Leonardo DiCaprio & Tobey Maguire on ‘Gatsby’ Chemistry and Real-Life Friendship

*Updated January 2026

Leonardo DiCaprio stars in Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of The Great Gatsby. In the film, the actor plays Jay Gatsby, a fabulous party-giving man with a mysterious past. He comes out of nowhere to buy a mansion on Long Island, sitting directly across the bay from his one true obsession, the now-married Daisy Buchanan. Read More