The Return of Gordon Gekko

Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps is the sequel to Wall Street and Vanity Fair has a clip as Annie Leibovitz photographs Michael Douglas in conjunction with the film.



Here's VF's attempt at decoding what the film will be about:

When Gekko comes out of prison, in the beginning of this movie, he essentially has to redefine himself,” says Stone. “He’s looking for that second chance.”

He gets it in a plot that pivots around Shia LaBeouf as Jacob “Jake” Moore, a hungry young hedge-funder who is dating Gekko’s estranged daughter, Winnie, played by Carey Mulligan. Jake believes that his boss, Bretton James, played by the omnipresent Josh Brolin, has somehow had a hand in the death of Jake’s mentor. Gekko agrees to aid the fresh-faced Jake in his plans for revenge.

Yes, the world has changed, but can Gordon Gekko? Douglas, for one, is playing things coy. “Gekko couldn’t manipulate the markets like he did back then,” he says. “It’s so big, so huge, that to be a minor player you need to be a major bank.” Or want to be. Hmm.

Uh, fact check: In Wall Street, Gekko didn't "manipulate markets". He was a takeover artist and inside trader.

More Details On 'Wall Street' Sequel

As if Henry Paulson and Ben Bernanke are not enough entertainment, FOX is fast tracking a 'Wall Street' sequel.

Michael Douglas will return as Gordon Gekko, according to Variety. Bud Fox is history.

Allan Loeb will write the screenplay. In addition to screenwriting, Loeb is a licensed stockbroker who once worked at the Chicago Board of Trade.

Gordon Gekko Is Back

Rupert Murdoch's 20th Century Fox plans to prodouce a sequel to the movie "Wall Street".

According to the New York Times, "Edward R. Pressman, who produced the original movie...reached an agreement with Fox this week to develop a sequel in which Mr. Douglas will resume his machinations on a global scale in the hedge-fund era. Mr. Pressman declined to say more about the plot. But the title, he said, will be Money Never Sleeps, after one of Gekko’s guiding principles in the first film, written by Stanley Weiser and Mr. Stone."