One month to go! The Great Gatsby drums up more excitement ahead of its release with six new character posters
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It's one of the most highly-anticipated films of the year.
And Warner Bros. continued to build excitement for the lavish 3D remake of The Great Gatsby, due out May 10, by releasing six new character posters over Easter weekend.
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Epic drama: Warner Bros. continued to build excitement for the lavish 3D remake of The Great Gatsby, due out May 10, by releasing six new character posters over Easter weekend
Let's party: Leonardo DiCaprio heads up the stellar cast for the epic drama, based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel, in its sixth adaptation to the silver screen
Leonardo DiCaprio heads up the stellar cast for the epic drama, based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel, in its sixth adaptation to the silver screen.
The poster featuring the Golden Globe winner as mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby is typically brooding with a rainy body of water in the background.
Fans of director Baz Lurhmann's modern adaptation of Romeo + Juliet will be delighted to see Leonardo reunite with the Australian filmmaker for the first time in 17 years.
Meet Daisy Buchanan: British starlet Carey Mulligan looks every bit the doe-eyed, shallow flapper who becomes the sole obsession of Gatsby
Flapper: The Drive starlet beat out Blake Lively, Michelle Williams, Natalie Portman, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Alba and Scarlett Johansson for the role of Daisy Buchanan
British starlet Carey Mulligan beat out Blake Lively, Michelle Williams, Natalie Portman, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Alba and Scarlett Johansson for the role of Daisy Buchanan.
On Daisy's poster, the Drive actress looks every bit the doe-eyed, shallow flapper who becomes the sole obsession of Gatsby.
Her cousin and the film's protagonist, would-be writer Nick Carraway, is played by Tobey Maguire.
Stellar cast: Joel Edgerton plays Daisy's philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan while Tobey Maguire plays would-be writer Nick Carraway
From his point of view: As Nick, Maguire embodies Daisy's cousin and the film's protagonist/narrator
'Gatsby, he had an extraordinary sense of hope but I had the uneasy feeling he was guarding secrets,' Maguire could be heard saying in the trailer.
Australian hunk Joel Edgerton plays Daisy's philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan.
The Warrior star recently revealed what it was like to film the massive party scenes with the high production value typically expected from Lurhmann.
Rising star: Newcomer Elizabeth Debicki who plays Nick's golfing girlfriend Jordan Baker and Daisy's best friend
Lovely ladies: The final two Gatsby posters feature Debicki and redheaded funnywoman Isla Fisher as Tom's unstable, ill-fated mistress Myrtle Wilson
'This big crane shots of hundreds of people with everyone dressed in so much detail. It was breathtaking to watch.
'Then you'd see all of these extras walking around dressed like they were in the 1920s but holding iPhones to their ears. It was amazing.'
Also on the just-released posters was redheaded funnywoman Isla Fisher as Tom's unstable, ill-fated mistress Myrtle Wilson.
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Reunited: Fans of director Baz Lurhmann's modern adaptation of Romeo + Juliet will be delighted to see Leonardo reunite with the Australian filmmaker for the first time in 17 years
Doomed love: Jay-Z will serve as the producer for the film's soundtrack, which will also feature music from singer Lana Del Rey
And the final poster went to newcomer Elizabeth Debicki who plays Nick's golfing girlfriend Jordan Baker.
The Great Gatsby is seen by many as a cautionary tale about the 'American dream,' seen through the haze of 1920's excess and glamour.
Jay-Z will serve as the producer for the film's soundtrack, which will also feature music from singer Lana Del Rey.
The film will officially open the 66th Cannes Film Festival in France.
Highly anticipated: The Great Gatsby will officially open the 66th Cannes Film Festival in France and it hits US cinemas on May 10
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