Thursday, April 7, 2011

Ben Affleck In 'Great Gatsby' Talks (Deadline Hollywood)

**EXCLUSIVE**: Ben Affleck is in talks to play the role of Tom Buchanan in
_The Great Gatsby_, the Baz Luhrmann-directed 3D adaptation of the F. Scott
Fitzgerald literary classic at Warner Bros. Now, Affleck will have to work to
fit this in. After starring in and directing _The Town_, he?s prepping to
direct _Argo_, a film about the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. But signs point
toward him making time in his schedule to join �Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey
Maguire and Carey Mulligan in _Gatsby_. Both projects are at Warner Bros. Tom
Buchanan is the husband of Daisy (Mulligan), in a role originated by Bruce
Dern in the 1974 film.� DiCaprio plays Jay Gatsby (Robert Redford starred in
the original) and Maguire plays Nick Carraway (Sam Waterston in the 1974 pic).
Luhrmann, who wrote the script with Craig Pearce, is still in the process of
setting the roles of Jordan Baker (originated by Lois Chiles), the gas station
owner George Wilson (Scott Wilson) and his wife Myrtle (played by Karen Black
in the original). Tom is having an affair with Myrtle, and they all play a
role in a tragedy. Luhrmann, Catherine Martin and Catherine Knapman ...
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