(RTTNews) - Isla Fisher has been pegged for a role in a film rendition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic "The Great Gatsby." The Australian actress may star as Myrtle, who, in the book, is engaged in a lusty yet tragic affair with Tom Buchanan. The latter character was previously supposed to be played by Ben Affleck, but he has since stepped down from the role to direct "Argo."
"The Great Gatsby" takes place during the roaring 1920s when the American economy was on the up-and-up and Prohibition was in force.
Leonardo DiCaprio has agreed to play the film's lead (Jay Gatsby); Tobey Maguire will star as Nick Carraway, the novel's narrator. Carey Mulligan will play Gatsby's love interest, Daisy Buchanan.
Warner Bros. is producing and are looking to start filming sometime this summer. It will be directed by another Australian native, Baz Luhrmann.
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