The buzz is that Australian director Baz Luhrmann, of 'Moulin Rouge' would like to make a new film adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, 'The Great Gatsby.' The book has inspired four previous movies:
* The Great Gatsby (1926 film), silent movie starring Warner Baxter, Lois Wilson and Neil Hamilton
* The Great Gatsby (1949 film), starring Alan Ladd, Betty Field and Macdonald Carey
* The Great Gatsby (1974 film), starring Robert Redford, Mia Farrow and Sam Waterston (Video clip)
* The Great Gatsby (2000 film), made-for-TV movie starring Toby Stephens, Mira Sorvino and Paul Rudd (Video clip)
In this new version it is reported that likely leads are Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby, Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway (although some people may think he would make a better Gatsby), and Amanda Seyfried as Daisy Buchanan.
Would you like to see a new film adaptation of this classic book? If so, who do you think would make a great Great Gatsby? And who could do service to Daisy? What about Nick and the other roles?
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UPDATE, February 20, 201: Baz Luhrmann to film 3D Great Gatsby with Leonardo DiCaprio in Sydney, Australia.
In a coup for the Australian film industry and the Keneally government, Luhrmann has brushed New York - where the classic tale is set - and will instead shoot a 3D version in NSW.
Luhrmann has already secured Leonardo DiCaprio to play Jay Gatsby in the F. Scott Fitzgerald story, one of the film industry's most anticipated projects.
DiCaprio, who commands $20 million a movie, will reprise the role made famous by Robert Redford in 1974, with 25-year-old British actress Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan, played by Mia Farrow in the original.
Tobey Maguire is tipped to play young bachelor Nick Carraway, rounding out an all-star cast.
The Warner Bros-backed film will be produced at Sydney's Fox Studios and will be the first live-action 3D movie shot in NSW.
Filming will begin in August and last 17 weeks before 30 weeks of post-production.
Luhrmann and his wife Catherine Martin will re-create famous New York and Long Island landmarks from the 1920s.
