Gordon Gekko
Fictional Character
'Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps' Star Carey Mulligan Is 'A Gekko, Man'...hear it first. Gekko finds some redemption in the coming sequel, "Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps," when he links up with another young trader -- Jacob Moore (Shia LaBeouf) -- on the eve of a catastrophic financial crisis. It's not so... In this article: Carey Mulligan, Gordon Gekko, Wall Street 2, Wall Street, Charlie Sheen, and Shia LaBeouf |
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San Diego Union-Tribune | August 28, 2009
Action! Insider notes, behind-the-scenes biz of Hollywood's moviemakers
...the cast of Oliver Stone's "Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps. " Sarandon will play the mother of a Wall Street trader (Shia LaBeouf) who falls under the influence of Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas). Production begins next month in New York.
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Just Jared | October 08, 2009
Shia LaBeouf & Michael Douglas: Dapper Duo
...City on Wednesday (October 7). Michael, 65, reprises his Oscar-winning role as the greedy Gordon Gekko while Shia, 23, plays a young trader who is engaged to Gekko's daughter played by Carey Mulligan. Charlie Sheen also makes a return...
In this article: Michael Douglas, Shia LaBeouf, Wall Street 2, Oscar, Charlie Sheen, Carey Mulligan, Central Park Zoo, and New York City
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The Hollywood Reporter | August 13, 2009
Carey Mulligan joins 'Wall Street 2'
...Sleeps" to play Gordon Gekko's daughter. Mulligan joins Michael Douglas (Gekko), Shia LaBeouf and Frank Langella in the sequel to the 1987 film, to which Josh Brolin is in talks to also join. Mulligan's character is romantically linked...
In this article: Carey Mulligan, Wall Street 2, Josh Brolin, Shia LaBeouf, Michael Douglas, Allan Loeb, and Wall Street
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New York Post | October 08, 2009
'Street' of schemes
..."Wall Street." Oliver Stone's follow-up, "Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps," picks up the action after Gekko completes a prison sentence for securities violations -- just in time for the 2008 stock-market crash. LaBeouf plays a...
In this article: Shia LaBeouf, Wall Street 2, Oliver Stone, Michael Douglas, and Wall Street
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New Kerala | July 25, 2009
Javier Bardem quits 'Wall Street' sequel
...'Money Never Sleeps'. Douglas will reprise his role as the ruthless Wall Street player Gordon Gekko, while Transformers star Shia LaBeouf will be playing an ambitious trader who is engaged to Gekko''s daughter. Bardem was chosen for the...
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'Freed is good'
...embraces his legendary mantra: "Greed is good." "Wall Street 2" also will star Shia LaBeouf (as a trader engaged to Gekko's daughter), Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon and Josh Brolin. Douglas recently prepped for his role by having...
In this article: Michael Douglas, Wall Street 2, Oliver Stone, Susan Sarandon, Charlie Sheen, Shia LaBeouf, and Wall Street
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Daily Mail | October 08, 2009
So this is how I won an Oscar... Michael Douglas joins Shia LaBeouf on Wall Street 2 set
...Street 2 in Central Park Zoo, New York The two men are working together on Money Never Sleeps, in which Douglas, 65, reprises his Oscar-winning performance as ruthless corporate banker Gordon Gekko. LaBeouf, who at just 23 was born while...
In this article: Shia LaBeouf, Wall Street 2, Michael Douglas, Oscar, Oliver Stone, Megan Fox, Transformers, and Only Fools and Horses
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Contactmusic.com | October 15, 2009
Shia Labeouf - Labeoufs A Real Wall Street Whizz
...in New York City's financial district. And, according to onset sources, the Transformers star has been shadowing real traders and trying his hand at the stock exchange - and winning huge sums. An insider tells Star magazine, "He's been...
In this article: Shia LaBeouf, Wall Street, Wall Street, Oliver Stone, New York City, All rights reserved, Wall Street 2, Star Magazine, and Michael Douglas
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The moment Gordon Gekko is released from prison in Wall Street sequel
...are reports that Susan Sarandon may play LaBeouf's mother. The story will see Gekko emerge back into the modern financial world after serving time in prison for insider trading. No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first...
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Gordon Gekko is a fictional character from the 1987 film Wall Street by director Oliver Stone. Gekko was portrayed by actor-producer Michael Douglas, in a performance that won him an Oscar for Best Actor. Gekko may return in Money Never Sleeps which is currently in pre-production.
Co-written by Stone and screenwriter Stanley Weiser, Gekko is claimed to be based loosely on arbitrageur Ivan Boesky, who gave a speech on greed at the University of California, Berkeley in 1986, and real-life activist investor / corporate raider Carl Icahn. According to Edward R. Pressman, producer of the film, "Originally, there was no one individual who Gekko was modelled on," he adds. "But Gekko was partly Milken", who was the "Junk Bond King" of the 1980s, and indicted on 98 counts of racketeering and fraud in 1989.
In 2002 Gordon Gekko was named one of the Fifteen Richest Fictional Characters according to Forbes who attributed him with 650 million dollars. In 2003, the AFI named him number 24 of the top 50 movie villains of all time.
- Name:
- Gordon Gekko
- Age:
- Mid-40s
- Nationality:
- United States
- Occupation:
- Investment banker, arbitrageur
- First appearance:
- Wall Street
- Last appearance:
- Wall Street 2
- Created By:
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- Oliver Stone
- Stanley Weiser
- Played By:
- Michael Douglas
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