Wall Street Sequel Gets Stoned and LaBeoufed

Never thought much would come out of Money Never Sleeps, the in-development sequel to Oliver Stone's Wall Street. This despite the fact that Michael Douglas signed on to reprise his Oscar-winning role of ice-blooded bastard Gordon Gekko last year.

To be honest, it wasn't until the good folks at Latino Review did their (quiet-awesome) video script review that I began to take any real notice of the project. Check it out here if you haven't already.

Now comes official word from 20th Century Fox, that the film now re-titled Wall Street 2 is a go. And surprisingly enough (in a good way, mind you!), Stone himself has agreed to direct the film. Also in the mix is Shia LaBeouf whose currently "in talks" to play the lead opposite Douglas' Gekko.

Now some will argue that Stone is only doing this because last year's W. bombed. Seriously who didn't fucking think that would tank?

The way I see it, LaBeouf stands to gain the most from this. He's a likeable actor and what not. But he seriously needs to headline a successful film that doesn't involve special effects, running a lot and/or has the name Steven Spielberg listed in the credits.