The studio behind the new Leonardo DiCaprio film The Revenant has denied claims he is 'raped by a bear' in one of the movie's early scenes.

It had been reported that DiCaprio's character Hugh Glass is viciously attacked by the animal, who flips him over on to his back and proceeds to molest him.

'He is raped - twice!' claims Drudge Report.

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Here it comes: Leonardo DiCaprio reportedly gets raped by a bear twice in his new film The Revenant according to Drudge Report

It's getting closer: The film is based on a novel of the same name which tells the story of frontiersman Hugh Glass

Basis: Glass was attacked by a bear in 1823 in South Dakota and nearly died, but it was a female bear protecting her two cubs

The site also adds that the 'bear flips Leo over and thrusts and thrusts during the explicit mauling.'

Two other individuals who have seen the film tell DailyMail.com that while the bear attacks DiCaprio's character there is indeed some thrusting.

But while it is an intense scene, they both say there does not appear to any incident of rape.

Fox, the studio behind the film, backed that up, saying in a statement; 'As anyone who has seen the movie can attest, the bear in the film is a female who attacks Hugh Glass because she feels he might be threatening her cubs.

'There is clearly no rape scene with a bear.'

DiCaprio spoke about the scene earlier this year in an interview with Yahoo Movies.

'[Those scenes] — amongst many other sequences — were some of the more difficult things I’ve ever had to do in my entire career,' said the 40-year-old actor.

Tough work: The scene is one of many difficult moments in the harrowing Western directed by Birdman Oscar-winner Alejandro Inarritu

Good news: Reviews of the film are embargoed, but many believe it will win five-time Oscar nominee DiCaprio his first Academy Award

'But the end result is going to be one of the most immersive experiences audiences will ever have with what it would be like to come face-to-face with an animal of that magnitude that is incredibly primal.

'It is absolutely startling and shocking, and it is the closest thing to documentary filmmaking — but in a completely stylized way that a lot of people never experienced.'

DiCaprio also gets naked and sleeps inside a dead horse in one scene for warmth.

The film, which also stars Tom Hardy, will be released on Christmas day.

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It is worth noting that while Glass' attack by the bear is part of the novel on which the film is based, there is no mention of rape in the text.

The bear in the novel is also a female.

The incident is similar to one that happened to Glass in 1823, when the 43-year-old was attacked by a bear who was trying to protect her two cubs in South Dakota.

That bear was also a female.

The frontiersman was able to kill the bear and managed to survive the attack despite his injuries and being left for dead.

His six-week journey to return to Fort Kiowa is the basis for both the book and film.

Last week, Hollywood blogger Jeffrey Wells incensed many when he wrote that the violence in the movie made it 'too brutal' for women to watch.

He later apologized for his comment.

Reviews on the film are still embargoed, but those who have seen it have been able to speak of DiCaprio's award chances.