Prepare to feast your eyes on visual beauty: an array of stunning new photographs have arrived for Alejandro González Iñárritu’s new film, THE REVENANT.
Thanks to the new set of stills, we get a better look at this film, which looks set to be visually stunning and with it, we have some new information about the movie.
THE REVENANT concerns a 19th century fur trapper named Hugh Glass, played by Leonardo DiCaprio. After he’s mauled by a bear, his hunting team leaves him for dead. But Glass is still very much alive, and vows revenge on the men who abandoned him (including John Fitzgerald, played by Tom Hardy).
Iñárritu and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki famously insisted on using only natural light for The Revenant, which meant they were usually shooting between 5:30 PM and 7:30 PM. Not even kerosene lanterns could be used, because they hadn’t been invented yet. “We’d be scrambling at the end of the day to film the last few hours of daylight,” recalls production designer Jack Fisk.
Here’s the official synopsis for the film: inspired by true events, THE REVENANT is an immersive and visceral cinematic experience capturing one man’s epic adventure of survival and the extraordinary power of the human spirit. In an expedition of the uncharted American wilderness, legendary explorer Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) is brutally attacked by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team. In a quest to survive, Glass endures unimaginable grief as well as the betrayal of his confidant John Fitzgerald (Tom Hardy).
Guided by sheer will and the love of his family, Glass must navigate a vicious winter in a relentless pursuit to live and find redemption. THE REVENANT is directed and co-written by renowned filmmaker, Academy Award winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu (BIRDMAN, BABEL).
The film also stars Domhnall Gleeson and Will Poulter.
THE REVENANT is out December 25, 2015 in the US and in UK cinemas January 15th, 2016.
