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Warner Bros. has cancelled its plans to release The Great Gatsby on Christmas Day 2012. Instead, the movie has now been shuffled to an unspecified date sometime in the summer of 2013.

The studio put a positive spin on the move, suggesting that its test screening responses have been positive, but no definitive reason for the move was given.

The first trailer for Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of The Great Gatsby has arrived:

It turns out that Ben Affleck won't star in Luhrmann's Great Gatsby because it conflicts with the shooting schedule of his next directoral project, a political thriller titled Argo.

Confessions of a Shopaholic star Isla Fisher is now in talks to join the production. If a deal can be reached, the redhead Aussie would play Myrtle Wilson, the mistress of Tom Buchanan.

Ben Affleck's people are talking with the Gatzby production to see if a schedule can be worked out. The actor and director of The Town already has set plans to direct his third feature, a political thriller called Argo, in September. Luhrmann's Gatzby film is eyed to begin production in August, putting that movie at odds with Affleck's timetable.

If things can be worked out Affleck would play Tom Buchanan, the rich husband to Carey Mulligan's Daisy.

Baz Luhrmann has given word that Carey Mulligan has been cast in the role of Daisy Buchanan. The director told Deadline the news, sharing a photo of the actress that was taken from her recent audition.

"Regarding the role of Daisy Buchanan, I was privileged to explore the character with some of the world's most talented actresses, each one bringing their own particular interpretation, all of which were legitimate and exciting," the filmmaker told the site. "However, specific to this particular production of The Great Gatsby I was thrilled to pick up the phone an hour ago to the young Oscar-nominated British actress Carey Mulligan and say to her: 'Hello, Daisy Buchanan.'" [Full story]