From the director of Romeo + Juliet and Australia comes The Great Gatsby. This romantic drama film directed by Baz Luhrmann, adapted by Luhrmann and Craig Pearce, and based on the 1925 novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The film follows Fitzgerald-like, would-be writer Nick Carraway as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz and bootleg kings. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy and her philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan. It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super rich, their illusions, loves and deceits. As Nick bears witness, within and without the world he inhabits, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams and high-octane tragedy, and holds a mirror to our own modern times and struggles.
In December 2008, a film adaptation of Fitzgerald's 1925 literary classic was announced with Luhrmann hired to direct. Luhrmann stated that he planned it to be more up-to-date due to its theme of criticizing the often irresponsible lifestyles of wealthy people. By early September 2011, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher, Jason Clarke, and Elizabeth Debicki were cast. DiCaprio wanted to play Jay Gatsby because he was drawn to the idea of a man who came from absolutely nothing, who created himself solely from his own imagination. Amanda Seyfried, Rebecca Hall, Rachel McAdams, Keira Knightley, Blake Lively, Abbie Cornish, Michelle Williams, Natalie Portman, Eva Green, Anne Hathaway, Olivia Wilde, Jessica Alba and Scarlett Johansson were considered to play Daisy Buchanan before Mulligan was eventually cast. Ben Affleck was originally cast as Tom Buchanan, but later dropped out due to a scheduling conflict with Argo (2012). Bradley Cooper and Luke Evans were then considered before Edgerton was eventually cast. At the same time, principal photography commenced and wrapped in late December. Filming took place at at Fox Studios in Sydney, Australia and was shot shot with Red Epic digital cameras and Zeiss Ultra Prime lenses in 3D. The film was originally scheduled for a December 25, 2012 release date. In early August 2012, it was reported that the film was being moved to a summer 2013 release date. In September, it was confirmed for a May 10, 2013 release date.
Luhrmann's style simply defibrillates Fitzgerald's text. For me, it's the overblown carnality that makes it such a perfect adaptation of the source material, and that still leaps from the screen today. A slick blast of ''decadence,'' the kind of violent swank-trash music video that may make you feel like reaching for the remote control. When the filmmakers decide to jazz it up with crazy camera angles and rapid cutting, along with screaming and shooting, it just gets lost.
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