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Development of ''The Revenant'' began in August 2001, with producer [[Akiva Goldsman]] acquiring the rights to Punke's unpublished manuscript for ''The Revenant''.<ref name="Goldsman">{{cite web|title=Akiva Goldsman Mauled by Grizzly!|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2001/08/09/akiva-goldsman-mauled-by-grizzly|publisher=[[IGN]]|accessdate=August 29, 2014|date=August 9, 2001}}</ref> [[David Rabe]] wrote the first script.<ref name="DiCaprioCast">{{cite news|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|title=Leonardo DiCaprio, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Team Up for 'Revenant'|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/leonardo-dicaprio-alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu-696259|newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|accessdate=August 29, 2014|date=April 15, 2014}}</ref> The production was picked up by [[Park Chan-wook]], who had [[Samuel L. Jackson]] in mind to star. Park later left the project.<ref name="Park">{{cite web|last1=Han|first1=Angie|title=Tom Hardy in Talks for Alejandro González Iñárritu's 'The Revenant'|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/tom-hardy-leonardo-dicaprio-alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu-revenant/|publisher=[[/Film]]|accessdate=August 29, 2014|date=June 4, 2014}}</ref>
Development stalled until 2010, when [[Mark L. Smith]] wrote a new adaptation.<ref name="BaleTalks">{{cite web|last1=Miska|first1=Brad|title='Vacancy' Writer Pens 'Martyrs', Latest John Hillcoat Thriller!|url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/20356/|publisher=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|accessdate=August 29, 2014|date=May 25, 2010}}</ref> [[Alejandro González Iñárritu|Alejandro G. Iñárritu]] signed on to direct in August 2011.<ref name="InarrituOn">{{cite web|last1=Weinstein|first1=Joshua L.|title=Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Attached to Direct Warner's 'The Revenant' (Exclusive)|url=http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/babel-director-alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu-attached-wbs-revenant-exclusive-30191/|publisher=[[The Wrap]]|accessdate=August 29, 2014|date=August 17, 2011}}</ref> Weed Road Pictures, [[New Regency Productions]], Anonymous Content, and [[20th Century Fox]] supported development and distribution of the film.<ref name="InarrituOn" /><ref name="EllisonTalks">{{cite news|last1=McNary|first1=Dave|title=Leonardo DiCaprio’s Survival Drama 'The Revenant' Attracts Megan Ellison's Annapurna|url=
After the novel was optioned for adaptation, publishers chose to republish it in hardback in January 2015. However, because Punke had become a Deputy United States Trade Representative and US Ambassador to the World Trade Organization, the State Department prohibited him from doing any publicity for his book in preparation for the film release (one representative noted that "He can't even sign copies").<ref name = Maxim>{{cite journal| title = 'The Revenant' Author Michael Punke Is the Most Successful Novelist Who Can't Talk About His Book| journal = Maxim| date = November 11, 2014 | first = Walter | last = Bonner| url = http://www.maxim.com/entertainment/movies/article/%E2%80%98-revenant%E2%80%99-author-michael-punke-most-successful-novelist-who-can%E2%80%99t| access-date= September 5, 2015}}</ref>
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