‘The Revenant’ Trailer: Leonardo DiCaprio Goes On A Revenge Quest
By Angie Han/July 17, 2015 6:01 am EST
Scripted by Iñárritu and Mark L. Smith and based on the novel by Michael Punke, The Revenant is based on true events. DiCaprio plays Hugh Glass, a fur trapper who is brutally injured in a clash with a bear. His colleague John Fitzgerald (Hardy) robs him and leaves him for dead, but Glass survives against all odds and vows revenge on Fitzgerald.
Iñárritu reunites with his Birdman cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki for The Revenant. There’s no single-take illusion this time but the pair did set up another ambitious challenge for themselves. The film is shot entirely in natural light in remote locations, the better to emphasize the brutal beauty of nature. “I’m now addicted to doing things that can fail horribly or maybe that can give us a surprise,” said the director earlier this year.
The Revenant arrives in theaters December 25. Domhnall Gleeson and Will Poulter also star.
