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  • Author: Mark Johnson
    March 12, 2013

    Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby has been tapped to open this year’s Cannes Film Festival on May 15th. Following in theFL01_010.jpg
    footsteps of Pixar’s Up (2009) and Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood (2010), this is the third big budget Hollywood film in the last five years to open the festivities. To keep with tradition, however, the opening night film will screen out of competition. Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge also opened Cannes back in 2001. Gatsby is currently slated for a May 10th release date, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see that get pushed back now that it has a date with Cannes.

    About Mark Johnson


    Lover of all things film and Oscar. Fantasy sports’ equivalent of George Steinbrenner. Your very own Han Solo, making friends all over the movie-loving galaxy in spite of himself. When he’s not ranking just about everything or dominating boardgames, Mark is breaking down the Oscar race 24/7 with Rain Man-like stats and knowledge. In his downtime, you can find him commiserating with other Northeast Ohio sports fans because a hero isn’t complete without a little heartbreak. If Lost, Homeland, Breaking Bad, Mad Men and Survivor are your style, then congratulations, you have something in common with this inglourious basterd.

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    1. Hello.

      Please check out my blog and film awards!
      I expect your comments!

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    2. I hope this isn’t pushed back too far…since it’s not in competition, I’m less sure if they will, but since my dream Gatsby/Django Christmas Day double-feature was denied, my approval of any further delays would be a dubious proposition at best.

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    3. I can see this go for lots of oscars since its going in the same route at Moulin Rouge (that was also supposed to come out the Christmas before

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    4. Thinking of a bunch of stuffy French critics wearing 3D glasses makes me giggle.

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    5. Believe it or not, an early screening reported Joel Edgerton steals the movie. If that’s the case, then I’ll have to see it.

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