"The Great Gatsby" is no longer a 2012 Oscar contender. In a shocking bit of news, Warner Bros. announced on Monday that Baz Luhrmann's highly anticipated 3D adaptation of "The Great Gatsby" will not get released on Dec. 25. Instead, the film has been moved to an unspecified date in summer of 2013.

Late-stage release date changes -- particularly when there is already a marketing campaign in full swing -- almost always raise eyebrows unless there are some extenuating circumstances to consider as well. On Twitter, prominent Oscar blogger Sasha Stone wondered whether "The Great Gatsby" was subpar.

However, as Stone later noted, the move could have been made because of financial considerations. This December is loaded with high profile releases, from "Les Miserables" and "The Life of Pi" to "The Hobbit" (a fellow Warner Bros. release) and "Zero Dark Thirty," Kathryn Bigelow's Osama Bin Laden drama. Even "Gatsby" star Leonardo DiCaprio has a film opening, Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained," which is set for release on Christmas Day.

Putting "The Great Gatsby" into the summer movie season could curtail any 2013 Oscar nominations, but it will no doubt help the box-office gross. The last DiCaprio film to open during summertime was "Inception," Christopher Nolan's mind-bending and adult-themed drama, which grossed over $825 million worldwide. According to the Los Angeles Times, the decision to move "The Great Gatsby" was done so Luhrmann could complete the 3D effects in a proper manner. The Times also reports that the film will have an all-star soundtrack, similar to Luhrmann's "Moulin Rouge!"

Starring DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire and Joel Edgerton, "The Great Gatsby" will arrive next year.

沪江娱乐快讯:美国时间8月6日,华纳电影公司发布正式通告,宣布原定于2012年12月25日圣诞档上映的莱昂纳多新片《了不起的盖茨比》推迟至2013年暑期,具体日期则尚未确定。

有意思的是,《了不起的盖茨比》原本要在12月25日这一天与昆汀·塔伦蒂诺的《被解放的迪亚戈》正面碰撞,而后者恰巧也是由莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥主演的。现在华纳突然宣布《了不起的盖茨比》转移到明年夏天上映,影迷们一直期待的“圣诞节之小李双雄”将不复存在。关于本片推迟的具体原因,华纳方面在公告里没有给出明确答案,但是却委婉地表示当初影片制作成3D格式是导演巴兹·鲁曼预料之外的事情,而他对这一过程并不熟悉,为追求更好的效果,电影可能需要耗费更长时间。

了不起的盖茨比:The Great Gatsby《新片速递》