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Oliver Stone in for Fox's 'Wall Street' follow-up
Allan Loeb script pushes long-developing project forward
By Jay A. Fernandez and Borys Kit
April 28, 2009, 03:59 PM ET
Wall Street's all the rage again -- literally. And Oliver Stone has decided he has more to say about it.
Stone has just closed a deal with Fox to direct the follow-up to "Wall Street," now tentatively called "Wall Street 2." This would provide an unusual amount of continuity since Stone directed and co-wrote, with Stanley Weiser, the original 1987 exploration of the inner workings of the finance sector and its complicated relationship with greed.
Allan Loeb ("21," "The Baster") was hired to rewrite the long-developing project in the fall and has apparently turned in a script strong enough to corral Stone, who reportedly was very cool to the idea of a sequel. Ed Pressman, who produced the original film, is producing the follow-up, as well.
The CAA-repped Stone most recently directed the biopic "W.," and before that helmed the Sept. 11 disaster drama "World Trade Center," which itself was a kind of tragic bookend to "Wall Street's" greed-is-good mantra. The new "Wall Street" project, with its up-to-the-minute placement in the context of the current global financial mess, should provide Stone with an ample palette for his typically provocative cultural commentary.
The plot line for the new "Wall Street" iteration has not been divulged, but it will pick up with corporate raider Gordon Gekko, the character for which Michael Douglas won a best actor Oscar more than 20 years ago. Gekko's larger-than-life presence will once again loom over a younger upstart looking to navigate the shark-tank world of today's Wall Street.
Douglas has been interested for some time and has read the latest script. His involvement in the sequel is very likely, if not yet signed and sealed.
The Endeavor-repped actor last starred in the 2007 comedy, "King of California." Douglas co-stars in "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past," which opens Friday.
Oliver Stone in for Fox's 'Wall Street' follow-up
Allan Loeb script pushes long-developing project forward
By Jay A. Fernandez and Borys Kit
April 28, 2009, 03:59 PM ET
Wall Street's all the rage again -- literally. And Oliver Stone has decided he has more to say about it.
Stone has just closed a deal with Fox to direct the follow-up to "Wall Street," now tentatively called "Wall Street 2." This would provide an unusual amount of continuity since Stone directed and co-wrote, with Stanley Weiser, the original 1987 exploration of the inner workings of the finance sector and its complicated relationship with greed.
Allan Loeb ("21," "The Baster") was hired to rewrite the long-developing project in the fall and has apparently turned in a script strong enough to corral Stone, who reportedly was very cool to the idea of a sequel. Ed Pressman, who produced the original film, is producing the follow-up, as well.
The CAA-repped Stone most recently directed the biopic "W.," and before that helmed the Sept. 11 disaster drama "World Trade Center," which itself was a kind of tragic bookend to "Wall Street's" greed-is-good mantra. The new "Wall Street" project, with its up-to-the-minute placement in the context of the current global financial mess, should provide Stone with an ample palette for his typically provocative cultural commentary.
The plot line for the new "Wall Street" iteration has not been divulged, but it will pick up with corporate raider Gordon Gekko, the character for which Michael Douglas won a best actor Oscar more than 20 years ago. Gekko's larger-than-life presence will once again loom over a younger upstart looking to navigate the shark-tank world of today's Wall Street.
Douglas has been interested for some time and has read the latest script. His involvement in the sequel is very likely, if not yet signed and sealed.
The Endeavor-repped actor last starred in the 2007 comedy, "King of California." Douglas co-stars in "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past," which opens Friday.
