Baz Luhrmanns The Great Gatsby to Kick Off Cannes


The Cannes Film Festival will kick off with one of the years most anticipated movies. Baz Lurhmanns adaption of F. Scott Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby will open the French festival, with star Leonardo DiCaprio making his first Cannes appearance since 2007. DiCaprio plays Jay Gatsby, Carey Mulligan takes on Daisy Buchanan, and Tobey McGuire portrays narrator Nick Carraway in the classic 1920s American tale. Luhrmanns Moulin Rouge! opened Cannes in 2001.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan Happy Together in Great Gatsby Trailer

Jay-Z is among the stars set to attend the festivals opening gala. The Cannes Film Festival runs from May 15th to the 26th, and Steven Spielberg leads this years jury. The Great Gatsby will open in theaters on May 10th.Last years winner of the festivals Palme dOr, Michael Hanekes Amour, was nominated for five Oscars and won the award for Best Foreign Language Film earlier this year.

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