Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps
Wall Street 2, is the 20th Century Fox sequel to the 1987 drama Wall Street. The sequel is tentatively titled Money Never Sleeps, and is expected to be released in April 2010.Telegraph: Michael Douglas and Oliver Stone Reunite (April 29, 2009)
Michael Douglas, who won an Oscar for his portrayal of Gordon Gekko, returns to reprise his role in the sequel. Oliver Stone, the director of Wall Street has also signed on to the production. Shia LaBeouf has been cast to play an ambitious young trader who falls under the influence of Gekko, similar to Charlie Sheen's character, Bud Fox, in the original film.Guardian: Shia LaBeouf to Join Michael Douglas on Wall Street 2 (April 29, 2009) Making a cameo appearance are Donald Trump, Charlie Sheen and Jim Cramer host of Mad Money. NY Post: Gekko, after being released from jail, will presumably have a chat with Trump on the Lower East Side at Tommy Guns Salon.[1]
Oliver Stone is co-producer of WS2. Read and listen to what he had to say in this NYTimes interview
Michael Douglas Vanity Fair interview
Lunch is for Wimps
- Wall Street ended with Gordon Gekko facing prison for insider trading after he was exposed by his apprentice, Bud Fox. Gekko. Stanley Weiser, the Wall Street screenwriter, was not pleased that real-life traders viewed Gekko as more of a hero than a villain.
In the sequel, two decades after the original, Gekko has just been released from prison, on parole and is back in business. Micheal Douglas, now 64, described Gordon Gekko as "a great, old-fashioned villain" whose moral outlook is unaffected by his incarceration. Douglas commented on his character saying, "I don't think he's much different. He's just had more time to think about what to do."Telegraph: Michael Douglas and Oliver Stone Reunite (April 29, 2009)
- News
Wall Street release date has been pushed back from April to September.
Wall Street 2 - Money Never Sleeps -Trailer #2
Wall Street 2 - Money Never Sleeps -Trailer #2
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Tentative title
Money Never Sleeps
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In the wake of the financial crisis, a 20th Century Fox spokesman said, "we need to keep the storyline under wraps, but it's literally ripped from today's headlines"Telegraph: Michael Douglas and Oliver Stone Reunite (April 29, 2009)
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Revolves around Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas) as he attempts to re-establish himself in the banking world after he has been released from prisonTelegraph: Michael Douglas and Oliver Stone Reunite (April 29, 2009)
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Gekko's "Greed is good" became a catchphrase and a symbol of the mentality of the 1980sTelegraph: Michael Douglas and Oliver Stone Reunite (April 29, 2009)
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