Javier Bardem takes on Wall Street

With news of a Wall Street remake already announced a few months back, the only casting news is of Shia Labeouf taking on the lead role and having Michael Douglas reprise his Oscar winning role as Gordon Gekko.  Oliver Stone will once again take the directors chair for the film and now news comes via Nikki Finke that Javier Bardem is circling the villain role in the film.

Finke describes the story as:Enter Shia LaBeouf, who was reported in negotiations and I can now state is set to co-star. (I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: one day every Hollywood movie will star this guy who turns 23 on June 11th.) Shia is a young Wall Street trader who’s engaged to be married to Gekko’s estranged daughter. Shia wants to be a major player, but his mentor unexpectedly kills himself, and Shia thinks a stock-shorting worldwide hedge fund manager is responsible. Shia seeks revenge on this villain, to be played by No Country For Old Men Supporting Actor-winner Javier Bardem. So Shia goes to Gordon saying, “I need your help”, and makes a Faustian deal with Gekko who in return wants Shia’s help getting back with the daughter. From then on, it’s “antagonism” for everyone, my insider says.

Source: Nikki Finke