Oliver Stone and Shia LaBeouf Take on 'Wall Street' Sequel
Filed under: Drama, Deals, Remakes and Sequels
Gordon Gekko has been planning his comeback since 2007, when word hit that the man was getting out of jail and getting a new Wall Street movie called Money Never Sleeps, with Michael Douglas returning to his role. At that time Oliver Stone, the co-writer and director of the original, was not being swayed by Douglas' begging, and had given a big fat NO to the idea. When the movie was fast-tracked last October, he still wasn't interested, and that wasn't really surprising ... but something seems to have changed.MSNBC reports that not only is Douglas reprising his role, but that 20th Century Fox spokesman Gregg Brilliant says that Stone is on-board. He went on to say: "We need to keep the story line under wraps, but it's literally ripped from today's headlines. It's going to be very big and very cool." Apparently, big and cool enough to lure back Mr. Stone. In addition to Stone, Entertainment Weekly tells us Shia LaBeouf is in negotiations to play a young stock trader in the film.
Does the filmmaker's inclusion help your interest in the film? What about LaBeouf? I must say, for me, it's not so much the fact that Stone's involved, but the why -- is he simply getting a sweet paycheck, or was he lured in by a story we'd actually want to see? Could this be a sequel project that's actually worthy? It'd be a nice change.
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4-29-2009 @ 9:24AM
icandigthat said...
If Shia is in it it's most likely something i don't want to see. That guy ruins every movie he's in with his stuttering...err....acting.
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4-29-2009 @ 10:59AM
tester said...
I am all for making movies that are 'ripped from the headlines', but I want it to be entertaining, not a reminder of corruption and troubling times.
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4-29-2009 @ 1:29PM
Astin said...
Based on Stone's past, I'd guess they sold him on the idea of it being topical, important, and a kick the ass of the establishment or something. And paid him lots of money.
If it's relevant and ripped from the headlines, it's all about CDOs and MBSes and the collapse of Wall Street due to its greed and the government's blind eye that allowed it all to happen. Hey, "Greed is good" still fits on Wall Street, and Gekko would be in his element with the latest run-up.
Now they just have to make it interesting.
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4-29-2009 @ 2:12PM
alison said...
in my opinion the original hasn't held up well -it's really more gaudy and thin than extravagant and dynamic, stone's relevance possibly less so. it's hard to imagine this being very good.
that being said, i hope they bring back josh mostel.
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4-29-2009 @ 2:40PM
juwan808 said...
I haven't been blown away by anything Stone has done in awhile. As far as I'm concerned his Oscar well has run dry and he needs a new hit. I'm still pissed at him anyway because he ripped off Gordon Parks and won the Oscar for Platoon. But I did like the original Wall Street and I hope the sequal is good, but I'm not holding my breath. Michael Douglas has been MIA ever since he got married to Ms thang, and he needs a hit too. We'll see.
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7-24-2009 @ 1:58PM
ussa said...
If Oliver Stone had any courage he would take on the federal reserve and the major banks who committed massive fraud and conducted a de facto financial coup of this country.
But no, Stone will go after the people calling out the corruption. Typical.
After wasting money on W, why see another poorly made, crap story, Stone directed movie about Wall Street.
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