First Look: DiCaprio in “The Revenant”
“Deep in the uncharted American wilderness, trapper Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) is severely injured and left for dead by a traitorous member of his team, John Fitzgerald (Tom Hardy). With sheer will as his only weapon, Glass must navigate a hostile environment, a brutal winter, and warring Native American tribes in relentless quest to survive and exact vengeance on Fitzgerald. Based on a true story, THE REVENANT is directed and co-written by renowned filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu (“Birdman,” “Babel”).”
The source material is the detailed novel of Michael Punke, current Deputy United States Trade Representative and US Ambassador to the World Trade Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. According to a Maxim.com article, Punke can’t talk to reporters because of the sensitive nature of his work http://goo.gl/Iy9ybN
DiCaprio, a huge star returning to the western genre (Previously he was in “The Quick and the Dead,”) and Tom Hardy, who is great in everything he’s in from “Bronson” to “Locke,” are perfect for the genre. Iñárritu is no stranger to dark films that explore the physical and emotional depths of humanity. He showed himself a master of his imagination and technique with the form-changing “Birdman.” The film will be shot by director of photography Emmanuel Lubezki, (Birdman, Ali, Gravity, to name a few). And did I mention I love westerns? Count me.
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