( EW.com ) -- Director Baz Luhrmann 's 3-D film `` The Great Gatsby '' will open in theaters nationwide and in Canada on May 10 , then worldwide the following week . The film was initially scheduled to hit theaters on Christmas day , but Warner Bros. pushed the release back last August . The adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald 's classic 1925 novel stars Leonardo DiCaprio , Tobey Maguire , Carey Mulligan , and Joel Edgerton . The film will now be able to `` beat on , against the current '' as it will no longer be competing with The Hobbit : An Unexpected Journey , Les MisÃ©rables , This is 40 , Zero Dark Thirty , Django Unchained , and other December blockbusters . `` Audiences have been looking forward to Baz Luhrmann 's film adaptation of one of the most beloved books of all time , and we felt this beautifully extravagant and dramatic film would be a perfect way for us to kick off our Summer slate , '' president of Warner Bros. domestic distribution Dan Fellman said in a press release . See full story at EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
The eagerly anticipated `` Great Gatsby '' has been pushed back . It will now open on May 10 . The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio , Carey Mulligan , and Joel Edgerton .