Wall Street

[FromTheSouth]

Fox News reports (story by AP)

LOS ANGELES — Michael Douglas and Oliver Stone may try to tell us that greed is still good with a sequel to their 1987 hit "Wall Street."

Douglas is reprising his role as Gordon Gekko and Stone is on board again to direct the sequel, which for now has the working title "Wall Street 2," said 20th Century Fox spokesman Gregg Brilliant.

Brilliant said the project is timely and relevant given the state of the world.

"We need to keep the story line under wraps, but it's literally ripped from today's headlines," Brilliant said. "It's going to be very big and very cool."

With the economy and financial markets in a tailspin, it will be different times for Douglas' Gekko. In the original film, corporate raider Gekko was a symbol of Wall Street greed and corruption during the boom era of the 1980s.

Gekko has endured because audiences give him the "same kind of respect we've got for the great white shark," Douglas said in an interview Friday with Associated Press Television News for his upcoming life-achievement award from the American Film Institute.

"He's a villain. Gordon Gekko is a great, old-fashioned villain," Douglas said. "And, interestingly enough, if you look at most actors' careers, their biggest achievement, not necessarily success, but (achievement), is playing a bad guy."

Academy Awards voters agreed. Douglas earned the best-actor Oscar for Gekko.

The sequel is scheduled to start shooting this summer. Edward Pressman, who produced "Wall Street," also is back for the sequel, while Allan Loeb ("21") wrote the screenplay.

Sequels are never as good as the original, but this has promise. I loved the original. I speculate here, but I imagine Gordon Gekko will misuse his bailout money somehow.

My favorite part of this movie is that there is no mention of Charlie Sheen. He was great in the original, but has become a caricature of himself, and I would have a hard time taking him seriously, no matter how well he acted.

Gekko was the breakout character from that movie anyway. His speech at the Teldar annual meeting was amazing. I still agree that greed is good, and I can't wait to see what trouble his greed gets him into this time.

I am excited for this, anyone else feel the same?

 

[jmt225]

I really think with the way the ecomeny is right now, the film could turn out to be just as good as the first, if written correctly. Allan Loeb's only two films though are 21 and Things We Lost in a Fire and I thought both movies were crap, so I'm not so sure if he'd be able to pull of a screenplay that could ever live up to the potential this sequel truly has.

But I'm still excited for it nevertheless. I loved the first Wall Street and I think Michael Douglas has it in him to return as Gordon Gekko and make him as awesome as ever. I'll definitely be at the theaters to see this one.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

I'd be more excited if Oliver Stones last film wasn't shit, the film before that wasn't shit and the film before that wasn't Alexander.

What has Michael Douglas done lately? It sounds to me it's just a cash in.

 

[jmt225]

New news on this I thought people would like to read:

In the sequel, Gekko (Michael Douglas) has served his prison sentence and is warning everyone about the fall of Wall Street. No one is listening to him so he devotes himself to mending his relationship with his estranged daughter.

Shia LaBeouf plays an ambitious, young Wall Street trader who is engaged to Gekko's daughter.

When Shia's mentor unexpectedly kills himself, he suspects that a hedge fund manager (Bardem) is responsible. Shia seeks revenge on Bardem's character and asks Gekko for help. Gekko agrees in return for help reconciling with his daughter.

The film spans from June 2008 to the federal bail out.

I think it's shaping up quite nicely, if you ask me. The story looks great.

A lot of people will bitch about Shia LaBeouf being cast because people on the 'net just hate the guy since becoming on of the biggest stars in film. But I'm a fan. I thought he made the first Transformers good with his comedic delivery ('cause God knows the action in that film was absolute shit); while not a great movie I still enjoyed Disturbia and Shia carried that entire film; Holes is probably the best live action Disney movie I've ever seen; and Shia was fucking great in A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints. So, yeah... I think he'll do quite well in this.

And of course, Javier Bardem is Javier Bardem. When people bitch about Shia LaBeouf, they'll still nut themselves over Javier Bardem being in the film.

 

[X]

Of course Shia LaBeouf got this role, why wouldn't he? I actually kind of like him, he's not half as bad as people say he is. Michael Douglas...well the man's career isn't even a shadow of it's former self anymore, the man at this point is basically on the B-List. He's still pretty good though.

As for Wall Street 2...first off, it needs to be called something besides "Wall Street 2" because that title is just terrible. It's got the original director on board, so that's always a plus for a sequel. But to be honest Stone has produced some utter turds over the last decade or so. W. was good, but completely overhyped and overrated, Alexander was awful with the occasional flash of brilliance, World Trade Center was garbage. His last great movie was Any Given Sunday.

Javier Bardem being involved is the biggest plus I can think of though, and in all honesty will probably sell this film to more people then Douglas or Sheen ever could. It will definately add more respectability to the Academy voters atleast.

I'll see it, but I'm not sure if I'll see it in theaters. May wait on this one for DVD.