Last month, we got our first look at Oliver Stone’s Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps and the return of Gordon Gecko. Now there’s a longer, international trailer that sheds light on the film’s plot.
The first trailer very effectively showed us Douglas stepping back into the world, noting the changing times (hey! giant cell phone!), and taking on a protege. But it didn’t really tell us anything about the story. Was Gecko a good guy now, as script rumors have suggested? Would the film have any of the same bite?
From the looks of this, I’d say that first question is still (thankfully) unanswered, and the answer to the second one is yes, it probably will. If that’s the case, you can thank Michael Douglas who shines brighter in these few minutes of footage than he has in any of his most recent films. I’ve missed the edge and bite of a malicious Douglas, and although Gecko might be a changed man, he doesn’t seem like he’s necessarily a ‘good’ one, which makes sense.
How will this go over in the current economic climate where corporate corruption is commonplace? Who knows, but the strength of this trailer is that it hints the film will be more of a thriller than the original, and that might indeed be a good thing.
I’m still not sold on Shia, but Carey Mulligan as Douglas’ daughter is promising, and Langella and Brolin are welcome in any movie.
Check it out below:
More of a thriller? From the looks of whom they casted as the second leading man its gonna be a quirky comedic film with bits of drama. Trailer shows signs of high romantic conflict..What does daddy think of Shia being with his daughter? Whats new on the Wall St.? We shall see. I did happen to walk thru the set of this film daily in NY..must say the sign out front of the building was well constructed…