{"id":48,"date":"2007-08-30T13:48:00","date_gmt":"2007-08-30T17:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=48"},"modified":"2018-12-09T01:11:57","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T06:11:57","slug":"greed-is-good-again-wall-street-sequel-in-the-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2007\/08\/30\/greed-is-good-again-wall-street-sequel-in-the-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Greed Is Good Again: WALL STREET Sequel In The Works"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gordon Gecko, the slick inside trader\/anti-hero of Oliver Stone’s Wall Street<\/strong> (1987) may be gracing cinema screens once again, according to an interview with the film’s producer Ed Pressman in the West Australian.<\/p>\n

Pressman has been working with screenwriter Stephen Schiff in developing a story that not only returns the character to the big screen, but reflects the changes in world business that have occurred over the last quarter century. He said-<\/p>\n

Wall Street<\/strong> was New York-centric. Today the markets are much more global, hence the title of the new film, Money Never Sleeps<\/strong>\u2026 The new film will be based in New York, in London, in the United Arab Emirates and in an Asian country. We\u2019ve pretty well worked out the inter-personal relationships between the characters. We\u2019re now talking about the business events.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Portrayed by Michael Douglas, Gecko embodied all that director Oliver Stone saw as wrong in corporate America. Of course, Gecko\u2019s over-the-top ambition and drive didn\u2019t stop him from becoming a hero to many. As Pressman explains-<\/p>\n

That\u2019s his appeal. Gekko is larger than life. His appetites are large. The audience enjoys a vicarious pleasure of seeing a world they would never be part of. In a funny way Wall Street<\/strong> was like The Godfather<\/strong> in that the real mob began dressing and behaving like characters in the movie. After Wall Street<\/strong> people started wearing suspenders (braces) like Michael.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And what has happened to Gecko since audiences last saw him being betrayed by his prot\u00e9g\u00e9 Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) to rival Sir Larry Wildman (Terence Stamp)? Pressman reveals that much like real life trader Michael Milkin, whom the character of Gecko is partly based on, Gecko has done a stretch in prison for his illegal activities, but upon release has donated much time and money to charity work. Pressman hints, though, \u201ca leopard doesn\u2019t change its spots, despite appearances.\u201d<\/p>\n

Via Film Ick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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