Gatsby’s Antagonist

The search for an actor to play Tom Buchanan in Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby has come to an end (Ben Affleck had the part, but dropped out to direct the political thriller Argo).

And, sorry to say, Bradley Cooper – we all know you wanted the role, but Luhrmann has gone and cast Aussie actor Joel Edgerton to play opposite Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan in the project.

The director reportedly found the virtual newcomer (he starred in last year’s celebrated Australian import Animal Kingdom) to be most credible for the part.

As you can see from the photo at right, taken on set, he certainly has the looks for it.

Photo: EW.com.