Charlie Sheen to Return for Wall Street 2

By Kevin Coll • September 8, 2009 • View Comments

Oliver Stone’s upcoming sequel will feature another familiar face from the original film. According to The New York Times, director Oliver Stone has revealed that Charlie Sheen will reprise his role of Bud Fox in Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps. Take a look at an excerpt from the article that features more plot details as well.

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

The rest of the cast includes Shia LaBeouf as Jake Moore, a young trader who is the fiancé of Gekko’s daughter, played by Carey Mulligan; Josh Brolin as the head of an investment bank; Frank Langella as Jake’s mentor; and Susan Sarandon as Jake’s mother. Charlie Sheen, who played the central role of Bud Fox, a young trader, in the original, will make a cameo in the sequel. Shooting for the film, which will be released by 20th Century Fox next April, begins this week in New York.

“We sort of started over with the story of a young man who is at the center of it, and how he needs Gordon Gekko’s help to navigate those waters,” said Alex Young, co-president of production at 20th Century Fox.

Oliver Stone discussed his return to the world of finance as well as much more in his great interview with the NY Times which you can read fully here.

The cast of the film seems really good and I am sad to not see Javier Bardem’s name off it as he was intially rumored for a role of the villain in the story, a role I am assuming is now Frank Langella’s or Josh Brolin and I am not sure which one. I have been somewhat skeptical of this project but with our US fiancial climate and a global economy, a lot has changed since Gekko was in “power” and that does make for an interesting story and for character development.

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Kevin is a film freak, just ask him something movie related and he lights up like a Christmas tree. Originally his destiny was to go to film school, hit LA and try and become the next big thing. Circumstances change but in college, he fell in love with writing. After several failed attempts in starting a legit and hip school online magazine for his university Kevin moved into the blogosphere for himself and began Kevin’s Rant which in 2007 morphed into Fused Film. Kevin has contributed articles on other sites like Geeks of Doom and FilmShaft, he has also been a guest on podcasts for MovieViral and The Film Feed at FS.Net. His favorite movie of all time is Empire Strikes Back, he loves his Chucks, he is an avid Stargate fan and classic rock is his music scene. Email him at: kcoll@fusedfilm.com Follow His Twitter: FusedFilm