The all-star cast has been shaping up for Baz Lurhmann’s 3D take on “The Great Gatsby,” and it would seem that the cast has gotten even more glitzy. Amitabh Bachchan has been added to the cast, according to The Huffington Post. He will play gambler and troublemaker Meyer Wolfsheim. Saying Bachchan is a huge Bollywood star is an understatement. Bachchan, 70, has been in the acting business since the 1960s and is one of the most revered of Indian actors, and has garnered numerous Filmfare Award nominations and won 11 of his nominations., Also, in between his acting career in the 1980s, he was elected to public office. “Gatsby” will…

‘The Great Gatsby’ director Baz Luhrmann has hired Joel Edgerton to portray Tom Buchanan in his upcoming film adaptation of the 1925 novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Deadline is reporting. Edgerton will star alongside already announced actors Leonardo DiGaprio, who will portray the title character; Tobey Maguire, who will play Nick Carraway; Carey Mulligan, who will portray Daisy Buchanan; Isla Fisher, who will play Gatsby’s mistress Myrtel; and Elizabeth Debicki, who will portray Jordan Baker. Edgerton is taking over the role from Ben Affleck, who had to withdraw from the project so that he could direct and star ‘Argo’ for Warner Bros. The studio will also…

Techie or not, there was something for everyone at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, even for movie lovers. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment was on hand to bring the issue of the future of technology in entertainment to the forefront, particularly the Blu-ray format, during “The Director’s Vision” panel. The Los Angeles Time’s Geoff Boucher spoke with directors Michael Mann, Oliver Stone and Baz Luhrmann to get their perspectives on the topic. Mann took the reigns to start and explained that thanks to Blu-ray’s higher bit rate, “it’s the premiere format to reproduce all the work we do.” In terms of on-set decisions concerning depth of…

Australian director Baz Luhrmann has been trying to shop around the idea of adapting the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel ‘The Great Gatsby,’ Cinemablend.com is reporting. Real life friends Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire are rumored to star in the adaptation, with Amanda Seyfriend and Rebecca Hall in the running as well. While Luhrmann has confirmed that he’s writing the script, he hasn’t confirmed any other details of the project, including who would be starring in it. He also said that he’s not even sure what his next project is going to be yet, so the adaptation isn’t on the fast-track right now. But rumors are also circulating that Luhrmann is currently…

Here’s another brand new movie poster for the upcoming film “Australia” from director Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge!) and starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman (X-Men Origins: Wolverine). Plot: Luhrmann’s film is set in northern Australia prior to World War II and centers on an English aristocrat (Kidman) who inherits a cattle station the size of Maryland. When English cattle barons plot to take her land, she reluctantly joins forces with a rough-hewn stock-man (Jackman) to drive 2,000 head of cattle across hundreds of miles of the country’s most unforgiving land, only to still face the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by the Japanese forces that had attacked Pearl Harbor only months…

Check out the latest movie poster for the upcoming film “Australia” from director Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge!) and starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman (X-Men Origins: Wolverine). Plot: Luhrmann’s film is set in northern Australia prior to World War II and centers on an English aristocrat (Kidman) who inherits a cattle station the size of Maryland. When English cattle barons plot to take her land, she reluctantly joins forces with a rough-hewn stock-man (Jackman) to drive 2,000 head of cattle across hundreds of miles of the country’s most unforgiving land, only to still face the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by the Japanese forces that had attacked Pearl Harbor only months…

Watch the latest movie trailer for the upcoming film “Australia” from director Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge!) and starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman (X-Men Origins: Wolverine). Plot: The film set in Australia before World War II and centers around an english aristrocrat (Kidman) who works with a cattle driver (Jackman) in their journey to drive 2,000 cattle across Australia. Unfortunately they face a bombing of Darwin, Australia by the Japanese forces.