BURBANK,
CA, September 20, 2012 – Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’
“The Great Gatsby” will open early in the Summer 2013 season, hitting theaters
on May 10 in the U.S. and Canada, with an international rollout beginning the
following week (including the Philippines on May 15, 2013).
Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. |
The
announcement was made today by Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution,
and Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, President of International Distribution, Warner
Bros. Pictures.
Fellman
stated, “Audiences have been looking forward to Baz Luhrmann’s film adaptation
of one of the most beloved books of all time, and we felt this beautifully
extravagant and dramatic film would be a perfect way for us to kick off our
Summer slate.”
Kwan
Vandenberg added, “Baz’s unique take on ‘Gatsby’ is glitzy and glamorous, with
his juxtaposition of the classic tale and contemporary themes hitting just the
right note. This film should really add heat to the competitive Summer season.”
From
the uniquely imaginative mind of writer/producer/director Baz Luhrmann comes
the new big screen adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great
Gatsby. The filmmaker has created his own distinctive visual
interpretation of the classic story, bringing the period to life in a way that
has never been seen before, in a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio in the title
role.
“The
Great Gatsby” follows Fitzgerald-like, would-be writer Nick Carraway as he
leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of
loosening morals, glittering jazz, bootleg kings, and sky-rocketing stocks.
Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious,
party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby, and across the bay from his cousin,
Daisy, and her philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan. 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
of 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.
Academy
Award® nominee DiCaprio (“J. Edgar,” “Aviator”) plays Jay Gatsby,
with Tobey Maguire starring as Nick Carraway; Oscar® nominee Carey
Mulligan (“An Education”) and Joel Edgerton as Daisy and Tom Buchanan; Isla
Fisher and Jason Clarke as Myrtle and George Wilson; and newcomer Elizabeth
Debicki as Jordan Baker. Indian film legend Amitabh Bachchan will play the role
of Meyer Wolfsheim.
Oscar®
nominee Luhrmann (“Moulin Rouge!”) directs the film in 3D from a
screenplay co-written with frequent collaborator Craig Pearce, based on
Fitzgerald’s book. Luhrmann produces, along with Catherine Martin, Academy
Award® winner Douglas Wick (“Gladiator”), Lucy Fisher and Catherine
Knapman. The executive producers are Academy Award® winner Barrie M.
Osborne (“Lord of the Rings – Return of the King”) and Bruce Berman.
Two-time
Academy Award®-winning production and costume designer Catherine
Martin (“Moulin Rouge!”) designs as well as produces. The editors are Matt
Villa, Jason Ballantine and Jonathan Redmond, and the director of photography
is Simon Duggan. The music is by Craig Armstrong.
Warner
Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, in
association with A&E Television, a Bazmark/Red Wagon Entertainment
Production, a Film by Baz Luhrmann, “The Great Gatsby.” In theaters May 10,
2013, the film will be distributed in 3D and 2D by Warner Bros. Pictures, a
Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village
Roadshow Pictures.
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