Growling like a wild beast, LEONARDO DICAPRIO roared at producers of his new flick “The Revenant” – starring him as a rugged 1820’s frontiersman who barely escapes the savage attack of a raging bear that relentlessly starts tracking him – and raged: “YOU GUYS ARE KILLING ME!”
Said my on-set insider: “Conditions were incredibly rough – Leo spends most of the movie hiding from the bear inside a hollowed-out log that’s rolled and bounced up and down hills in Canada’s rugged, freezing forests while the bear slams and rips it. When Leo first tried out the log, he was beyond uncomfortable – but WORSE, he finally admitted he actually suffers from claustrophobia! Producers panicked – so it was back to the drawing board … big-time!” The log was re-engineered by technicians, who added padding conforming to Leo’s body, heating/air conditioning units, an escape hatch with a one-touch button Leo can operate from inside, and – at the star’s express direction – stereo headphones so he can groove to his fave tunes between grizzly attacks!
TAKE THAT, DANIEL BOONE!
