《伟大的盖茨比》推迟至2013年上映

The movie adaptation of “The Great Gatsby,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, has been moved for release to the summer of 2013 from December 2012, putting it out of contention* for this year’s Oscars.

Movie studio Warner Bros said on Monday it felt the latest film from Australian director Baz Luhrmann would play better in the summer, given the 3D adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel and good reactions to early sneak peeks*.

“The responses we’ve had to some of the early sneak peeks have been phenomenal*, and we think ‘The Great Gatsby’ will be the perfect summer movie around the world,” Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, international distribution president for Warner Bros. said in a statement.

Warner Bros. released a first official trailer* for the movie in May and it was initially scheduled for release in the United States on Christmas Day, making it eligible* for 2012 Academy Award consideration.

The remake, which keeps the story in the 1920s, but features music from the likes of rappers Jay-Z and Kanye West, and indie singer Jack White, was seen by movie experts as a possible Oscar contender.

 (SD-Agencies)