Leo Talks Coping With J. Edgar & Getting 3-D To Great Gatsby

First Launched: November 6, 2011 4:39 PM EST Credit: Caption Leonardo DiCaprio attends the AFI FEST 2011 Presented By Audi - J. Edgar Opening Evening Gala at Graumans Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on November 3, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Leonardo DiCaprio is wanting to help bring a completely new decide to use a classic story, when he stars inside the latest silver screen version in the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel The Fantastic Gatsby, slated striking theaters Christmas 2012. And besides a slew of sexy modern faces Leo will share the screen using the type of Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton and Isla Fisher inside the film the producers may also be getting another modern-day twist for the reboot: 3-D technology. Were shooting The Fantastic Gatsby nationwide at this time around and what's really awesome is coping with [director] Baz [Luhrmann] which 3-D format thats used for drama, Leo told Access Hollywoods Billy Rose rose bush, while marketing his latest movie, J. Edgar, in La in the last weekend. Generally, you connect 3-D while using spectacle from this, but he wants to use 3-D to create emotional impact while using figures and almost put it to use like what it may be would rather immerse yourself in the theater production, Leo referred to. So Im getting a lot of fun with this particular. Plus, it's the great American novel. Im getting an enjoyable experience while using material certainly, he added. If the involves his current project, J. Edgar, Leo mentioned there's plenty that came him to representing this kind of historic, yet questionable, figure J. Edgar Hoover. What interested you in Hoover? Billy asked for Leo. He was always a very mysterious estimate American history. His personal existence was always shrouded in mystery I never could quite put my finger about it, the star mentioned. He was this bulldog figure, he was type of the facial skin in the FBI, he changed our country presently of great lawlessness where bank thieves were going from condition to condition gradually wrecking banks, becoming local heroes. He type of removed up everything mess he was creating this new federal police single-handedly. However, you will discover all people salacious gossips that you just discovered him too. So, it absolutely was thrilling to find out somebodys very specific undertake who J. Edgar Hoover was with one of these different cycles immediately of his career and the way he was this very ambitious youthful guy that created this police completely for the finish of his existence where he, you understand, increased to become political dinosaur and didnt adapt to the changing within our country, Leo found the final outcome. No matter the different opinions on Hoovers legacy, Leo mentioned he didnt go to whichever risk in working with the role. If there is a danger, In my opinion that that could be a thing that others might attribute with this character. But in my opinion, it absolutely was a no-brainer. Its like, how often do you are in a position to portray somebody using this much complexity and intrigue? Leo suggested. I'm speaking about, this individual stood a crock pot of numerous eccentricities and thats being an stars dream. Therefore I just examined it that perspective like how could I not play this character? he mentioned. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.