![]() ![]() Luhrmann said that the idea of filming “Gatsby,” which he will release along with Warner Brothers and Village Roadshow, occurred to him about a decade ago. (“Tintin” and “Hugo” have done well in their 3-D versions.)Īs a result, audiences have become increasingly picky about 3-D, although moviegoers overseas - where films can now make up to 70 percent of their profits - have been more enamored of the technique because it is newer to them. The success of “Avatar” notwithstanding, 3-D has faltered somewhat in high-profile efforts like “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” and “Green Lantern,” and studios have had to work hard to convince consumers that there is a real reason for it beyond Hollywood’s desire to charge higher prices. Luhrmann’s experiment will have to overcome the ambivalence of viewers who have yet to fully embrace 3-D technology, especially in North America. “How do you make it feel like you’re inside the room?” he asked. DiCaprio’s Gatsby in a suite at the Plaza hotel, all in three dimensions. ![]() He referred particularly to a climactic scene in which Daisy’s husband, Tom Buchanan (played by Joel Edgerton), confronts Mr. He spoke of using 3-D not to create thrilling vistas or coming-at-you threats, but rather to find a new intimacy in film. ![]() ![]() Luhrmann explained in a telephone interview this week. “The ‘special effect’ in this movie is seeing fine actors in the prime of their acting careers tearing each other apart,” Mr. It might also supply what has been missing in the Oscar season - the heat of a film that decisively breaks a barrier, like “Gone With the Wind,” the first all-color best picture, or “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,” perhaps the first Oscar winner to be anchored in its make-up and fantasy effects. If “The Great Gatsby” succeeds, it may open the door to a new generation of sophisticated movie dramas that will match the spectacle value of the animations (“Happy Feet Two”), action films (“Underworld: Awakening”) and elaborate fables (“Hugo,” “The Adventures of Tintin”) that now fill Hollywood’s 3-D release schedule. Luhrmann with his long-time collaborator Craig Pearce, will tell whether 3-D can actually serve actors as they struggle through a complex story set squarely inside the natural world. ![]()
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