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Remake news. The Great Gatsby may be getting a Hollywood update. Hmm.. I remember seeing the 1970s version and thinking "eh." I don't see how words as magnetic as Fitzgerald's translate to the screen, no matter who works on the film.
Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby? I could get behind this. I'm not a Leo fan, per se, but usually find I enjoy the films he's in. He pulled off 1920s with The Aviator and seems to have a literary understanding (Basketball Diaries, Romeo & Juliet). He also has the ability to pull off the role of a guy from the wrong side of the tracks doing whatever it takes to get to the right side (Titanic). I'm not boycotting yet.
Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway? He's got that innocent-boy quality required of anyone playing the narrator to this story. I'm mainly familiar with him from Spiderman, but a quick IMDB search shows me Maguire's uber-familiar with this role, as it's the only one he's ever been cast in (The Cider House Rules, Wonderboys, Seabiscuit). I could still be down to see this.
Amanda Seyfried as Daisy Buchanan? I haven't seen anything she's been in except for Mean Girls, which was good. I know she gets good press and critics seem to like her, so I'm down.
The best news, however, is the potential director, Baz Luhrmann (Romeo & Juliet, Moulin Rouge). He has owned the rights to the story since 2008 and has great talent in moviemaking. He has only directed four films, and if this is his fifth, I'll be there.
