Stone, LaBeouf Trade In "Wall" Sequel
By Garth Franklin Wednesday April 29th 2009 07:15AM
Stone, LaBeouf Trade In "Wall" Sequel
Oliver Stone has just closed a deal with 20th Century Fox to direct "Wall Street 2", the follow-up to Stone's 1987 drama with Michael Douglas returning to his signature role of Gordon Gekko reports the trades.
The story will pick up with corporate raider Gordon Gekko's larger-than-life presence looming over a younger upstart looking to navigate the shark-tank world of today's currently in crisis Wall Street. Shia LaBeouf is in talks to take on the younger role.
Allan Loeb ("21," "The Baster") was hired to rewrite the long-developing project last Fall and turned in a script strong enough to nab Stone who, up until that point, wasn't keen on the idea of a sequel.
The original 1987 feature explored the inner workings of the finance sector and came to be seen as the archetypal portrayal of 1980's excess with its "greed is good' motto.
A little over twenty years on and with the world in a financial crisis due to the unregulated greed of Wall Street this past decade, Stone's skill with cultural commentary makes this project seem surprisingly contemporary.
Production aims to begin this Summer.
http://www.darkhoriz...in-wall-sequel/
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Started by Timothy, Apr 29 2009 08:07 AM
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Posted 29 April 2009 - 12:21 PM
This has been kicked around for years, I hope they don't fuck it up!!!!
So many sequels do a disservice to the awesome original. This has lots of potential to do great things. I am keeping my fingers crossed.
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Posted 30 April 2009 - 02:30 PM
Have you seen Charlie's acting latley?? Thank god he isn't in this at the moment.
The did try and do this a couple of years ago with C but never could get rolling.
Has he even been in any movies? I'd still put money that ole Charlie could pull it out.
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Posted 30 April 2009 - 02:32 PM
You Commie, Homo Loving Sons of Guns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted 30 April 2009 - 02:39 PM
Yea, that guy is a mess but still a lot of messes still manage to pull off some good acting stints.
I still can't imagine Shia as some type of Wall Street tycoon. Seriously, though----if they make this film now won't it be more depressing than entertaining? What are they gonna do with it? Throw in a Ponzi scheme and show a bunch of former traders in soup kitchens?
I'm sure everyone will be dying to pay money for a film like this after losing their life savings and all.
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