Attention little monsters! Although it looks like while we won’t be getting the Christmas gift of Baz Luhrmann’s remake of “The Great Gatsby,” there is one more reason to bear the wait until the film’s release next May – and it’s enough to make you go Gaga.
According to our friends over at HitFix, cast member Adelaide Clemens recently broke some news, accidentally – that the soundtrack for the film could potentially include the likes of Lady Gaga and Prince.
“Some pretty huge artists have approached Baz and are writing songs for the film,” Clemens stated. “I don’t think Warner Bros. are going to turn down Prince and Lady Gaga knocking down your door.”
Doubtful indeed. It would be an interesting collaboration for the adaptation of the 1920s F. Scott Fitzgerald classic, but as anyone who is familiar with Baz Lurhmann’s previous work knows, he has a penchant for modernizing through music. From his first flick with Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes in 1996’s “Romeo + Juliet” to the beloved 2001 musical “Moulin Rouge,” Luhrmann has continuously surprised audiences with his use of current and classic hits (everything from Radiohead to Madonna) to ensnare audiences of all ages. To be honest, I’m still trying to get the image of a mustached and robust Jim Broadbent belting “Like a Virgin” out of my head.
Luhrmann seems to be following suit with “Gatsby,” as evidenced by the decadent and enticing first trailer released a few months ago set to the tunes of Jay-Z and Kanye West’s “No Church in the Wild” and Jack White’s U2 cover of “Love is Blindness.”
Could it be this boundless attitude that has attracted Gaga and Prince to the project? While Prince is no stranger to successful soundtracks, having contributed to “Batman” in 1989 and “Happy Feet” in 2006, this would be Lady Gaga’s first outing in the original soundtrack world. But don’t worry, we’re thinking the current queen of originality won’t have too many problems.