There was an air of old-world elegance at "The Great Gatsby" world premiere in New York City on Wednesday night. A slew of celebrities attended the event at Lincoln Center. British starlet Carey Mulligan stood out on the red carpet wearing a strapless crimson gown, while Leonardo DiCaprio looked dapper in a navy blue suit with a closely clipped beard. The film centers on Nick Carraway (Tobey
Maguire), who leaves the Midwest in 1922 and goes to New York City during a time of loosening morals, jazz music, bootlegging and sky-rocketing stocks. Nick ends up in a circle of friends that includes millionaire partier Jay Gatsby (DiCaprio); his cousin Daisy Buchanan (Mulligan); and her philandering, rich husband, Tom (Joel Edgerton). Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super wealthy and their illusions, loves and deceits. "The Great Gatsby" hits theaters on May 10. The Great Gatsby Summary: Would-be writer Nick Carraway leaves the Midwest and goes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz, bootleg kings and sky-rocketing stocks. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby and across the bay from his cousin Daisy Buchanan and her philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom. Throughthem, Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super-rich and their illusions, loves and deceits. Beyonce And Andre 3000 Record 'Terrible' Cover Of Amy Winehouse's 'Back To Black' For 'The Great Gatsby': Beyonce and Andre 3000 recorded a cover of the late Amy Winehouse's "Back to Black"
for the soundtrack to "The Great Gatsby, and the song has been getting a lot of buzz in just a couple of days. The song, co-written by music producer Mark Ronson, debuted on Ronson's radio show "Authentic Sh*t" on New York City's East Village Radio on Saturday. "It's a wonderful sort of take on our song," Ronson said. "I'm flattered and honored. I know Amy would be too." Despite Ronson's praise for the song, the reception for it hasn't been good at all, as evidenced on Twitter -- especially from Amy's father, Mitch. Carey Mulligan 'Terrified' About Her 'Gatsby' Role: Carey Mulligan has become a nervous wreck
while waiting to shoot The Great Gatsby - because director Baz Luhrmann is taking several months to cast her co-stars. The Brit saw off competition from the likes of Scarlett Johansson and Blake Lively to win the coveted role of Daisy Buchanan in Luhrmann's upcoming adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel. She was the Aussie moviemaker's first official casting for the new project, with Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton and Isla Fisher subsequently coming on-board over a period of several months. However, Mulligan admits the delay in shooting has left her feeling "terrified" as she worries about how to portray Buchanan and devours Fitzgerald's other works. She tells Empire magazine, "(I'm) terrified, of course I am. The whole thing was always meant to happen now, it's just (Luhrmann) cast me back then and then I think he started casting everybody else. (It was) just more time for me to freak out at home on my own. "(But) it's been so interesting, I've had so much time and
I've been able to read so much Fitzgerald. I've had a lot of time to get into it so I can't wait to start." Indian Icon Amitabh Bachchan Lands Hollywood Debut Opposite Leonardo DiCaprio: Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan is set to make his Hollywood debut in Leonardo DiCaprio's new movie The Great Gatsby. The veteran Indian actor has landed a role in the big screen adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic tale, as Meyer Wolfsheim - a Jewish man with a penchant for gambling. Production on the film recently began in Australia, and director Baz Luhrmann is overjoyed to welcome Bachchan to the set. The filmmaker says, "(I am) personally thrilled that one of the world's greatest screen legends, Amitabh Bachchan, is joining the cast. "Over the years, Amitabh's films have made a tremendous impression on my life and work. His film Sholay was my introduction to Indian cinema." Starpluse.come, Image: flickr.com
while waiting to shoot The Great Gatsby - because director Baz Luhrmann is taking several months to cast her co-stars. The Brit saw off competition from the likes of Scarlett Johansson and Blake Lively to win the coveted role of Daisy Buchanan in Luhrmann's upcoming adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel. She was the Aussie moviemaker's first official casting for the new project, with Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton and Isla Fisher subsequently coming on-board over a period of several months. However, Mulligan admits the delay in shooting has left her feeling "terrified" as she worries about how to portray Buchanan and devours Fitzgerald's other works. She tells Empire magazine, "(I'm) terrified, of course I am. The whole thing was always meant to happen now, it's just (Luhrmann) cast me back then and then I think he started casting everybody else. (It was) just more time for me to freak out at home on my own. "(But) it's been so interesting, I've had so much time andI've been able to read so much Fitzgerald. I've had a lot of time to get into it so I can't wait to start." Indian Icon Amitabh Bachchan Lands Hollywood Debut Opposite Leonardo DiCaprio: Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan is set to make his Hollywood debut in Leonardo DiCaprio's new movie The Great Gatsby. The veteran Indian actor has landed a role in the big screen adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic tale, as Meyer Wolfsheim - a Jewish man with a penchant for gambling. Production on the film recently began in Australia, and director Baz Luhrmann is overjoyed to welcome Bachchan to the set. The filmmaker says, "(I am) personally thrilled that one of the world's greatest screen legends, Amitabh Bachchan, is joining the cast. "Over the years, Amitabh's films have made a tremendous impression on my life and work. His film Sholay was my introduction to Indian cinema." Starpluse.come, Image: flickr.com
