New pics from 'Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps'

A bunch of new still images from Oliver Stone's upcoming sequel "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" have surfaced on the Web this morning, and above and below, you can check out some of them.

These give you a good look at Shia LaBeouf in the role of Jacob Moore, a Wall Street trader who tries to alert the financial community to a coming doom and find out how his mentor died.

Also in these images are Michael Douglas' Gordon Gekko and Josh Brolin's Bretton James. Also starring in the film are Charlie Sheen, Susan Sarandon, Vanessa Ferlito, Carey Mulligan and Frank Langella.

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First set photos from 'Wall Street 2' hit web

Oliver Stone is currently working on "Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps," and the first set photos have popped up online. Check out one pic above and some more after the jump. This shoot took place in Central Park.

As you can see below, Michael Douglas was not spotted on set, but the guys you see here are Stone, Shia LaBeouf and Frank Langella. Susan Sarandon and Josh Brolin co-star as well.

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New details for Stone's 'Wall Street 2' surface

In case you haven't heard, Oliver Stone is making "Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps," a sequel to the 1987 "Wall Street," and the project is coming together fast, with a theatrical release already set for April 23, 2010.

So here's a quick summary: Michael Douglas is back as Gordon Gekko, and the cast also includes Shia LaBeouf, Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon and Josh Brolin.

LaBeouf will play a young Wall Street trader, and Sarandon will play his mother. Frank Langella portrays Lewis Zabel, a broker who acts as a mentor to the LaBeouf's character. Brolin is the head of an investment bank, by the way.

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Susan Sarandon moves to 'Wall Street 2'

The great Susan Sarandon is on her way to Wall St., as the Oscar-winning actress has joined Michael Douglas and Shia LaBeouf in Oliver Stone's upcoming "Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps," which 20th Century Fox is currently prepping.

Douglas, of course, will return to reprise his role as Gordon Gekko from the first flick, which was released in 1987. LaBeouf will play a young Wall Street trader, and Variety says Sarandon will play his mother. Also on board is Frank Langella, who will play Lewis Zabel, a broker who acts as a mentor to the character LaBeouf will be portraying.

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Frank Langella joins Stone's 'Wall Street 2'

Oscar-nominated actor Frank Langella will join Michael Douglas and Shia LaBeouf in Oliver Stone's upcoming "Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps," which 20th Century Fox is currently prepping.

Variety says Langella will play Lewis Zabel, a broker who acts as a mentor to the character LaBeouf will be portraying. The trade says Zabel will play quite an important role in the film.

Douglas, of course, will return to reprise his role as Gordon Gekko from the first flick, which was released in 1987. Also, Josh Brolin has been in talks to play a villain in the sequel. Brolin also worked with Stone on "W."

Langella recently starred in "Frost/Nixon." The "Dracula" actor will soon be seen in Richard Kelly's new mystery thriller "The Box." He's also got "All Good Things" coming up soon.

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Daily news dose: Disney readies new 'Pooh' film; Javier Bardem to join 'Wall Street 2'?

Here's your dose of film news for June 2, 2009:

• Walt Disney is gearing up to develop another big-screen Winnie the Pooh adventure. It will be a hand-drawn animated flock in the tradition of 2005's "Pooh's Heffalump Movie," which only grossed $18 million domestically. The Hollywood Reporter says Disney plans to release the film in 2011.

• According to Deadline Hollywood Daily, Oscar winner Javier Bardem may play the villain in Oliver Stone's "Wall Street 2." Michael Douglas and Shia LaBeouf are also on-board. Douglas is back as Gekko, and DHD says LaBeouf will play a "Wall Street trader who's engaged to be married to Gekko's estranged daughter."

• Playboy model Angelina Leigh has joined the cast of Greg Lamberson's upcoming sequel "Slime City Massacre," which will head into principal photography next month. Leigh is set to play Honey, a prostitute trying to survive SCM's post apocalyptic environment. Debbie Rochon. Lee Perkins, Brooke Lewis and Kealan Patrick Burke co-star.

• Alyssa Milano ("Charmed") will star in (and produce) Daryn Tufts's romantic comedy "My Girlfriend's Boyfriend," about a woman who must decide between a failing novelist (Christopher Gorham) and a successful ad executive (Michael Landes). Beau Bridges and Carol Kane co-star. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Lionsgate will be working with Paul Haggis on his next film, "The Next Three Days," a remake of the French film "Pour Elle." Haggis will also write the script, which follows a couple forced to make major decisions in a situation that could change their love and lives forever. Haggis also directed "Crash" and "In the Valley of Elah." (Variety)

Oliver Stone to direct 'Wall Street' sequel

Oliver Stone and Michael Douglas are both returning to "Wall Street." According to the Hollywood Reporter, Stone is set to direct "Wall Street 2" (previously titled "Money Never Sleeps"), the sequel to the 1987 film that starred Douglas as Gordon Gekko. And yes, Douglas will return to reprise his role, for which he won an Oscar in 1988.

But wait! There's more! The trade also said Shia LaBeouf is in negotiations to join the project, which Allan Loeb ("21") wrote. Plot details are still kept under wraps. Stone last directed "W." Douglas most recently starred in "King of California." He will next star in "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past," which opens this weekend. As for Shia, you'll soon get to see him in "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."