Domhnall Gleeson has revealed how the cast and crew of his new film The Revenant “looked after each other” while shooting the survival drama in difficult conditions.
The 32-year-old shot scenes for the the critically acclaimed film alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy in freezing conditions over a period of six months, and it didn’t sound like the most pleasant film set.
Speaking about the difficult filming conditions, Domhnall said the cast and crew helped each other though it by saying, “We all kind of looked after each other.”
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“You know, everybody has down days, and everybody has up days.
“Everybody has times when it just feels like a lot. And you’re away from your family for a long time.
“So it was important that we all looked after each other. It was a good group of guys and a really good group of actors,” he told The Daily Beast.
The Star Wars star, who plays fur trader Andrew Henry in the drama, said the cast and crew kept themselves occupied during the cold nights after long, intense days filming by playing cards.
“It wasn’t like going out and getting crazy and getting drunk because the next day you were back at -30C and crossing a river carrying bodies and furs and everything in ridiculously intense conditions,” he explained.
“[Playing cards] makes it OK to not talk. Like, a bunch of guys sitting around just staring at their laps is weird.
“But if you’re playing cards you can chat and it facilitates conversation but it’s also fine to be quiet for a while,” he added.
The Revenant will be released in cinemas from January 15.
