Oliver Stone to direct Wall Street 2

Posted on April 30, 2009
Filed Under Actors, Directors, Rumors, Sequel

It’s time for some serious sequel-news! One of the most successful films of the 80′s was undoubtely Oliver Stone’s “Wall Street.” And now, roughly 20 years later, it’s time for the sequel. Apparently Oliver Stone has just closed a deal with 20th Century Fox to direct “Wall Street 2″, the follow-up to his 1987 drama with Michael Douglas returning to his signature role of Gordon Gekko reports Dark Horizons.

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. In the sequel 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. Rumor has it that Shia LaBeouf is in talks to take on the younger role.

Writer Allan Loeb 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.

Production aims to begin this Summer. Gekko is larger than life. It will be a real treat to see Michael portrait him again. Can’t wait!

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