The Revenant (2015 film)

The Revenant
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlejandro G. Iñárritu
Screenplay by
Based onThe Revenant
by Michael Punke
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyEmmanuel Lubezki
Edited byStephen Mirrione
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • December 16, 2015 (2015-12-16) (TCL Chinese Theatre)
  • December 25, 2015 (2015-12-25) (United States)
Running time
156 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States[2]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$135 million[3]
Box office$533 million[4]

The Revenant is a 2015 American epic western action drama film[5] directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu. The screenplay by Mark L. Smith and Iñárritu is based in part on Michael Punke's 2002 novel The Revenant, which describes frontiersman Hugh Glass's experiences in 1823, and which is based on the 1915 poem The Song of Hugh Glass. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy.[6] The film is considered a remake[7] of the film Man in the Wilderness (1971).

In August 2001, Akiva Goldsman purchased Punke's manuscript. Iñárritu signed on to direct The Revenant in August 2011; in April 2014, after several delays due to other projects, Iñárritu confirmed that he was beginning work on it and that DiCaprio had the lead role. Principal photography began in October 2014. Location and crew concerns delayed production from May to August 2015.

The Revenant premiered at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, California on December 16, 2015. It had a limited release on December 25 and a wide release on January 8, 2016. It was a blockbuster, grossing $533 million worldwide. It received positive reviews, with praise for the performances, particularly for DiCaprio and Hardy, Iñárritu's direction, and Lubezki's cinematography; however, some criticism went to its runtime.[8][9][10]

It won three Golden Globe Awards and five BAFTA Awards, including Best Film at both ceremonies. At the 88th Academy Awards, the film received 12 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor (Hardy). It won the Academy Awards for Best Director (Iñárritu, his second consecutive in that category), Best Actor (DiCaprio, his first after 5 previous nominations), and Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki, his third consecutive in that category). DiCaprio also won the Golden Globe Award, the Screen Actors Guild Award, the BAFTA Award, and the Critics' Choice Award for Best Actor.

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  3. ^ Waxman, Sharon (October 16, 2015). "'The Revenant' Budget Soars to $135 Million As New Regency Foots the Bill (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Archived from the original on December 18, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
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  5. ^ "The Revenant (2015) - Alejandro González Iñárritu". AllMovie.
  6. ^ "The Revenant". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  7. ^ "'The Revenant' Is Slow-Paced Suffering Leo DiCaprio Stars in Remake of an Epic Western". Santa Barbara Independent. January 13, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  8. ^ Stephanie Zacharek, TIME magazine, January 18, 2016, p54.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference MoraskiCBS_151225 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Lane, Anthony (December 27, 2015). "Wilder West "The Hateful Eight" and "The Revenant."". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.