The Great Gatsby is an upcoming American romantic drama film adaptation of writer F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel of the same name. It will be directed by Baz Luhrmann, and will star: Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby, Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan, and Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway. Amitabh Bachchan as Meyer Wolfsheim and Brendan Maclean as Klipspringer are set to make their Hollywood debuts in this film. Filming began on September 5, 2011 in Australia. The film is set to be released in cinemas on December 25, 2012 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Prior to this film there had already been a... Broadway play and numerous film adaptations of F. Scott Fitzgerald's acclaimed 1925 novel of the same name. There had also been another film project that halted when a rival movie with director Oliver Stone and actor Colin Farrel made it into production first. In December 2008 Variety magazine reported that this film adaption of the book was to be made with Australia filmmaker Baz Luhrmann set to direct it. When asked about the movie, Luhrmann stated that he planned the remake to be more timely due to its theme of criticizing the often irresponsible lifestyles of wealthy people.
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| Release date: | 2012 |
| Directed by: | Baz Luhrmann |
| Producer: | Catherine Martin, Douglas Wick, Baz Luhrmann, Lucy Fisher, Catherine Knapman |
| Editor: | Jonathan Redmond, Jason Ballantine, Matt Villa |
| Cinematography: | Simon Duggan |
| Screenplay by: | Baz Luhrmann, Craig Pearce, F. Scott Fitzgerald |
| Estimated budget: | $120,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | The Great Gatsby |