Leo DiCaprio Has a New Film Coming Out and It May Be the Best You've Seen of Him Yet

by N/A, 10 years ago | 2 min read

Leonardo DiCaprio is obviously wildly famous and needs to introduction or explanation of his credentials, but we will say he's become increasingly more known in recent years for his kick-butt/yell about it/macho movie roles.

His latest big screen appearance is much the same, but he's not just depicting it for the camera. For his part inÂ Revelant, a true story of a legendary explorer in the American wilderness left for dead after a bear attack, DiCaprio took on similar treacherous conditions.

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"Revelant" is a long awaited, much-overdue project that according to DiCaprio, "nobody was crazy enough to really take this."

Well, Director Alejandro GonzÃ¡lez IÃ±Ã¡rritu, who described the shoot as a "living hell," has stepped up and answered the call for this incredible film of a true story. The filming of it was as true to the events that happened as it could of been according to DiCaprio.Â

So, what was it that made his portrayal of a 19th century frontiersman so incredibly enduring?

He says he can name, "30 or 40 sequences that were some of the most difficult things Iâ€™ve ever had to do." Among them: sleeping inside dead animals for warmth.

Yes, just like something out of times of frontiersman DiCaprio took on the very nature of his character.

He says that he was on the verge of getting "hypothermia constantly."

That could be from going in and out of frozen rives on a continual basis throughout the filming process as well.

But, he gets even more badass than all of that. On set DiCaprio ate raw bison liver. And his reaction to it was as real as it gets.

He explains, "When you see the movie, youâ€™ll see my reaction to it, because Alejandro kept it in. It says it all. It was an instinctive reaction."

Don't forget what the inspiration behind this entire film is either: a bear attack...

DiCaprio explains these scenes, "â€¦were some of the more difficult things Iâ€™ve ever had to do in my entire career." But, the pay off is worth it.

Because this film renders, "one of the most immersive experiences audiences will ever have with what it would be like to come face-to-face with an animal of that magnitude that is incredibly primal," says DiCaprio.

The scenes of the bear attack involved cables and precise choreography, but DiCaprio was right there in the mix with it. He essentially was actually attacked by a bearâ€“at least he wasn't left for dead like Hugh Glass was IRL.

Talks show that DiCaprio will be in line for a nomination for the best-actor Oscar, an award he's surprisingly never won.

He'll be up against hefty competition from Johnny Depp, Matt Damon, Michael Fassbender and Will Smith, but none of them endured the things he did for his role, so in our book it should be a no brainer on giving him the vote.Â

Additional noteâ€“he's not the only badass in theÂ Revelant cast: one of his cast-mates was reportedly dragged naked across the icy terrain in a 200-person battle scene. The true story behind th