( 4UMF NEWS ) Leonardo DiCaprio Pushed Back:
“The Great Gatsby” is no longer a 2012 Oscar contender. In a shocking bit of news, Warner Bros. announced on Monday that Baz Luhrmann‘s highly anticipated 3D adaptation of “The Great Gatsby” will not get released on Dec. 25. Instead, the film has been moved to an unspecified date in summer of 2013.
“Based on what we’ve seen, Baz Luhrmann’s incredible work is all we anticipated and so much more,” Dan Feldman, Warner Bros. president of domestic distribution said in a statement. “We think moviegoers of all ages are going to embrace it, and it makes sense to ensure this unique film reaches the largest audience possible.”
Echoed Kwan Vanderberg, Warner Bros. president of international distribution, “We think ‘The Great Gatsby’ will be the perfect summer movie around the world.”
Late-stage release date changes — particularly when there is already a marketing campaign in full swing — almost always raise eyebrows unless there are some extenuating circumstances to consider as well. (Warner Bros. just went through a release date shuffle with “Gangster Squad” following the movie theater massacre in Aurora, Colo.) On Twitter, prominent Oscar blogger Sasha Stone wondered whether “The Great Gatsby” was subpar.
