Aptly titled “Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps,” Oliver Stone is set to shoot the sequel to his movie that glorified excessive greed to some, Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas). To others it was a warning of the toll trading can take on an unwitting stock broker Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen).
Stone laments how the first film resonated with today’s Wall Streeters.
“I can’t tell you how many young people have come up to me in these years and said, ‘I went to Wall Street because of that movie,’” says Stone.
The upcoming sequel to the 1987 classic features the return of Michael Douglas in the role that made him… well him. Supporting actors include Shia LeBeouf, Josh Brolin, Susan Sarandon and Frank Langella.
It is interesting to note that Jim Cramer of CNBC’s “Mad Money” will make an appearance in the film. One wonders if this is his civic duty that Jon Stewart commanded of him earlier this year.
The full article can be found at the NY Times.com, “Oliver Stone Returns to Wall Street for a Sequel.”
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