Baz Luhrmann is Still Full of Crap

Despite the fact that by all accounts, Baz Luhrmann is likely well into pre-production on The Great Gatsby -- which will likely be shot in Australia, and in 3-D, and feature Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan in starring roles -- the elusive director refused to admit anything at a dinner for Geoffrey Rush in Brooklyn on Thursday night. "I'm not doing Gatsby right now for this reason," he told Vulture when asked why he was shooting Gatsby in Australia when his "team" was mostly located in New York. "Because despite what might be out there, I have made no comment about anything. So until I say it, it's not said, you know." Not really.

Luhrmann explained further, with the clarity of a murky swamp.

What it means is, much like what goes on in any event, when you're in the middle of the work, there's all sorts of things you're doing, and, you know, when I'm really clear -- I, right now, my only focus is absorbing -- I've been studying [F. Scott] Fitzgerald now for three years, and my only act now is to absorb the DNA of his world, his life, the world of the novel. That's why I have published on our website all the books we're reading. And I think before we all engage anyone, the first thing to do is to do your homework, read the books, and then let's talk.

Got it. So he's not making The Great Gatsby. "No, I'm making The Great Gatsby." Oh. Eff it all. Good luck with this one, Baz! Wake me when the trailer debuts.

· Baz Luhrmann Says He'll Direct 'The Great Gatsby,' But 'Not Right Now' [Vulture]