So I guess the hot new thing in Hollywood is to take your movies and delay the hell out of them.

I mean, GI Joe: Retaliation did it, so did Jack the Giant Killer and Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, and now joining the crew of pushed back movies is Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of The Great Gatsby.

We’ve previously featured the trailer for Gatsby here on blast-o-rama, but after some random decision making (I assume a dart board?) Warner Bros has decided to push it back until Summer 2013.

Here’s the press release:

BURBANK, CA, August 6, 2012 — Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures have moved the release date of “The Great Gatsby" to Summer 2013. The announcement was made today by Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution, and Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, President of International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.

In making the announcement, Fellman stated, “Based on what we’ve seen, Baz Luhrmann’s incredible work is all we anticipated and so much more. It truly brings Fitzgerald’s American classic to life in a completely immersive, visually stunning and exciting way. We think moviegoers of all ages are going to embrace it, and it makes sense to ensure this unique film reaches the largest audience possible.“

Kwan Vandenberg confirmed, “Baz is known for being innovative, but with this film he has done something completely unexpected—making it in 3D—while capturing the emotion, the intimacy, the power and the spectacle of the time. The responses we’ve had to some of the early sneak peeks have been phenomenal, and we think The Great Gatsby’ will be the perfect summer movie around the world.“

From the uniquely imaginative mind of writer/producer/director Baz Luhrmann comes the new big screen adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby. The filmmaker has created his own distinctive visual interpretation of the classic story, bringing the period to life in a way that has never been seen before, in a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role.

For those looking for high quality, Oscar level entertainment this Holiday season, movie goers will instead have to look toward Anna Karenina, Life of Pi, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Les Miserables, Zero Dark Thirty and Django Unchained.

…Ok, maybe it really is a stacked season for Oscar level movies. Good point, WB.