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Baz Luhrmann to Shoot 'Great Gatsby' in Sydney

3:41 PM PST 2/19/2011 by Pip Bulbeck

The book adaptation, set to start filming in August, will be the first live-action 3D movie shot in New South Wales.

Sydney -- Baz Luhrmann's 3D take on The Great Gatsby will shoot in Sydney in August -- beating out the iconic story's home town of New York -- after a deal was signed with the New South Wales (NSW) state government Friday, it was announced here Sunday.

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