Denies
rift ... 'The Great Gatsby' director Baz Luhrmann and his wife Catherine
Martin. Source:
AP
The Daily Telegraph reports
Baz Luhrmann has scoffed at rumours of an onset rift with The Great Gatsby lead actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
Now past the six-month deadline to finish his ambitious $127 million remake of the much-loved American tale, the Australia director spoke to Confidential on Wednesday night at an event celebrating his wife Catherine Martin and her new Designer Rugs collection.
Inside the Darlinghurst castle they call home, Luhrmann - quizzed on whispers of a "testy" relationship with DiCaprio while filming in Sydney - pointed to a framed photo of the star on the wall.
"That picture was taken when he was 19, two years before he did Romeo + Juliet," he said.
"I've known him a long time."
There were mounting murmurs during the shoot of DiCaprio being somewhat difficult, apparently refusing to come out of his trailer the day after he split with Blake Lively.
Rushing to complete the 1920s-set epic in order to be viable for the 2013 Hollywood awards season, Luhrmann said he was on track but wasn't focused on nominations - yet: "You can't think about that. When you're making a film you just have to think about the film, not what might happen after it.
"I'm as happy with it (so far) as I am the people that are in it. We're working almost every day."
The filming of Gatsby - which moved from Rozelle Power Station to the Blue Mountains, Centennial Park, The International College Of Management in Manly and even Waverley Cemetery - was significantly stalled in January because of heavy rain. Luhrmann denied it caused any major problems.
Luhrmann was keen for Australian audiences to see the 3D trailer for the first time in cinemas this weekend, with the first-look attached to screenings of Prometheus.
While the critical reaction to the teaser was mostly positive following its online release two weeks ago, there was one fatal flaw - in a shot of New York's Times Square a billboard of Broadway act Ziegfeld Follies was spelled incorrectly.
The Great Gatsby will be released in the US on Boxing Day and in Australia in January.
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