I’m pretty sure the last time I saw Wall Street was in Boiler Room. So, even figuring that in, it’s been a while. Be that as it may, however, I did just catch the international trailer for Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, which is currently over at The Sun.
This will mark one of the longer spans between franchise installments, and I hope it goes better than more recent long-awaited returns we’ve had. But considering the events of the last two years on Wall Street, the timing couldn’t be more appropriate. It seems that scandal is just as cyclical as fashion and music, which sucks, take it from a current homeowner.
Anyway, Mr. Douglas is a little (okay a lot) grayer, but the Gekko presence is still undeniably there. I especially liked the cell phone gag to remind just how long it’s really been. This time around, Shia is making with the young star du jour thing previously held down by Charlie in the first film. I wonder if there’s a chance we’ll catch him in Hot Shots: Trifecta somewhere down the road. Perhaps after Transformers 17?
If greed is good, it isn’t good in this instance, because the Sun was greedy with the embed code for the trailer, so you’ll have to click the picture to go over to the home page and check it out. Man, that is so last decade.
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps opens in the US on April 23rd.
Thanks to Brian, CHUD’s official news day trader, for the tip.
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When I saw the trailer in theaters it took me a second to realize it wasn't another Blues Brothers film
Is it an industry rule that international trailers are required to be five to ten times better than the domestic… Even with the cliche of Sympathy for the Devil I'm pumped for this movie now.
Sylvester Stallone has managed to put out some really good long-awaiteds… maybe they can bring him in as a good luck charm – he can play Ray Tango, who if I remember correctly was an avid trader (and he wore glasses, so he was smart).
Bah, I was only trying to help you. Trailer Addict has the trailer and embed code.
http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/wall-street-2/international-trailer
The phone gag makes NO SENSE, and is so beneath Oliver Stone, or rather, beneath the filmmaker Stone used to be. Yes, Michael Douglas had that phone in the first film, but why would he have been carrying it into the prison with him? We only see him with it on the beach in the first film, I doubt he was carrying it around in his pocket. Sight gags work when they make dramatic sense, but not when it is just thrown in there for a cheap laugh. Fuck this movie.
Didn't Gordon Gekko have a son in the original film? I'm guessing they hope no one will notice.
From what I understand, Gekko still has a son in this movie, even if he's not addressed in this trailer.
Is that what Paul Simon meant by bat-faced girl?
Just saw Wall Street for the first time (stop laughing!!) and I kinda liked it. Thought I'd at least want to understand some context if I'd bother with the sequel. The phone gag is goofy but there is still something undeniably watchable about Oliver Stone's movies. They are no different from watching over-energetic car crashes but you have to give him some credit for most of his movies. He gives his all and no one else would have bothered to make movies from those subjects. And when he fails (such as Alexander (gayer than Big Gay Al!) or World Trade Center (what was the point???)), at least he fails huge.
Plus, he gave John McGinley a huge amount of work so thank you for that!
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