Set in New York City, & featuring such locations as London & Dubai the film takes place 20 years after the original, and is set around the 2008 stock market crash. Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas) has just been released from his prison after serving 20 years for Insider trading.Despite initial attempts of Gekko trying to warn Wall Street of the soon-to-be economy down-fall and stock market crash no one believes him due to his now defaced image in the financial world. Gekko then decides to re-focus his attention to rebuilding a relationship with his now-estranged daughter Winnie (Carey Mulligan). Due to his time in prison, and the fact that Gekko is blamed for his son Rudy's suicide. Winnie avoids any contact with him. During this same period in time, young Wall Street trader Jacob's (Shia LaBeouf) mentor (Frank Langella) unexpectedly dies, and Jacob suspects his hedge fund manager (Josh Brolin) of being involved in his mentor's death. Jacob, who is Winnie's fiancé, wants to seek revenge, and agrees to team up with Gekko for help; in return Jacob agrees to help Gekko repair his relationship with Winnie.
The film is scheduled for an April 23 2010 release in the UK.
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