The Great Gatsby
2013 film by Baz Luhrmann · Released May 1, 2013
The Great Gatsby is a 2013 historical romantic drama film based on the 1925 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The film was co-written and directed by Baz Luhrmann and stars an ensemble cast consisting of Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Amitabh Bachchan, Isla Fisher, Jason Clarke, and Elizabeth Debicki. Filming took place from September to December 2011 in Australia, with a $105 million net production budget. The film follows the life and times of millionaire Jay Gatsby (DiCaprio) and his neighbor Nick Carraway (Maguire), who recounts his interactions with Gatsby amid the riotous parties of the Jazz Age on Long Island in New York.
Cast ages when filming began (September 5, 2011)
- Carey Mulligan, as Daisy Buchanan: 26
- Joel Edgerton, as Tom Buchanan: 37
- Isla Fisher, as Myrtle Wilson: 35
- Jason Clarke, as George Wilson: 42
- Amitabh Bachchan, as Meyer Wolfsheim: 68
- Elizabeth Debicki, as Jordan Baker: 21
- Callan McAuliffe, as teen James Gatz: 16
- Adelaide Clemens, as Catherine: 21
- Jack Thompson, as Walter Perkins: 71
- Leonardo DiCaprio, as James Gatz / Jay Gatsby: 36
- Callan McAuliffe, as teen James Gatz: 16