Gemma Ward And Callan McAuliffe Cast In 'The Great Gatsby'

Briefly: Baz Luhrmann has added two more to his 3D film version of The Great Gatsby. (Why is this 3D, again?)

His take on the 'great American novel' by F. Scott Fitzgerald already features Leonardo DiCaprio as the wealthy Jay Gatsby; Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan, the object of Gatsby's unrequited love; Tobey Maguire as narrator Nick Carraway; Joel Edgerton as Daisy's husband, old-money dillweed Tom Buchanan; Isla Fisher as Myrtle, with whom Tom is having an affair; and Jason Clarke as George Wilson, Myrtle's husband.

Now Gemma Ward, who was recently seen as a mermaid in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, will play an undisclosed role, and Callan McAuliffe has signed on to play the young Jay Gatsby in a few scenes. Along with young Australian actress Elizabeth Debicki, who also recently signed on to play Nick Carraway's love interest, Jordan Baker, that makes a nice complement of Australian actors for this Long Island-set story. Not that I'm complaining; I've really warmed up to the idea of Edgerton playing Tom Buchanan. The 3D part on the other hand... well, not so much. [EW and Variety]