[Movies] Javier Bardem to Join the Cast of Wall Street 2 Posted by Larry Csonka on 06.02.2009
The No Country For Old Men star joins the cast…
According to Deadline Hollywood Daily, Oscar winner Javier Bardem is reportedly joining the cast of Wall Street 2, playing the role of a nefarious hedge fund manager.
As previously reported, Allan Loeb, writer of 21, wrote the most recent screenplay, which will follow Gordon Gekko's character, who has just been released from prison after serving a 14-year sentence in jail for insider trading and securities fraud. Gekko embarks on the financial lecture circuit, after releasing a book called "Moral Hazzard," and meets a young Wall Street hot shot, Jacob L. Moore (Shia LaBeou). Moore's mentor has just committed suicide, after his former company, KZI was destroyed. A trader named Brenton Woods is behind the downfall of the company, and Moore seeks out the help of Gekko to get revenge. But in return for Gekko's help, Moore must reunite Gekko with his estranged daughter, who he is engaged to.
The time frame of the story for the Oliver Stone directed film looks to be June 2008 through the federal bail out. Wall Street 2 will begin filming in New York on August 10th, and is scheduled for a February 2010 release.
