"Great Gatsby:" From F. Scott Fitzgerald Book to 3-D Movie Starring Leonardo di Caprio

Original book cover, the Great Gatsby  published 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Charles Scribner  & Sons

Oheka Castle on Long Island was inspiration for the book

Original Movie poster  in 1974, for the Great Gatsby, Paramount pictures

The Great Gatsby  was published on April 10  1925, by Charles Scribners  &  Sons, and written by, F Scott Fitzgerald. Originally, the book was supposed to be called, Trimalchio, but then changed to, The Great Gatsby. The book cover was illustrated by, Francis Cugot before the book was completed.  Fitzgerald incorporated the cover it into the story that was set in 1922. The story takes place on the North shore of Long Island, and the Oheka Castle was great inspiration for the book. The book was made into a silent film in 1922, and again in 1949 starring Alan Ladd as Gatsby.  In 1971, Robert Evans bought the rights for the film, and was going to use Ali MacGraw as Daisy, but never cast because she left him to date actor, Steve McQueen.
Mia Farrow got the part instead, but was pregnant during the filming and resulted in a lot of close-up shots done. The screenplay was supposed to have been done by Truman Capote, then he was replaced by Francis Ford Coppola. The film was made for 6.5 million dollars, and had earned around 23 million. It was just announced that the Great Gatsby  will be done again, but this time as a 3-D feature film.  It will star, Leonardo di Caprio as Gatsby and it will start filming in Australia in August 2011 for 17 weeks.  This will be the very first 3-D film to be produced there. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the film is backed by Warner Bros and will be filmed at a Fox studio. The estimated time for post production will be 30 weeks.