{"id":265414,"date":"2026-09-27T05:11:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T05:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/27\/is-the-dog-real-in-heart-of-the-beast-all-about-uber-who-plays-odin\/"},"modified":"2026-09-27T05:11:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T05:11:21","slug":"is-the-dog-real-in-heart-of-the-beast-all-about-uber-who-plays-odin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/27\/is-the-dog-real-in-heart-of-the-beast-all-about-uber-who-plays-odin\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the Dog Real in ‘Heart of the Beast’? All About Uber, Who Plays Odin"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The new movie Heart of the Beast<\/strong><\/a><\/em> is now in theaters and the emotional story will pull at heartstrings of moviegoers around the world.<\/p>\n

Brad Pitt<\/strong><\/a> stars in the film, about a Special Forces veteran and his combat dog, who are stranded in the Alaskan wilderness after a harrowing plane crash. <\/p>\n

A real-life German Shepherd named Uber<\/strong> takes on the role of Odin instead of having CGI fill in as the dog. And he truly gives an incredible performance!<\/p>\n

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Six-year-old Uber and three of his offspring take on the role in Heart of the Beast<\/h3>\n

Uber<\/strong>\u2018s head trainer Andrew Simpson<\/strong> revealed to RNZ<\/a> that the role was shared by the dog along with three of his offspring. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou only have to do one look at him on screen, and everyone agrees that he\u2019s a potential movie star,\u201d Simpson said. \u201cHe had that face that just captivated an audience, so a lot of the things emitting emotion from the dog, from the twist of the head, from the lick of the chops, all those close-ups, it\u2019s all Uber<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c[He\u2019s] a very special dog, I knew as soon as I saw him. He was mature\u2026 he was six-years-old, he had an old soul inside him, looked like he lived a few past lives. He was very gentle, very calm, very grounded and he just had Odin written all over him,\u201d Simpson <\/strong>added.<\/p>\n

Uber <\/strong>was the father to 10 litters and they chose three of his offspring to share the role as they all look alike. <\/p>\n

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Uber was a police dog before starring in the movie<\/h3>\n

Uber <\/strong>was in police academy for two years, but failed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he was just too nice a dog to be a police dog,\u201d Simpson <\/strong>told RNZ. \u201cHe also spent some time down in Queenstown. He was a companion for a paramedic who worked in the rescue helicopters.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A team of 12 people cared for the dogs on set<\/h3>\n

\u201cThere was myself, four trainers, we had make-up artists, we had prosthetic department, we had a costume department\u2026 you name it, we had it\u2026 they even had their own trailers on set,\u201d Simpson <\/strong>told RNZ.<\/p>\n

The team had to ensure continuity whenever the dogs would be switched out for scenes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThroughout the whole movie, the dog wears a military vest which gets broken down over the course of the film. He has a bandana, he has a collar, he has a prosthetic leg on his front leg. So all these things have to be maintained, have to be broken down, have to be coloured, have to be fixed,\u201d Simpson <\/strong>added. <\/p>\n

Does the dog die in the movie?<\/h3>\n

We have all the spoilers you need to know<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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