Los Angeles:
Oscar-nominated actress Carey Mulligan is all set to star opposite Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire in Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of The Great Gatsby.
The An Education star will be portraying the role of Daisy Buchanan while DiCaprio and Maguire are pegged to play Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway, respectively, the Hollywood Reporter said.
Luhrmann has been meeting actors and conducting table reads over the past couple of months in order to find the right mix for his cast.
In the novel set in the moneyed society of 1920 Long Island, NY, Buchanan is Gatsby's love, a shallow woman whom Gatsby lost due to his being poor.
According to reports, Mulligan received a phone call from Luhrmann, who told her she won the part, while on the red carpet the Fashion Council Awards in New York.
The An Education star will be portraying the role of Daisy Buchanan while DiCaprio and Maguire are pegged to play Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway, respectively, the Hollywood Reporter said.
Luhrmann has been meeting actors and conducting table reads over the past couple of months in order to find the right mix for his cast.
In the novel set in the moneyed society of 1920 Long Island, NY, Buchanan is Gatsby's love, a shallow woman whom Gatsby lost due to his being poor.
According to reports, Mulligan received a phone call from Luhrmann, who told her she won the part, while on the red carpet the Fashion Council Awards in New York.
