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Amy Harris, The Daily Telegraph, reports
Baz Luhrmann has confirmed it was Sydney's
extreme wet of summer 2012 that saw his latest epic, The Great Gatsby, pushed
miles over schedule - despite reports the release date was changed by the
studio behind the remake.
Speaking just four and a half weeks out from the film's long-awaited
premiere at the Cannes film festival on May 13, Luhrmann says production on the
Sydney-based film had to be shut down to sit out the big wet and then
re-started several months later at a significant cost.
The delay resulted in the flick's release being pushed back from Boxing
Day last year to this June.
At the time it was announced, the change was rumoured to have been made
after Warner Bros studio bosses saw an early rough cut and demanded changes.
"With everything I make, I set out with a very clear plan. We
pursue that plan. But of course there will be deus ex machina, acts of God, and
in this case it was the weather," Luhrmann tells Life and Style in
the US.
"As we were shooting, Sydney was being drenched day in and day out
by La Nina, some of the wettest weather on record, and so we had to shut down
shooting and then resume shooting the following year."
But the proverbial spanner in the works reaped a surprise for Luhrmann,
who revealed the extra time allowed him to strike a deal with hip- hop mogul
and superstar rapper Jay-Z over the film's edgy soundtrack.
"(The delay) had a silver lining. I had just begun to connect with
Jay-Z, and both of us connected over the idea of doing what (author F Scott)
Fitzgerald did - using popular music, the music of the streets, a blend, jazz,
hip-hop and popular music throughout the film," Luhrmann said.
"It became clear to us both, especially given the variety of
artists we were working with, that this was no ordinary soundtrack and no
ordinary music collaboration. And the extra time allowed us to spend more time
together."
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