Mystery behind DiCaprio’s beard solved

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio’s bushy beard raised several questions. All the queries regarding the rugged look were answered with the first look of his upcoming film The Revenant.

Photographs of the movie, which were released Saturday, shows the 40-year-old with the heavy beard, reports dailymail.co.uk. 

In the newly released first look at the film, DiCaprio seems locked in on his prey as he holds a rifle in the darkly lit photograph. The actor also looks grungy and worn out, while sporting the bushy beard.

The Revenant is about Hugh Glass, a rugged frontiersman who sets out to gain vengeance against men who wronged him.

The film, directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, also stars Tom Hardy, Will Poulter and Domhnall Gleeson. The screenplay, adapted from Michael Punke’s 2003 novel of the same name, was written by González Iñárritu and Mark L. Smith.