revenantoffers its own ambitious challenges. In an effort to showcase nature in its purest form, Iñárritu and his cinematographerEmmanuel Lubezki(who worked with him onBirdman) are shooting only with natural light in remote locations — which means they can only film for a few hours a day.
“It’s a fun ride,” said Iñárritu. “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.”
Fox hasThe Revenantdated forDecember 25, and you know what that means: look for this one to make the awards season rounds in early 2016.
