The Revenant
Blood lost. Life found.
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Country
Production
Budget
$135 000 000
Box office
$532 950 503
Director
Actors
Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter, Forrest Goodluck, Duane Howard, Arthur RedCloud, Melaw Nakehk'o, Grace Dove, Lukas Haas
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Steve Golin, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Arnon Milchan, James W. Skotchdopole, Keith Redmon, Mary Parent, Philip Lee, Brett Ratner, Jake Myers, David Kanter
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Jack Fisk, Chris Beach
Audition
Editing
Short description
In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.
What's left behind the scenes
- The screenplay, adapted from Michael Punke's 2003 novel of the same name, was written by Iñárritu and Mark L. Smith, and is partly based on the life of frontiersman Hugh Glass.
- The filmmakers allocated 9 months for filming, although the actual shooting took only 80 days. The unusual length of filming was due to weather conditions, the remoteness of the locations, and the desire of director Alejandro G. Iñárritu and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki to shoot only in natural light to achieve maximum realism. Only a few hours were spent filming each day, so each shooting day had to be planned in advance.
- Leonardo DiCaprio was offered the role in 'Steve Jobs' (2015), but he chose to play the lead role in 'The Revenant.'
- Filming in Canada fell behind schedule and the snow melted. The film crew had to move south to Argentina, where there was still snow at that time.
- Sean Penn was initially chosen for the role of John Fitzgerald, but he had to decline due to his commitment to another project. As a result, the role of Fitzgerald went to Tom Hardy.
- As in the film *Inception* (2010), *The Revenant* starred Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, and Lukas Haas.
- *The Revenant* was the first narrative feature film shot on the new 6.5k ARRI 65 camera.
- In 1971, the film *Jeremiah Johnson* was released, its plotline of which somewhat resembles the story of Hugh Glass, although the characters were presented under different names. *Jeremiah Johnson* starred Richard Harris and John Huston.
- The project for "The Revenant" was launched in August 2001, when producer Akiva Goldsman acquired the rights to adapt Michael Punke's yet-unpublished book, "The Revenant." The first draft of the future film's screenplay was written by David Rabe.
- Initially, Park Chan-wook was involved in the production and envisioned Samuel L. Jackson in the lead role. However, Park later left the project.
- The film "The Revenant" marked composer Ryuichi Sakamoto's return to Western cinema. Sakamoto wrote the soundtrack for Bernardo Bertolucci's "The Last Emperor" (1987), which won Academy, Golden Globe, and Grammy Awards. Sakamoto’s last project in Hollywood before "The Revenant" was Brian De Palma’s "Snake Eyes" (1998).
- This is the third film in which Jacob Tomuri performed stunts for Tom Hardy. They had previously worked together on "Mad Max: Fury Road" (2015) and "Legend" (2015).
- This is Leonardo DiCaprio's first role in two years since the release of "The Wolf of Wall Street" (2013).
- The trailer for the film was released on July 17, 2015. It garnered over 7 million views in less than 36 hours.
- Paul Anderson and Tom Hardy reunited on the set of "The Revenant," having previously worked together on the British television series "Peaky Blinders" (2013).
- Vegetarian Leonardo DiCaprio became so immersed in the role that in the scene where his character Hugh Glass eats bison liver, he actually ate raw meat.
- The film is based on real events from 1823 and tells the story of Hugh Glass, who was mauled by a bear and abandoned by his companions to die, believing his end was inevitable.
- The role of Jim Bridger was played by Will Poulter. Brad Pitt's character, Lieutenant Aldo Raine in Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" (2009), referred to himself as a "direct descendant of the hunter Jim Bridger".
- According to Leonardo DiCaprio, the lead actor, this was the most challenging role of his career. The actor had to learn to shoot a musket, start a fire, speak two Native American languages (Pawnee and Arikara), and work with a doctor specializing in ancient healing practices.
- One of the two stunt performers portraying the grizzly bear was Glenn Ennis (6'3" tall).
- Production designer Jack Fisk wanted the fort to appear dilapidated and worn. Tree trunks felled with the approval of the Canadian Parks and Wildlife Service were used to build the structures comprising the set. When they arrived in Calgary, Fisk found the trunks too fresh, so he ordered them to be “aged” – repeatedly lifted into the air with a forklift and dropped to the ground – until they inevitably lost their “marketable appearance,” at which point the crew began constructing the sets from them.
- In one of the scenes of the bear attack episode, Leonardo DiCaprio was jerked around in different directions using ropes attached to his body.
- To film the avalanche scene in the Canadian province of Alberta, explosives were dropped onto the mountaintop by helicopter, and filming was done from a crane. All of this had to be shot in one take.
- Tom Hardy claims he never reads scripts. When preparing to film "Splinter Cell," based on the stealth-action video game series created by Tom Clancy, Leonardo DiCaprio convinced him to read the script for "The Revenant." Hardy read half the script and agreed to participate in the filming.
