The
Film
The
Great Gatsby is a 2013 US romantic drama film. An adaptation of F.
Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel of the same name, the film is co-written
and directed by Baz Luhrmann, and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire,
Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher and Jason Clarke.
It
follows the life and times of millionaire Jay Gatsby and his neighbour
Nick, who recounts his encounter with Gatsby at the height of the Roaring
Twenties.
Filming began on 5 September 2011, in Sydney, Australia. Originally scheduled
for a December 2012 release, in August 2012 it was reported that the film
was being moved to a summer 2013 release date, due to conflicts in the
production schedule. In September 2012, this date was confirmed as 10
May 2013, as opening film of the 66th Cannes Film Festival.
Development
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. 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 criticising the often
irresponsible lifestyles of wealthy people. In order to commit to
the project, in September 2010, Luhrmann moved with his family from
Australia to Chelsea, New York, where he had intended to film. While
Luhrmann was at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2011, he
told The Hollywood Reporter that he had been workshopping The
Great Gatsby in 3D, though he had not yet decided whether to
shoot in that format. In late January 2011, Luhrmann showed doubt
about staying on board with the project, before deciding to stay.
In 2010 it was reported that the film was being set up by Sony Pictures
Entertainment, but it was reported that, by 2011, Warner Bros was
close to acquiring a deal to finance and take worldwide distribution
of the film.
Production
Initially, The Great Gatsby was planned to be filmed in
New York, where the novel is set, starting in June 2011. Several
months earlier, the director instead opted to have the principal
photography take place in Sydney. According to the then Premier
of New South Wales, Kristina Keneally, the movie would earn the
NSW economy A$120 million (US$125 million), with the shoot expected
to last seventeen weeks and another thirty weeks to be spent on
post-production.
A
reported 275-person crew was employed during the pre-production
stage with more than 400 cast and crew being employed during principal
photography. Another estimated 150 post-production and visual effects
crew were also employed. Filming began on 5 September 2011 at Fox
Studios Australia in Sydney.
The shoot finished on 22 December 2011 with additional shots filmed
in January 2012.
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Cast
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Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby
• Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway
• Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan
• Joel Edgerton as Tom Buchanan
• Isla Fisher as Myrtle Wilson
• Jason Clarke as George B. Wilson
• Adelaide Clemens as Catherine
• Elizabeth Debicki as Jordan Baker
• Amitabh Bachchan as Meyer Wolfsheim
• Brendan Maclean as Ewing Klipspringer
• Callan McAuliffe as Young Jay Gatsby
• Sam Davis as a Barman
• Gus Murray as Teddy Barton
• Stephen James King as Nelson
• Jens Holck as a Monk
• Max Cullen as Owl Eyes
• Kasia Stelmach as Geraldine Peacock
• Felix Williamson as Henry
• Alison Benstead as Anita Loos
• Chris Proctor as William
• Kate Mulvany as Mrs. McKee
• Conor Fogarty as Gatsby's Butler |
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