I know what you’re thinking: How on earth is Hov connected to a literary classic? Well apparently Australian movie director, Baz Luhrmann, has been using Jay-Z’s music to help break the ice on the set of the highly-anticipated adaptation of “The Great Gatsby.” Pretty cool, huh? More details below!
“On my first day he had Jay-Z pumped up full, and we did the entire scene with, you know, Jay-Z in our ear on full blast while acting, and it was just so liberating,” Isla Fischer told MTV’s Josh Horowitz on the set of her next movie, “Now You See Me.”
Fisher, who plays Myrtle in the film, said Luhrmann “understands actors” and how “exposed” they feel. That’s great and all, but she doesn’t say what Jay-Z song was playing. Come on, Isla! (Fingers crossed it was “Heart of the City,” just because.)
Unfortunately, Hova and Fitz-y (we’re tight) won’t get juxtaposed in finished “Great Gatsby” film; the Jay-Z stunt was just for rehearsal. Too bad, since Luhrmann is known for mixing his current pop-culture obsessions with classic period settings (see also: “Moulin Rouge!” and “Romeo + Juliet”).
Starring Fisher, as well as Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire and Joel Edgerton, “The Great Gatsby” hits theaters on Christmas Day.
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