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This story first appeared in the May 17 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.
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?” The first thing Luhrmann needs to do, though, is persuade DiCaprio to take on another Shakespeare work to complete their bookish trifecta: “It’s just a dream at this point,” he says.
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Also discovered at the New York premiere: Gatsby executive producer Jay-Z, who provided tracks for the film, has been obsessed with F. Scott Fitzgerald‘s self-made mogul for years. He nearly starred in the 2005 movie G, a hip-hop spin on the novel that was written and produced by Andrew Lauren (son of Ralph), according to sources.
Jay-Z and Sean Combs pursued roles that would have had them playing rap rivals.
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