Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Do We Really Want The "Wall Street" Movie Sequel?
Surprisingly, 20th Century Fox has announced yesterday that they are 'moving forward' with their sequel to the 1987 film, Wall Street.
The movie, which epitomized what it was like to be on Wall Street during those 'greed is good days', also created the character of Gordon Gekko. Michael Douglass has said that he will reprise his role as the main character if the script is good enough.
The project has also gone through some creative problems. The original script writer has been replaced by Allan Loeb, a former Chicago Board of Trade stockbroker. So you would think the new film would have an increasingly real sense of accuracy in the dialog. However, Loeb's prior work includes writing the movie 21 (not great) and Things We Lost In The Fire (what?), so I still have my reservations about him.
But setting aside the finer details about the film, is now the best time for this? A large part of the American public hates Wall Street, thinking that infamous address is the root of all evil and the cause of the dreaded financial bailout. And although the new movie won't come out for a another few years, maybe that more dire and informed economic climate would be a great receptor for this film? Perhaps the film can include current event reference and serve as an enlightened synopsis of why 'greed isn't always good'?
This title screen is so epic. Gives me chills every time I drive under that bridge. (more photos after the jump)
Suggestions for a new Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen), the young go-getter trying to impress Gordon? Shia LaBeouf appears to be young and potentially douche-y enough...or maybe not:
Hey check it out, it's Dr. Cox from Scrubs looking all dorky in this scene before he made it big. Good for him. Glancing at the subtitles maybe you can draw some parallels to the today's problems with 'easy credit'. Maybe this is a good time for this movie after all?
So what's your opinion? Are you excited about seeing Gordon Gekko back in the suspenders or would you rather they let the franchise rest in peace?
HollywoodReporter: Fox moves on Wall Street sequel, October 13, 2008
BusinessSheet: Gordon Gekko Making A Comeback -- Maybe, October 14, 2008
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It's not a franchise
It ain't a franchise until there's a sequel...
Lou Manheim
BRING IT BACK!!! The problem today is too much easy money, Nixon should never have taken us off the gold standard.
RIP
let the franchise rest. do a brand new movie (the crash is worthy of a dozen movies actualy, but not a sequel)
A Reminder
Bring the movie back. Not just because most of the fans want to see it but because people need to be reminded of what not to do.
Wall street II?
I agree with the majority of your reservations regarding the making of Wall Street - the sequel.
The dramatic message "greed is good" won't work as well in todays economic climate. The go-go eighties are in our rear view mirror. If you owned AIG stock throughout the last few months, the last thing you would want to see is Young Turks on screen driving Porsches and wearing the industry-standard Rolex.
Seriously, Hollywood should weigh its responsibility along with the rest of us to rebuild investor confidence and ensure that if this project does in fact go ahead, the characters are likeable annd the overall message is that in fact the markets are fair.
Aidan Doyle
Host/Producer
The On da Money Show
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