This is just the kind of photograph I want hanging in my office, if I ever have an office, and if I ever have a mentor or protégé willing to stand/sit beside me for a professional photo that conveys what an air of dignity we have in this office since I’ve been working there.

Guitar jammin’ and Shia LeBeouf cruising around on a motorcycle? It must be Wall Street 2: Wall Street Is So Fucking Badass !

And her name is Carey Mulligan, who's sure to at least garner an Oscar nod for her tremendous performance in An Education this year… Now she's shooting the Wall Street playing Winnie Gekko, Gordon Gekko's (played by Michael Douglas)…

Both Shia LeBeouf and his girlfriend/co-star Carey Mulligan looked sullen as they walked solo to the New York set of Wall Street 2 yesterday. Maybe they were just getting into character to shoot a scene where their characters get…

But does he have the same "greed is good" message as before? This must've been quite a moment for Shia LaBeouf! Taking direction from Oliver Stone while standing next to Michael Douglas on the set of Wall Street 2:…

Good news, Susan Saran-fans (as you call yourselves)! The 62-year-old actress has been cast as Shia LaBeouf’s mother in Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps , and it sounds like Michael Douglas will be kissin’ her: Sarandon will play the mother of a young Wall Street trader (Shia LaBeouf) who falls under the seductive influence of Gordon Gekko. Michael Douglas and Frank Langella also star. Production begins next month in New York. So Sarandon will have birthed 23-year-old LaBeouf at age 39? I suppose that plays, so long as they add an updated quote where Gekko says, “Greed is good. As are the wonders of modern fertility drugs.” Susan Sarandon goes to ‘Wall Street 2′ [Variety]

It's not a cigar, but with that cigareet and the coat and tie, it looks like Shia's already getting into character for his next film, Oliver Stone's sequel to Wall Street! Shia's already raised some hell here in Hollywood,…

Now we’re talking! Javier Bardem will bring Anton Chigurh, his character from No Country for Old Men , roaring back to life in the sequel to Oliver Stone’s Wall Street . The hired assassin with the funny haircut will stalk financial company executives, using a fire extinguisher to put the fear of God into those heartless suits who stole America’s money and refuse to give an accounting for their actions. Unfortunately — at least to my way of thinking — that’s not quite how the Wall Street sequel will play out, but it’s not that far from the truth, either. Instead of playing a bad guy who sets things straight, Bardem will, in fact, play “a stock-shorting worldwide hedge fund manager,” according to Nikki Finke at Deadline Hollywood Daily . He is the villain of the piece, held responsible for the suicide of the hero’s mentor. UPDATE : Nikki Finke clarifies today (via Fox) that Bardem is not onboard … yet … though that’s who they want for the role. Filed under: Drama , Casting , Deals , 20th Century Fox , Remakes and Sequels Continue reading Javier Bardem Joins ‘Wall Street’ Sequel Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Gordon Gekko has been planning his comeback since 2007, when word hit that the man was getting out of jail and getting a new Wall Street movie called Money Never Sleeps , with Michael Douglas returning to his role. At that time Oliver Stone , the co-writer and director of the original, was not being swayed by Douglas’ begging, and had given a big fat NO to the idea. When the movie was fast-tracked last October , he still wasn’t interested, and that wasn’t really surprising … but something seems to have changed. MSNBC reports that not only is Douglas reprising his role, but that 20th Century Fox spokesman Gregg Brilliant says that Stone is on-board. He went on to say: “We need to keep the story line under wraps, but it’s literally ripped from today’s headlines. It’s going to be very big and very cool.” Apparently, big and cool enough to lure back Mr. Stone. In addition to Stone, Entertainment Weekly tells us Shia LaBeouf is in negotiations to play a young stock trader in the film. Does the filmmaker’s inclusion help your interest in the film? What about LaBeouf? I must say, for me, it’s not so much the fact that Stone’s involved, but the why — is he simply getting a sweet paycheck, or was he lured in by a story we’d actually want to see? Could this be a sequel project that’s actually worthy? It’d be a nice change. Filed under: Drama , Deals , Remakes and Sequels Permalink | Email this | Comments

Given the current economic crisis, Michael Douglas says now is a better time than ever to make a sequel to his 1987 hit Wall Street . “It will be really fun and, it’s a perfect time,” he said on Wednesday’s Ellen DeGeneres Show . See celebs who are bringing back 80s style On Wednesday, it was announced that Douglas will reprise his role as greedy corporate raider Gordon Gekko. Oliver Stone — who directed the original drama — has signed on again to helm the sequel, which has the working title Wall Street 2 . “They had another title, Money Never Sleeps , and then Oliver Stone, who directed the first one, read the new script and said I want to do it and we’re going to call it Wall Street 2 ,” Douglas said. See how closely these stars resemble the real-life people they play on the big screen The sequel will follow Douglas’ character Gekko, who was a symbol of Wall Street corruption during the boom era of the 1980s. “It starts up a couple years ago. Gordon Gekko has just got out of jail, and we kind of deal with all the issues that are going on now,” said Douglas, who won a Best Actor Oscar for his role more than 20 years ago. “It’s an excellent script. I’m really excited about it.” See today’s top celeb news photos The sequel is scheduled to start shooting this summer. Shia LaBeouf is in talks to costar with Douglas, according to Variety . On DeGeneres’ show, Douglas was mum about casting, but promised, “There’s going to be some exciting casting news coming up in the next couple of weeks, which I can’t say yet.”