Movie News: Carey Mulligan officially joins the cast of Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps

It's official Carey Mulligan joins the cast of the upcoming Oliver Stone's keenly-anticipated sequel Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps set to be released in theaters April 23, 2010. Carey is up for a leading female role as Michael Douglas' reprised character Gordon Gekko's estranged daughter Winnie Gekko.

This was previously rumored last month: New Movie Rumor: Carey Mulligan cast in “Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps”?

Now, it's been confirmed and reported by Hollywood Reporter in the following article:

Carey Mulligan is coming on board "Wall Street 2: Money Never 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 to LaBeouf's, a young Wall Street broker on his way up.

Shooting to due to start September in New York.

Allan Loeb wrote the current script. Ed Pressman, Douglas and Eric Kopeloff are producing.

English-actress Mulligan has been gaining heat for her breakthrough performance in "An Education," which Sony Pictures Classics is releasing Oct. 9. While she has appeared in a bit part in Michael Mann's "Public Enemies" and has "Brothers" in the can, "Wall Street 2" is her first major studio role.



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