The new three-dimensional film "The Great Gatsby" is another adaptation of the famous novel of the same name. Filming took place in the homeland of director Baz Luhrmann in Australia from September to December 2011.
Australian Baz Luhrmann is shooting his new film based on the novel by Francis Scott Fitzgerald "The Great Gatsby" in the popular three-dimensional format. After the box office failure of his previous film Australia, the director took on another risky project. He acquired the rights to film the book back in 2008, and Leonardo DiCaprio, with whom he worked 15 years ago on the film musical "Romeo + Juliet", was approved for the main role.
The drama "The Great Gatsby" is a project with a high budget and big names. Other stars starred Toby Maguiar, Carey Mulligan, as well as director's compatriots Joel Edgerton and Isla Fisher. For filming, Luhrmann chose his native Sydney, according to the script, the action takes place in New York in the 1920s.
Originally the premiere of The Great Gatsby was planned for Christmas 2012, due to the desire of the creators to participate in the race for the Oscar next year. The film has already begun to be named the main contender for this award in the Best Picture category. However, on August 6, information appeared that the release date of the drama was shifted by several months. The reason for this became clear a little later and, as expected, turned out to be commercial.
Baz Luhrmann announced the need to reshoot some of the episodes and has already informed the actors about it. In order to carry out this intention, additional sums were required. In view of the fact that the budget was already 127 million, the Warner's Brothers studio refused to exceed it. To find the necessary funds, the director went to independent investors.
While the filming situation is in the air, a final new premiere date remains unknown. The studio had previously assigned her for the summer of 2013. Additional filming is likely to take place in the United States. If the director manages to find third-party investors, then he will most likely have to pay dividends from his own fee.
