What a colourful and explosive way to start our morning, here’s the first trailer for Baz Luhrmann‘s take on The Great Gatsby.

The Romeo and Juliet/Moulin Rouge director has taken on the mammouth task of reinventing the classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald and if this trailer is anything to go by he’s done a great job.

Luhrmann is the king of the film adaption with both Romeo and Juliet and Moulin Rouge blowing audiences and film critics away and it looks like he’s set to follow suit with his take on The Great Gatsby.

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire, Isla Fisher and Joel Edgerton the film isn’t due to be released until December but no doubt this first trailer will be the start of a barrage of clips, images and extended previews.