Leonardo DiCaprio Fights For Survival In The New Trailer For THE REVENANT

Following the uproar received last year over his costume dramedy, Birdman, Babel helmer, Academy Award® winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu's latest cinematic offering now comes through the reunion of Inception co-leads, actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy for the Holiday release of The Revenant. Author Michael Punke's 2002 book of the same name provides just the source material here for the compelling look now seen here with our actors starring as explorers in the late 1800's - one of them forged in the wake of near-tragedy, betrayal and harrowng survival.

SYNOPSIS:

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.

It's a piece of work that since deemed its author as "the most successful" according to Maxim last November, and judging by Iñárritu's reception, I don't have much reason to believe it shouldn't deserve the Oscar appeal it is currently generating. The film does, however, open on December 25 going up against films like J.J. Abrams's Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Ericson Core's Point Break remake and the 70mm premiere of Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight.

Boy oh boy... Unless you're up for a quadruple-header, choose your destiny!

Watch the new trailer for The Revenant below!

Warner Bros.'s AKIRA Gets New Life With A New Writer

Writer Marco J. Ramirez will be stepping in with Doug Petrie to carry on the story for Netflix's Daredevil series upon its forthcoming second season. Beyond that, Ramirez's name bares mentioning with reports now making the rounds that he'll be penning the script to revive Warner Bros. long-awaited film adaptation of the 1982 classic manga/anime property, Akira.

The report comes less than six months after it was reported that original author Otomo Katsuhiro would be launching his own efforts to get a live-action film going, ultimately in response to the last thirteen years of stops and starts in Hollywood. Much of the stagnation had been reportedly due to budget, scheduling and script issue, with Non-Stop and Run All Night helmer Jaume Collet-Serra eventually stepping down at the time after being attached back in 2013.

Proceeded by its feature-length anime in 1988, Akira centers on a post-apocalyptic future in the city of Neo-Tokyo where two childhood friends, Kaneda and Tetsuo, find themselves in the throes of government corruption and secrecy in a series of events that could endanger Tetsuo's life, and in turn, millions more. Akira is long considered a staple of Japanese science fiction, cyberpunk and action entertainment culture, in addition to adding to much of Otomo's acclaim as one of the most prolific innovators in the world of film and entertainment.

Tron: Legacy actor Garrett Hedlund was previously mentioned as one of three actors for a role in the film prior to reports thereafter pertaining to the now-shelved Tron 3. With that in mind, I suppose now would be a good time to get a talk going.

Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way are producing with American Sniper producer Andrew Lazar. Meanwhile, Netflix's Daredevil airs its second season next year.

H/T: THR