Thursday, October 21, 2010

GREAT GATSBY WITH LUHRMANN

 

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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel The Great Gatsby is being eyed as a possible vehicle for Australia director Baz Luhrmann. The renowned filmmaker has yet to officially announce whether he will helm the project, though he recently held a workshop with various A-list actors reading parts from a script he wrote with Craig Pearce. Deadline doesn’t offer anything concrete, though they keenly point out that Luhrmann “workshops every script he’s considering.”

Sony Pictures holds the rights to the film adaptation and is eying big name actors such as Leonardo DiCaprio (who read the part of the titular Gatsby during the workshop), Tobey Maguire (who read the part of Nick Carraway, the narrator) and Rebecca Hall (who read the part of Daisy). DiCaprio and Maguire were recently rumoured for the lead with that rumour positioning Amanda Seyfried as Daisy, while this update suggests Luhrmann likes Natalie Portman for the role.

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