( EW ) -- Looks like the mercurial Jay Gatsby will remain mysteriously out of reach for a bit longer . Warner Bros. announced today that `` The Great Gatsby , '' director Baz Luhrmann 's 3-D adaptation of the seminal novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald , has been pushed to Summer 2013 . Starring Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role , along with Tobey Maguire , Carey Mulligan , and Joel Edgerton , the film had been slated to open on Christmas day this year . No specific new date was indicated . In announcing the change , Warner Bros. president of distribution Dan Fellman lauded Luhrmann 's singular visual style . `` We think moviegoers of all ages are going to embrace it , and it makes sense to ensure this unique film reaches the largest audience possible , '' he said in a statement . International distribution chief Veronika Kwan Vanderberg added that the studio believes `` The Great Gatsby '' `` will be the perfect summer movie around the world . '' The film would have gone head to head with Quentin Tarantino 's `` Django Unchained , '' which also stars DiCaprio in a supporting role as the cruel owner of a plantation in the pre-Civil War south . Read full story at EW.com .
Warner Bros. announced ' The Great Gatsby ' has been pushed to Christmas 2013 . The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio , Kristen Bell , Carey Mulligan and Joel Edgerton . It had been scheduled to open on Christmas 2013 . No specific date for release has been stated .