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The Great Gatsby (2012)

The Great Gatsby follows Fitzgerald like, would be writer Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) 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 (Leonardo DiCaprio) and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy (Carey Mulligan) and her philandering, blue blooded husband, Tom Buchanan (Joel Edgerton). 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.
Nick Carraway, a Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle, becoming a witness to obsession and tragedy.
The Great Gatsby is an upcoming American 3D 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 3D and 2D cinemas on December 25, 2012.
by Warner Bros Pictures.

Casting
Luhrmann stated that the results from the movie's workshop process of auditioning actors for roles in The Great Gatsby had been "very encouraging" to him.Despite this movie being an adaption of an American book, most of the actors cast are Australian. The first person to be cast was Leonardo DiCaprio.He is to play the title role of Jay Gatsby, a young, mysterious millionaire who has shady business connections and an obsessive love for Daisy Buchanan, whom he had met when he was a young officer in World War I. Tobey Maguire has been cast to play Gatsby's friend, and main character, Nick Carraway, a bond salesman who serves as the narrator to the story.
Reports linked Amanda Seyfried to the lead role of Daisy Buchanan, an attractive, effervescent and superficial young woman, in October 2010.The next month Deadline Hollywood reported that Luhrmann had been auditioning numerous actresses, including Keira Knightley, Rebecca Hall, Amanda Seyfried, Blake Lively, Abbie Cornish, Michelle Williams and Scarlett Johansson, as well as considering Natalie Portman, for Daisy.Soon after, with her commitment to Cameron Crowe's We Bought a Zoo, Johansson pulled out of the running due potential scheduling conflicts with her upcoming film.Not too long later it was reported that British actress Carey Mulligan had not only become a contender, but the front runner for the part.
On November 15, Luhrmann announced that Mulligan had been cast to play Daisy after reading for the part on November 2, in New York.She got the role shortly after Luhrmann showed her audition footage to Sony Pictures Entertainment executives Amy Pascal and Doug Belgrad, who were impressed by the actress' command of the character.Mulligan burst into tears after learning of her casting via a phone call from Luhrmann, who her of his decision while she was on the red carpet at an event in New York. Regarding the casting of Daisy, Luhrmann said "I was privileged to explore the character with some of the world's most talented actresses, each one bringing their own particular interpretation, all of which were legitimate and exciting. However, specific to this particular production of The Great Gatsby, I was thrilled to pick up the phone an hour ago to the young Oscar nominated British actress Carey Mulligan and say to her: 'Hello, Daisy Buchanan.'"
In April, Ben Affleck was in talks about playing the key role of Tom Buchanan, but had to pass due to a scheduling conflict with Argo, an Iran political hostage thriller he plans to direct next.His project was supposed to begin production in September, while The Great Gatsby is expected to begin a month earlier.Several weeks later, Affleck was replaced by Joel Edgerton.Bradley Cooper had previously lobbied for the part and Luke Evans was a major contender for Tom. Another Australian actor to land a part was Isla Fisher who was cast to play Myrtle Wilson. Australian newcomer Elizabeth Debicki won the part of Jordan Baker, love interest of Nick Carraway (Maguire), right after graduating from Victorian College of the Arts. When casting for the supporting role of Jordan, the filmmaker said that the character must be "as thoroughly examined as Daisy, for this production, for this time”, adding, “It’s like 'Olivier's Hamlet was the right Hamlet for his time. Who would Hamlet be today? Same with a Jordan or a Daisy". In June 2011, Jason Clarke was cast as George B. Wilson.