The Great Gatsby
Setting the bar high with his brilliant update of
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Baz
Luhrmann returns to the literary canon as he sets about adapting a 3D version
of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s celebrated novel for the big screen.
The Great Gatsby sees
Leonardo DiCaprio once again cast in the title role as a man who has all the
material possessions money can buy, but does not have that which he wants most,
Daisy (Mulligan), the woman he loves. Daisy’s cousin, Nick Carraway (Maguire),
is drawn into Gatsby’s world of partying and debauchery only to find a man who
craves distractions from the misery of his tragedy.
With the trailer bearing a typically modern soundtrack
including Jay-Z, Kanye West and Jack White, Luhrmann seems to be offering
another example of an anachronistic vision of a true classic which will be
released in December.
Skyfall
Reprising his role as Ian Fleming’s 007 for the third time,
Daniel Craig will continue to play a psychologically damaged Bond in Sam
Mendes’ (American Beauty) first in
the series; a debut which coincides with the 50th anniversary of the
prestigious James Bond film franchise.
Bond’s primary antagonist comes in the form of Raoul Silva
played by Spanish actor Javier Bardem (No
Country for Old Men) and will see what Mendes describes as ‘a lot of action
and much more’[1] take place amongst the backdrop of Shanghai, Istanbul, London and Scotland.
Judi Dench will take up her role as M for the seventh time
alongside the formidable British actor Ralph Fiennes who plays a character who,
like the plot of the film, has been kept tightly under wraps. At Skyfall’s press conference, Craig
promised he will deliver a Bond which is better than ever. We will have to wait
until November to see whether Craig can stand by this promise and discover
whether Bond can continue to hold a place in our hearts after 50 years and 23
films.
The release date of The Great Gatsby was pushed back to Summer 2013 by Warner Brothers after the writing of this article.
The release date of The Great Gatsby was pushed back to Summer 2013 by Warner Brothers after the writing of this article.
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