Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Jay Gatsby, the entertaining millionaire who seems to have everything but remains troubled on the inside. The movie is set to open the 66th Cannes Film Festival and will screen May 15 out of Competition, as part of the Official Selection, at the Grand Theatre Lumiere of the Palais des Festivals.
Tobey Maguire plays aspiring writer Nick Carraway, who moves to New York City, where he is introduced to a world of wealth accompanied with tragedy. The 1925 book by F. Scott Fitzgerald was adapted by Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce.
Daisy Buchanan, played by Carey Mulligan, has a devious personality underneath her looks and charm in the adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic. The film will be distributed in 2D and 3D by Warner Bros. Pictures and in certain regions by Village Roadshow Pictures.
Elizabeth Debicki plays the cynical Jordan Baker in The Great Gatsby, which was scored by rapper Jay-Z.
Myrtle Wilson, played by Isla Fisher, remains loyal to Tom Buchanan as his mistress.
Despite being married to Daisy Buchanan, Joel Edgerton's Tom Buchanan has a mistress on the side along with what everyone wants: wealth and power.
