Great Gatsby Movie Preview

Since first semester we'll be reading The Great Gatsby, I thought it fitting to let you know (if you weren't already aware) that there will be a remake of The Great Gatsby coming out this Christmas (that is, if the world doesn't end days before).

This time around it's directed by Baz Luhrmann, famous for Romeo + Juliet (the one with Leo DiCap) and Moulin Rouge ....and Australia, but we won't talk about that :/

The original 1974 version, which is quite good, starred Robert Redford as Gatsby. The upcoming version stars Leonardo DiCaprio (one of Luhrmann's favorite frontmen) as Gatsby, with Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway and Carey Mulligan as Daisy.

Check out the trailer below, which makes me quite excited about the film! (Aside from the very bizarre choice of Kanye over something more appropriate, since, ya know, the film's about THE JAZZ AGE.) Luhrmann's renown for his over-the-top productions, which should be fitting for the film's cinematographic needs, while Mulligan (beautiful and heartbreaking) and DiCaprio (charismatic but aloof) look like pretty good fits in their respective roles.

So what do you think? Are we in store for an extravagant yet elegant production? Or is it just an overblown frat party, 20s style (like, with nicer suits and haircuts)?

What do you think about the casting? Who would you have chosen instead?

My picks would have been Ryan Gosling for Gatsby (he's got that enigmatic draw to him, and Leo seems a little old for the part, if you ask me), and Joseph Gordon-Levitt for Nick Carraway (just because I love him in everything). Not sure about who I'd pick for Daisy. Carey Mulligan seems like a sure-shot, though.

Here's to hoping Baz doesn't let us down (since we'll all be experts on the novel by the time the movie comes out!).

-Ms. R