The glamour of The Great Gatsby was brought to life as the stars, producers and nearly 700 guests straight out of Gatsby’s mansion, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Jay-Z, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Macguire, Isla Fisher Jake Gyllenhaal, and director Baz Luhrmann all partied with Moët & Chandon at the after-party for the NY premiere of the film.
Leonardo was the first of the cast to arrive, causing a stir throughout the lobby as guests clamored for glasses of Moët & Chandon Imperial from a soaring Moët champagne tower, complete with a Gatsby flapper dancing on top holding an oversized bottle of Moët 1921 champagne. Stepping off the elevator, Leo gasped, “Wow!,” when he saw how his director, Baz Luhrmann, had transformed the iconic Plaza hotel into Gatsby’s mansion, pausing to admire the glowing Moët champagne tower before being ushered inside. Gatsby co-stars Carey Mulligan and Jake Gyllenhaal arrived together shortly after Leo, along with Carey’s husband, Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons.
Leonardo stuck to his VIP table throughout the night but ran up to greet friend Jay-Z, who arrived just after midnight, complete with a massive entourage. Guests crowded the entrance buzzing with the anticipation of Jay-Z’s arrival, but he and his entourage managed to sneak in through a side entrance and make their way past the crowd and into the party.
The celebration really kicked off with an amazing procession of Moët & Chandon champagne bottles, including vintage 1921 bottles of Moët & Chandon as seen throughout the film, The Great Gatsby. As flappers and Jazz dancers made their way through the crowd with sparklers and bottles of Moet, Carey Mulligan toasted with friends and paused to accept multiple compliments from guests walking past her table on her performance as Daisy in the film. Overall it was great to celebrate the highly anticipated film.