With its development dramas apparently over at last, deadly expedition drama **The Revenant **appears finally ready to shoot. Well, ready to shoot in a few months, anyway. First, director Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu has to find more cast members, and he’s hiring Will Poulter to co-star with Leonardo DiCaprio.
The young actor, whose star has been deservedly ascending of late, is in negotiations to join DiCaprio in the film.** The Revenant**, which Mark L. Smith and Iñárritu adapted from Michael Punke’s novel, follows an ill-fated fur trapping expedition to chilly 1820s South Dakota. Hunter Hugh Glass (DiCaprio) is mauled by a bear in the harsh climate, and his companions leave him for dead. To add insult to injury, two men are assigned to bury what everyone assumes is his dead body. But the greedy pair decide to rob him and leave him helpless instead. Glass recovers, and swears bloody revenge...
There’s no sign in Variety’s story as to which role Poulter might play in the film, but it’s another high-profile assignment for the young Brit, scheduled to kick off shooting in the autumn. Poulter will next be seen in Fox’s new YA adaptation The Maze Runner, which arrives here on October 10. He’s also worked on indies Glassland and** Kids In Love**.