Los Angeles - Oliver Stone is to remake his 1987 hit Wall Street and has lined up Michael Douglas to reprise his Oscar winning role as corrupt financier Gordon Gecko, 20th Century Fox has announced.
According to the announcement the sequel will unfold against the background of the recent economic meltdown in which a young Wall Street trader confronts the rampant greed and corruption that led to the meltdown.
The role Gekko's apprentice, which was filled by Charlie Sheen in the original, is set to go to Shia LaBeouf.