Tuesday, October 14

• Gordon Gekko a Free Man Again

  O.G. white-collar crime lords Ivan Boesky and Michael Milken served less than two years each for their insider-trading transgressions, but apparently Gordon Gekko, the fictional star of Oliver Stone's classic mid-1980s period piece, Wall Street, got dealt a much tougher hand than his real-life counterparts. With Wall Street's latest meltdown generating interest in a Wall Street sequel, Variety is reporting that 20th Century Fox is moving forward with the picture, and that the plot "will again center on Gordon Gekko, who has recently been sprung from prison..." Key word, of course, being "recently." Twenty years for SEC violations?!? First order of business for Gekko upon release: Retain new legal counsel!

  
  

  Posted 10/14/2008 by reelz

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Wednesday, May 9

• Looks like greed really is good.

  Drunken stockbrokers everywhere rejoice! According to our friends at Yahoo! news, after 20 years of waiting, a sequel to Wall Street is on the filming docket.

  Yes, indeed, Mr. Typecast-as-the-white-collar-man-who-engages-in-inappropriate-sex himself, Michael Douglas will be reprising his role as Gordon Gecko, who evidently now works in the world of hedge fundery. The sequel is to be called Money Never Sleeps, which anyone who has peered into their wallet at 2AM knows is very true.

  Conspiracy theorist Oliver Stone, who directed Wall Street, will not be directing the sequel. He is probably too busy compiling his masterpiece Alexander 34: Please Love Me.

  
  

  Posted 05/09/2007 by Heather

  Related: Michael Douglas | Wall Street