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New ‘Great Gatsby’ Trailer: Boogie to Beyoncé

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The Great Gatsby may tell a story that was set in the Roaring Twenties, but it’s also a Baz Luhrmann film, so there should never have been any doubt that it was going to be packed to the brim with music from some of today’s most famous artists. Want to get a taste of what it has in store, sonically? Well, you’re in luck, because this new trailer for the film shows some of the music off. It features a track that teams up Beyoncé and Andre 3000, new stuff from Lana Del Rey, and a contribution from Florence and the Machine, all packed into a little over two and a half minutes.

The music that Luhrmann hired producer Jay Z to put together for the film isn’t the only thing this new trailer shows off either. The ads we’ve seen up to this point have hinted at what F. Scott Fitzgerald’s legendary story is all about, but mostly they’ve focused on showing off the visual style of Luhrmann. This new trailer digs much deeper into the Gatsby’s pursuit of married woman Daisy Buchanan, and it does a great job of selling how passionate their indiscretions are, and how dangerous the consequences their infidelities are likely to become.

If you’ve been on the fence about going to see a 3D interpretation of a classic bit of literature, maybe this is the ad that will bring you around. Luhrmann has more to offer than just glittery visuals and loud noises—he also knows how to sink his teeth into melodrama and bleed it for all the schadenfreude it’s worth.

Gatsby is set for release on May 10th. [Warner Bros.]


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