Josh Brolin may end up playing the villain in Oliver Stone's upcoming "Wall Street 2" (also known as "Money Never Sleeps"), according to Nikki Finke.

Javier Bardem was originally set to take on the role opposite Michael Douglas and Shia LaBeouf, but he recently dropped out of the project.

Finke says Brolin received an offer, and if he made a deal, "Street 2" would mark yet another collaboration between the actor and Stone. Brolin previously starred in "W."

Allan Loeb ("21") wrote the script for the sequel, which is said to start shooting soon. Brolin's got "Jonah Hex" coming up soon as well.

Javier Bardem is in talks to join Julia Roberts and Richard Jenkins in Ryan Murphy's upcoming "Eat, Pray, Love," based on the memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert.

The story follows a married woman who sets out to discover herself after realizing the life she's leading is not really the life she wants.

Variety says Bardem would play Felipe, a man the lead character falls in love with. Jenkins is set to play a Texan whom she will encounter on her trip as well.

Oscar winner Bardem recently joined negotiations to star in Oliver Stone's "Wall Street 2." As for Jenkins, he's got "Waiting for Forever" and "Dear John" coming up in the near future.

I'm not necessarily the biggest Roberts fans, but with Jenkins and Bardem on board, this one starts to look a tad more interesting.

Javier Bardem has signed on to star in Alejandro González Iñárritu's upcoming Spanish drama “Biutiful.”

According to Variety, the film centers on a man embroiled in shady dealings who is confronted by a childhood friend, now a policeman.

“Biutiful” markes Iñárritu’s first project without screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga. The two ended their professional relationship after launching into a writing credits dispute over “Babel.”

Iñárritu's credits include “21 Grams” and “Amores perros.” He was nominated for two Academy Awards for “Babel” in 2007.

As for Bardem, he was last seen in Woody Allen’s “Vicky Cristina Barcelona.” He picked up his Oscar earlier this year for his legendary performance in “No Country for Old Men.”

Final word: A kick-ass director teaming up with a badass actor? Bring it on!

Javier Bardem is out of “Killing Pablo,” but director Joe Carnahan has already found someone to replace him. According to Chud, Edgar Ramirez is in to play Colombian crime lord Pablo Escobar.

Ramirez previously starred in Paul Greengrass’ “The Bourne Ultimatum,” and he recently appeared in Pete Travis’ “Vantage Point.” He will next be seen in Steven Soderbergh’s “Che” flicks “Guerrilla” and “The Argentine.”

“"I spent the last week in Colombia with Edgar Ramirez talking 'Pablo' and he has every intention of portraying Escobar and I couldn't be more fired up by the prospect,” Carnahan told the folks over at Chud in an email.

Carnahan’s credits also include “Narc” and “Smokin’ Aces.” He also collaborated on the screenplay for Gavin O’Connor’s upcoming crime drama “Pride and Glory.”

Sure, Bardem would have made a great Pablo, but Ramirez’s also got the right look. Now he just needs to put on some weight.