The great Gatsby was inspired by the novel  “The Great Gatsby”  by F. Scott Fitzgerald’s  an American writer .   in 2012 Fitzgerald chose Leonardo Dicaprio to be the star of his   Fitzgerald picked Leonardo Dicaprio to be the star of “The Great Gatsby” because he thought that he would bring excitement and thrill that the movie needed. The Great Gatsby was directed by Baz Luhrmann.  Baz is an Australian film director , producer and screen writer. He is best known for the red curtain trilogy “Romeo + Juliet “and “Moulin Rouge”. He says that the reason he chose to take the directing role of The Great Gatsby was because he  liked the fact that he’ll be part of kick starting twenties fashion. He also agreed to be the director because he loves the way the movie has passion , heart break , and confusion wich he thinks makes a movie strong. The movie took place in Sydney , Australia on September 5, 2011. It was originally scheduled for a December 2012 release,but on August 6, 2012, it was reported that the film was being moved to a summer 2013 release date In . The film was originally supposed to be filmed in New York were the novel is set , starting in June 11. But Baz the film director, instead opted to have the principal photography happen in Sydney so filming began on September 5, 2011. To create the scenery Catherine Martin stated that the team styled the interior sets of Jay Gatsby’s mansion with gilded opulence, in a style that blended establishment taste with Art Deco. The inspiration she had for Jay Gatsby’s house came from the . Long-destroyed Beacon   Towers ,thought by scholars to have partially inspired Fitzgerald’s Jay Gatsby estate. As you already know a lot of confusion and skill went into making “The Great Gatsby” an extraordinary movie.  Go and see it you’ll  be glad you did.