As the award season speeds to the Oscar finale in February, “The Revenant” has fast become a front runner with 12 Oscar nominations and three Golden Globe wins for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Actor – Drama for its star Leonardo DiCaprio for his uncompromising portrayal as legendary 19th century frontiersman Hugh Glass, and Best Director to Alejandro González Iñárritu for his extraordinary, unrelenting cinematic achievement.
Film journalist Katherine Tulich sat down with DiCaprio and Iñárritu to discuss the difficulties and challenges in making the film.