Baz Luhrmann
April 23, 2013
Ever since it was first published in 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby has been considered a creative and critical triumph. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for the many film versions of the novel that have been attempted, which have alternately been met with disappointment, confusion, or utter indifference. Now, Australian director Baz Luhrmann, no stranger to spectacle, is set to unleash his own long-awaited re-telling of the tale—a star-studded, mega-watt 3-D extravaganza, with a Jay-Z approved soundtrack and Leonardo DiCaprio as the great one himself. And rest assure: it’s a scene.