Tuesday, January 26, 2016 - PAGE 6
Isaiah Tootoosis:
r e k a m d n u o P m o Fr to Hollywood
By John Cairns
was the only erybody adored him, he ng. mi fil ile wh rland. s Be wa d he sai r ” sta re, big a actor the the part. know who Leo child t go lly actors got he rea the til n’t of un e did e som pic “H d n sai tio Jaired three days a se him pri d sur we big sho Being part of a major mo onardo a t iah. He we go Isa til ey un Th en they saw Caprio was h as Le back,” emotional wh ditions were over. Di t au go ry he lga til ture alongside stars suc had acCa un m s, the the vie er of mo aft number heady stuff, part, couple of Titanic, explained a him d we otoosis DiCaprio can be pretty To only did Isaiah get the sho n t ey No rdo Th . Go red th Jai wi e is. tually worked part of said s wa in. o e pri rol Ca jor Di o ma a no matter what your ag ard s. d o ha ction erwhelm- but Leon before in various produ t Isaiah which DiCapri It can be even more ov t and crew. It turned ou my grandfacas the ess gu d “I an old ars ye DiCaprio’s son in g yin ing when you are eight pla be them to act,” uld ed wo pir ther ins Hollywood grew up far away from the d. the movie. sai Jaired them: bright lights. The reality dawned on tion of A more modest “pres osi oto To iah mo Isa od g wo lly Ho was jor But youn ma a s wa miere” for Isaiah tion south- this ol pit Ca Poundmaker Cree Na taken his picture Isaiah would be part of. the for d schedule has ng,” Berland said. ttlazi Ba am west of the Battlefords s rth wa No “It in re it Theat ide, calling tears with newfound fame in str “I basically cried with rd Jan. 22, where Isaiah efo y.” pp et ha so “strange”. s wa I . signed posters and me ded a role him ected by Aledir t, be an The young performer lan s ven fan Re e the Th d ete and gre ich he porwh uld in wo t, an tu, rri ven Iñá Re z e ále Th in Gonz tween 5 and 7 p.m. of DiCaprio’s jandro a number of different trayed Hawk, the son in t sho be vie Some family members mo w the Nacharacter Hugh Glass. No the Capi- locations, with much of the shootfrom Poundmaker Cree ing y in Alberta arb ne be ce to pla is out in theatres, includ ing ing nn tak pla ing re tion we d, and it has caoc Columbia. tol in North Battlefor h the itis Br for d ll an we as there ards. ng took picked up some major aw ts, Rachel However, Isaiah’s filmi n. sio ren pa An s his Lo ing in eth t It’s som over several days ce pla ll sti Ever since The Revenan s, osi oto Californt me ite Berland and Jaired To exc the , geles, Calif. He went to g the ed was releas ys durin Isacan’t believe. - nia for about 15 da Ra ,” has just kept building for . ing lm he s, erw ne ov sce his for s ily “It’s actually nth fam mo r his iah Tootoosis and ole experience summe ool resumed. lly rea chel said. “With the wh n’t sch e did for be “At first we n pictures tio s mo wa od it’s amazing.” vie wo mo lly the Ho far family. know how urs ho g lon t for Bu s Performing runs in the . toriou going to go,” said Jaired was the late are no his ed dd no iah n Isa tio . en His great-grandfather ng att oti the accolades and veteran Hol- of sho he jor Gordon Tootoosis, the when he was asked if ad he h suc s rolled in with some ma in ha d are days. He said g lon e lywood actor who appe som d ns. rke tio wo na mi award no 60 and Legthe productions as North of t his voice he started work at “nine in the The family watched len o wh be d an red Jai h ug d ho an alt s ends of the Fall n,” ard oo aftern Golden Globe aw . seven in lly ua st act Be s n to Disney’s Pocahontas wa wi it o ves pri watched DiCa ing part of lie would elf, So the idea of Isaiah be the morning when he tou an tor, and the movie its m Ac see t no did e tur pic n a. tio am mo a start. Best Motion Picture - Dr jor ma a in ed We olv d. inv landish one. ite ose Th “We were all exc d of a castpt ing Family members learne n picture are always ke tio mo , vie mo re all cheering in our liv a we in e and Isaiah Jaired Tootoosis and Rachel Berland stand with set the ing call for a possible rol on fed d. ll sai we red iah to Edmond he ate their son Isaiah Tootoosis, the young actor who room,” Jai 12 and decided to take Isa was no exception; he sai The movie is also up for gs. . eg d an m nha co d is ton to audition an d es an plays Hawk in The Revenant alongside Leonardo Academy Awards provided pancak small trailer DiCaprio. Photo by John Cairns n n ow wi Pictures of Isaiah were his to d r ha ne un He sidered a frontr in to another had. d An ll. there, and he was called we as re on the set, as other actors inthe ze the top pri s wa it if in s ed ard ask audition in Calgary. When members there could be more aw Through it all, family g to be around all oting was over, tin sho ida tim the Isaiah can be nomiter at Af wh y ctl t exa and store. They hope scenes, Isaiah the life g al rin rm du no s were in the dark abou his era to cam ed ild actor award. Isaiah return tting involved the s when nated for a ch ate ssm cla production they were ge his cannot beth wi nodded his head. in All in all, the family e was fit back rol his of rt pa est gh with. tune in being The tou umed. movie he lieve Isaiah’s good for the make- school res ol by ho ed Sc int ry pa Ma e “We didn’t know what fac St. at his nt such a successful proHe is a stude for until we having that did not involved with s ate ssm was actually auditioning part,” Ra- up artist, an intensive process cla his d sai The Revenant. and Isaiah the said. e until the duction in rol got the call that he got vie t,” Rachel mo his t took “for hours,” Isaiah ou ab “It just happened too fas t was know gh hli hig big a t. e, ou chel said. e urs Of co lly cam eing in a major at movie, prio. But movie actua t said, with Isaiah “b Ca jus Di y ry da the en it, “They didn’t mention wh leg the saw ng y “When the mention any- meeti movie and everything.” son didn’t realize how d. or with who. They didn’t agrees he thi ng Jaired said his freaked out,” Isaiah sai As for the future, Isaiah An excitto purnts wa d an ess w busin ing moment likes sho re of it. for the fam- sue mo d of movWhen asked what kin ily was when respondhe in, r sta went ies he wanted to they cers of du pro e Th ” ark ones. to the world ed “sh note. ado” might want to take ent p r e m i e r e “Sharkn nm tai ter As for what kind of en reDec. 16 at the he st, mo the ed watching famed TCL he lik !” ws sho re ed “Natu Chinese The- spond could young Isaiah Tootoosis t Bu lly ecater in Ho dir ic let ath yet decide to go a more an wood. of s ep tst foo follow the “I’ll never tion and . ily fam his of member forget that ex- other is Fred other great-grandfather s Hi It perience. ginal ori Ab amoose, the first ague was my first Sasak Le ey ck Ho l in the Nationa time flying,” player ks. haw ck Bla go Rachel, with the Chica said himself, Isaiah is a hockey player e team “my first time vic no on his the playing left wing leaving s scored a goal. he’ s, say he , ere wh country.” both roads” of his ing “He’s follow The rest of . Pergrandfathers, said Jaired the cast was great- the bright lights of the NHL it’s ver y excited to haps s’s fuuld be in Isaiah Tootoosi co t tha see Isaiah at the premiere. “Ev- ture. Isaiah Tootoosis was at the Capitol Threatre in North Battleford to sign authographs prior to a screening of The Revenant Friday evening. Photo by Dustin Saracini