The Revenant trailer – watch Leonardo DiCaprio in Alejandro González Iñárritu's snowbound western
Is it a bear? Is it a man? In fact, it’s Leonardo DiCaprio, finally looking almost as old as the character he’s supposed to be playing, give or take the fantastically fake-looking beard.
This is the trailer for The Revenant, the film that will either save DiCaprio’s career, or revive the western, or both, or neither. Most importantly, maybe, it’s the new one from Alejandro González Iñárritu, recently crowned king of Hollwyood after winning all those Oscars for Birdman. So what does this two-minute taster tell us?
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First of all, it looks as if Iñárritu is back on the pompous, otherworldly tip that made Babel and 21 Grams chores to get through. On the other hand, he knows how to drum up some properly exciting soundtrack music, fast cutting and churning skies (the latter courtesy of the inevitable Chivo Lubezki, who has certainly learned a thing or two from Terrence Malick).
Revenant, it appears, is what they called zombies in the old days. From what we can gather, DiCaprio doesn’t play an actual reanimated corpse (though that wouldn’t be much of a stretch for him – bada-bing!), but someone left for dead by his supposed companions. Lots of fighting, shooting, and running ensue.
So what do you think? Does bearded Leo do it for you? Or will you be running for cover? Let us know in the comments below.