Director Baz Luhrmann is known for his deliriously anachronistic period pieces like Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge, but his upcoming take on The Great Gatsby (starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan) is going to be more straightforward, right? "Before we even started rehearsals we were immersed entirely in [the
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American literature nerds, unite! Australian director Baz Luhrmann, known for his splashy and elaborate films like Romeo & Juliet, Moulin Rouge, and Australia, is working on an adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel T... Read Post
Adapting F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1920s-set novel The Great Gatsby is an ideal fit for director Baz Luhrmann. The man known for over-the-top visuals in films like Moulin Rouge! and Romeo + Juliet depicts the biggest parties you've ever... Read Post
The latest film version of The Great Gatsby — starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, and Carey Mulligan — is being helmed by Moulin Rouge director Baz Luhrmann, and is scheduled to be released this Christmas. The trailer came ou... Read Post