DIRECTOR BAZ LUHRMAN CRACKS HEAD OPEN: HALTS PRODUCTION ON "THE GREAT GATSBY"

Still from The Great Gatsby

Ouch! Director Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge) has halted all production on his $125 million 3-D Spectacle The Great Gatsby, due in theatres next Christmas via Warner Bros.  The Aussie apparently had cracked his head on the weights on the end of a camera crane, resulting in Producers calling an early Christmas Holiday for the Cast (including Leonardo DiCaprio, Joel Edgerton, Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan) and Crew, whom are based currently in Sydney, Australia.

Read more about the incident in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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BEN AFFLECK ALMOST CONFIRMED FOR "THE GREAT GATSBY 3-D"

Ben Affleck - TIFF 2010

Although I'm not quite sure how it's going to work in 3-D, Director Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is said to have lured its newest Cast member in Ben Affleck. 

The Actor/Director is said to almost be confirmed for the role of Tom Buchanan, Husband of Daisy (Carey Mulligan) in the Story. Also attached to the project so far are Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire.

 

Affleck seems to be thriving right now as a Director hot off the success of The Town, and is still in talks to direct Argo in Iran, which is based on the true story of the Hostage Crisis in Tehran in the late '70s.  Warner Bros. will be releasing both Argo and The Great Gatsby 3-D.

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CAREY MULLIGAN CAST IN BAZ LUHRMANN'S "THE GREAT GATSBY"

Carey Mulligan at TIFF 2010

The kindest, most gracious and beautiful Carey Mulligan just received a bit of great news from Director Baz Luhrmann, who has cast her in the plum role of Daisy Buchanan in his upcoming big budget adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. The groundbreaking Novel is a critique of the American Dream and inspired many other important films which also touched upon the topic, like Oscar-winning American Beauty.  It is said that Leonardo DiCaprio will be playing the role of Jay Gatsby.

Moulin Rouge Director Luhrmann also is reportedly in talks with the Creators of Glee to be a Guest Director on an a future episode after having approached Ryan Murphy recently about this; he is a huge fan fo the Show.

Carey Mulligan, A-Lister.  It's official.

(Photo credit: Mr. Will-W.)