- Work on the project was halted until 2010, when Mark L. Smith adapted Pankey’s book for Steve Golin’s Anonymous Content. In May 2010, Mark L. Smith stated that John Hillcoat would direct the film and that negotiations were underway with Christian Bale for the lead role. Hillcoat left the project in October of the same year. Jean-François Richet was considered as a director, but a contract was ultimately signed with Alejandro González Iñárritu.
- Joshua Burdge, who played Shorty Bill, had never appeared in a feature film before 2010. It is believed that someone saw his audition tape with director Joel Potrykus. The actor was contacted and asked to provide a demo reel. Shortly thereafter, Joshua Burdge flew to Canada to film "The Revenant."
- New Regency Pictures was left without a partner and funding when they began to doubt the advisability of their participation in the project. As a result, the film’s production had to be postponed for 2 months. Progress was made only when Annapurna Pictures, led by Megan Ellison, decided to act as a financial partner to New Regency Pictures.
- The screenplay, adapted from Michael Punke's 2003 novel of the same name, was written by Iñárritu and Mark L. Smith, and is partially based on the life of frontiersman Hugh Glass.
- Tom Hardy claims that he never reads scripts. While preparing for the film 'Splinter Cell'—based on the stealth-action video game series created by writer Tom Clancy—Leonardo DiCaprio persuaded him to read the script for 'The Revenant'. Hardy read half of the script and agreed to take part in the filming.
- The filmmakers allocated nine months for production, although the actual filming process took only 80 days. The unusual duration was due to weather conditions, the remoteness of the filming locations, and the desire of director Alejandro González Iñárritu and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki to shoot using only natural light to achieve maximum realism. Only a few hours were available for filming each day, meaning every shooting day had to be planned meticulously in advance.
- Sean Penn was initially cast in the role of John Fitzgerald, but he had to decline due to another project. Consequently, the role of Fitzgerald went to Tom Hardy.
- Work on the project was halted until 2010, when Mark L. Smith adapted Punke's book for Steve Golin's Anonymous Content. In May 2010, Mark L. Smith stated that John Hillcoat would direct the film and that negotiations were underway with Christian Bale for the lead role. Hillcoat left the project in October of the same year. There was a thought to appoint Jean-François Richet as director, but the contract was eventually signed with Alejandro González Iñárritu.
- Initially, Park Chan-wook took over production and envisioned Samuel L. Jackson in the lead role, but he later left the project.
- Joshua Bird, who played Shorty Bill, had never appeared in a feature film before 2010. It is believed that someone saw his auditions with director Joel Potrykus. The actor was contacted and asked for a demo reel. Shortly thereafter, Joshua Bird flew to Canada to film The Revenant.
- New Regency Pictures was left without a partner and funding when the partner began to have doubts about the feasibility of their participation in the project. As a result, production of the film had to be postponed for two months. The process only moved forward when Megan Ellison's Annapurna Pictures decided to act as the financial partner for New Regency Pictures.
- The film's trailer was released on July 17, 2015. In less than 36 hours, it garnered over 7 million views.
- According to the lead actor, Leonardo DiCaprio, this was the most difficult role of his career. The actor had to learn how to fire a musket, build a campfire, speak two Native American languages (Pawnee and Arikara), and work with a physician specializing in ancient healing practices.
- One of the two stunt performers portraying the grizzly bear was Glenn Ennis (6'3" / 192 cm).
- Production designer Jack Fisk wanted the fort to look dilapidated and worn. To build the structures for the sets, tree trunks were used, which had been felled with the approval of the official administration of the Canadian Parks and Gardens service. When they were delivered to Calgary, the trunks seemed too fresh to Fisk, so he ordered them to be "aged" first; this involved using a forklift to lift them into the air and drop them on the ground several times. Once the trunks inevitably lost their "pristine look," the workers began constructing the sets from them.
- To film the bear attack as realistically as possible, director Alejandro González Iñárritu consulted with Werner Herzog, the director of the documentary television film "Grizzly Man" (2005). He was particularly interested in the sounds the predator makes when attacking a human.
- To film the piles of bison skulls, production designer Jack Fisk and set dresser Hamish Pardi initially tried to find 10,000 bison skulls, but soon realized it would cost the filmmakers a fortune. Instead, they obtained a few real skulls, which were used as models to create five types of rubber replicas. In a single day, they produced 100 such replicas, filled them with expanded polystyrene, and attached them to a frame made of wire and lightweight wood. This structure had to be assembled as quickly as possible to avoid missing the light required for filming.
- Initially, director Alejandro González Iñárritu wanted to film a mountain of human skulls as a symbol of the impending destruction of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. One day, production designer Jack Fisk showed him a photograph from 1850 depicting people standing amidst a pile of bison skulls and told him how, by decision of the government in Washington, North American Indians were being deprived of their food sources. Iñárritu immediately decided to replace the human skulls with animal skulls.
- Vegetarian Leonardo DiCaprio immersed himself so deeply into the role that in the scene where his character, Hugh Glass, eats bison liver, he actually ate raw meat.
- In one of the scenes during the bear attack episode, Leonardo DiCaprio was tossed around using cables attached to his body.
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