Maybe we were a little underwhelmed by the choice of Leonardo DiCaprio as the new Jay Gatsby, but these photos from Warner Bros. that were just released have sold us on the decision. (Isla Fisher as Myrtle Wilson looks amazing, too.) Though it's hard to picture what any of this 1920s glamor will look like in 3-D.
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Here's Your First Real Look At Leonardo DiCaprio As Jay Gatsby
New Photos Show Great Gatsby Cast Going 1920s NY... In Australia
The Great Gatsby is currently filming in... Australia, and photos have surfaced of the cast getting their 1920s New York on down under. The latest film adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic is being directed by Baz Luhrmann (who is filming it in 3-D), and stars Leonardo Di Caprio (Jay Gatsby), Tobey Maguire (Nick Carraway), Isla Fisher (Myrtle Wilson), and Carey Mulligan (Daisy Buchanan). Other cast members include Joel Edgerton (Tom Buchanan), Jason Clarke (George Wilson), and Elizabeth Debicki (Jordan Baker).
Short Cuts: Gatsby Goes Down Under, Oz Gets A Good Witch, Reynolds Goes Green
Short Cuts will be a regular feature here, delivering some recent bits of news from the big screen.
Demolition Derby: A "Gatsby" Mansion Gets Torn Down
As The Great Gatsby gets ready for its big screen reboot, F. Scott Fitzgerald's old inspirations are being torn down. At least, this one mansion that may or may not have been his vision for Jay Gatsby's mansion has now been demolished, and CBS News was on hand to capture the death of the Gilded Age.
Who Should Be Cast In Gatsby 3-D?
Word is that Ben Affleck may be a shoe-in for the role of Tom Buchanan in Baz Luhrmann's (possibly 3-D) remake of The Great Gatsby, which last saw the big screen in 2000, though the one you remember was probably the 1974 classic starring Robert Redford. Currently the IMDB page lists the following actors as being attached to the latest redux, though some are only rumored: Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby, Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan, Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway, and Hayley Atwell as Jordan Baker. But who should really play the parts of F. Scott's famous characters? Click through for possible contenders, and below is the trailer for the 1974 version:
Faux Gatsby Mansion Faces Demolition
A 25-room colonial mansion on Long Island Sound is about to be razed so the lot can be subdivided and sold off. Some people seem to think this is a big deal because of the mansion's connection to The Great Gatsby... but is there a connection? The NY Post reports that some F. Scott Fitzgerald scholars believe the 1902 structure, called Lands End, inspired the book; it may or may not have been a template for Daisy Buchanan's home.
Is The World Ready For Gatsby 3-D?
Director Baz Luhrman—who brought you Moulin Rouge and the 1996 Claire Danes-Leonardo DiCaprio version of Romeo + Juliet—acquired the rights to The Great Gatsby a couple of years ago, and word is that he's now aiming towards making it 3-D. Hedonism, opulence, material excess: in your face! Luhrman says he recently “workshopped” Gatsby (which will star DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan) using the 3-D technology, and will soon make a decision on whether to move forward with the idea.
Opinionist: Gatz
A nondescript man enters an empty, shabby office, flicks on the dreary lights and punches the button of his turn-of-the-century desktop computer. Nothing happens. Everything about this place reeks of drudgery; whatever the opposite of Jazz Age glamor is, this is it. But for our protagonist, there is an escape: flipping open a Rolodex while rebooting his computer, he discovers a paperback copy of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel The Great Gatsby. He casually flips it open and, after a pause, begins to read aloud, flatly and awkwardly. If you're witnessing this, you know that the entire book—all 49,000 words—will be incanted during an eight-hour marathon performance. In these first moments, as our reader stumbles monotonously through chapter one, a slight panic might grip you—but don't worry. Like the process of cracking open any new book, the immersion happens gradually. Soon enough, perhaps without quite noticing it, you'll be in its thrall.
Elevator Repair Service's John Collins, Gatz
Way back in the winter of 2005, we were fortunate enough to squeeze into a little "Performing Garage" on Wooster Street to watch an eight hour play. Well, six hours plus a dinner break and a couple of intermissions. But still, it was epic, even though it didn't start out that way—Gatz, Elevator Repair Service's enthralling interpretation of The Great Gatsby, begins modestly, when a man (actor Scott Shepherd) enters a shabby office, picks up a copy of F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece, and begins reading aloud. Is this it, you wonder? Didn't Andy Kaufman already pull this stunt? Are we going to be read to for six hours?
Governor's Island Becomes West Egg
The Jazz Age Lawn Party that was set to take place last weekend on Governors Island, actually took place this weekend, something we wish we had gotten the memo about. Katie Sokoler took the trip back in time to the '20s, however, and returned with some great photos. Visitors told the Daily News that the elegance of F. Scott and Zelda's day are lost in present times, and now events like this "evoke a world we wish we were a part of."
Plaza's Oak Room Finds Proprietor
Arthur Emil, the man behind the late Windows on the World and The Rainbow Room, has won the coveted contract to operate the famous Oak Room and Oak Bar (pictured) in the Plaza Hotel, which is near the end of a three-year, $400 million makeover. The 18 story landmark building opened in 1907 and operated as a hotel until 2005, after being sold for $675 million. After delays blamed on “red tape”, the Plaza is expected to open by the end of March as an upscale condominium with retail space and a smaller hotel.
The Plaza Turns 100
The Plaza, you know that place where the kids in Gossip Girl hang out, is turning 100 years old today. The date is marked by the first guest to ever check in to the famed establishment. Who was it? The fancy-named Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, and of course a PR-driven hotel manager was behind that. The NY Times reports that "His arrival was orchestrated by the Plaza’s first manager, who wanted the new hotel to open with a splashy, attention-getting stunt."
The One-Stars from the 100
Recently Time Magazine picked the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to the present. Now as these lists seem to come out about once a month and mean about as much as the prize in a box of cracker jacks we've learned to generally completely ignore them. In fact, we probably wouldn't have even registered this latest list if it weren't for this genius post on The Morning News.
Great Summer Read Book 2: Like Water For Chocolate
Esquivel will be joined by actors Jimmy Smits and Daphne Rubin-Vega in a reading of the book tonight at the Borders Books at the Time-Warner Center, Columbus Circle. Smits and Rubin-Vega costarred in Anna in the Tropics on Broadway; he was good in NYPD Blue but Smits will always be Victor Sifuentes to us, and while Rubin-Vega is known for her fine work in many things, like Rent, Gothamist appreciates her small role in the underrated camp classic, Wild Things. And two weeks ago, to kick off the first day of The Great Gatsby being serialized in the Times, Gothamist's favorite lawyer-on-TV, as well as Nick Carraway in the film version, Sam Waterston, and his daughter, Elizabeth, read from Gatsby.
NY Times Great Summer Read
The dashing Steven Weiss of The Forward let us know about tonight's event at the Borders at the Time-Warner Building at Columbus Circle, between 6-7PM, with Sam Waterston and his daughter, Elizabeth, reading from the book, which will be followed by a discussion. Waterston, our favorite lawyer (Law & Order AND I'll Fly Away), played Nick Carraway in the 1974 version of The Great Gatsby. James McBride, author of The Color of Water, will be giving a reading on August 23. Here is the Times' press release.
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