The Great Gatsby: 6 fascinating facts

Inside Baz Luhrmann's almost decade-long effort to bring F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel to the big screen

Carey Mulligan wasn't on the early original wish-list of actresses to play the part of Daisy.
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As you've probably heard by now, Baz Luhrmann's 3D, $100 million film adaptation of The Great Gatsby hits theaters today — but it sure took its time getting here. (Watch a trailer for The Great Gatsby below.) As reviews for the film pour in, it's easy to forget that it took nearly a decade for The Great Gatsby to come together, and there were no shortage of bumps along the way. Here, six things you might not have known about Luhrmann and his long-in-the-works project:

1. Baz Luhrmann first decided to adapt The Great Gatsby in 2004

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Scott Meslow

Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.