Baz Luhrmann and Leo DiCaprio already have teamed on two literary classics: Romeo + Juliet and now The Great Gatsby. So which text will the Aussie helmer likely tackle next with his go-to leading man?
“Hamlet,” Luhrmann told THR at the New York premiere of Gatsby on May 1. “To me, Gatsby is the American Hamlet. What else could we possibly do as a follow-up?”
I say BRING IT. Crappy film adaptations of Shakespeare are a genre unto themselves at this point—and Romeo + Juliet totally worked on me when I was 14, so who am I to begrudge the current crop of nascent drama kids their own sexed-up Shakespearean tragedy?
My review of The Great Gatsby will be up later today—spoiler, it’s not very good! Though Leo is a great really good Gatsby.
And in related news that people might actually care about: Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing is opening at Cinema 21 on Friday, June 21.
Baz Luhrmann’s “Genesis.” With music by Genesis.
“Gatsby is the American Hamlet”? Guys… I’m starting to think Baz Lurhmann doesn’t know how to read.
All in favor of Genesis soundtracking anything though.
Baz Luhrmann’s “Peter Gabriel.” With music by Phil Collins.
F Scott Fitzgerald! Literally