So Baz Luhrmann, director of the zany and wonderful Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge, and cheese ball Australia is doing The Great Gatsby as his next movie! What?! After the initial shock wore off, I became intrigued and excited about Baz's adaptation. The Great Gatsby is not a book you mess around with. It's a classic. But thinking of the beautifully described party scenes in the book, I can see Baz doing something special. The party scenes will be splendid. Will he keep it in the 20's? Will he incorporate musical numbers? Please yes. Flappers, music, lights, Gatsby's house! The green light! Oh boy, I'm getting very excited. However Baz often pulls the cheese and sap card which I really hope he doesn't do too much in this adaptation. Gatsby is not sappy or cheesy. I'm hoping he takes the Romeo + Juliet route here while using some of that Moulin Rouge spectacle. He's trying to find Daisy now according to the article below. Leo DiCaprio will be Gatsby and Tobey Maguire will be Nick apparently. Look at the list and pick your Daisy. I'm thinking Michelle Williams, Rebecca Hall, or Keira. Check out these articles. I'm very excited by all this and hopefully we will get a cast announcement super soon.
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