tomhardyvariations:

“No one does villainy laced with traces of humanity like Hardy.” ~ Rolling Stone

“[John Fitzgerald] is a trapper who has survived a Native American attack earlier in his life, and so he’s kind of partially scalped. He’s someone who is — he’s almost driven by fear in a lot of ways. He’s very gruff, very violent and ready to fight. 

But a lot of that comes from the fear that’s within him, because he’s always worried about something bringing the next attack on him. That drives some of his worst actions.

… He’s not really a villain at the beginning. He’s not a great guy, he’s not a guy that you’d want to hang out with, but some of his logic makes sense. You understand him and can relate to him, but as the film goes by, he becomes a little darker and more of a villain.”  ~ Mark L. Smith, co-writer on The Revenant (X)

Themes of The Revenant featurette

The Revenant sizzles at the box office:

Fox opened Iñárritu’s The Revenant in four New York and Los Angeles cinemas for its Christmas weekend launch. The New Regency/Appian Way/Anonymous Content/Ratpac production starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy grossed a robust $471K, giving it a celestial $117,750 PTA, the year’s second best and the best ever for Iñárritu.” (deadline)