First official look at WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS!

Michael Douglas reprises his Oscar winning "Greed is Good", Gordon Gekko, for the sequel out in April.

By Matt Holmes / June 25, 2011

The defining "must see" performance of 2010 will be Michael Douglas' return of his iconic, expensive suit wearing, 'greed is good', Gordon Gekko - the part that won him his only acting Oscar some twenty two years ago - and a role he has reprised for director Oliver Stone in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (23.04.10). The only rival returning performance that carried such momentous weight in recent years was when Harrison Ford took on the whip and fedora to reprise Indiana Jones in 2008. I can't think of any others, can you? I'm fascinated to see what Gekko is like after a long stretch in prison. The age of the internet, the economic crisis, hedge funds, the war on terror, the age of everyone owning a cell phone... a world where Greed certainly isn't good. Gekko couldn't be the same man. He couldn't be the guy who inspired so many young men in the '80's to turn to Wall Street for a profession, kind of the opposite effect of what Stone was trying to showcase way back when but I guess in a way the reaction from the public made him right. I expect Gekko to be somber, more reflective and deep with regret. He is moving into old age and just cares about re-connecting with his family, and becoming a good father. Director Oliver Stone even admits as much to Vanity Fair;

When Gekko comes out of prison, in the beginning of this movie, he essentially has to redefine himself, says Stone. Hes looking for that second chance.

Gekko will even be showcased as the good guy. The Playlist have the plot...

The film will center on young Jacob Moore (Shia Labeouf) who acquires the assistance of former Wall Street mogul Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas) -- who happens to be the estranged father of his girlfriend Winnie (Carey Mulligan) -- in trying to being down hedge fund manager Bretton Woods (Josh Brolin) who he blames for the suspicious death of of his mentor (Frank Langella). Susan Sarandon co-stars as Moore's mother while Charlie Sheen returns in a small cameo as Bud Fox.

Sheen's whistleblower Budd Fox is back for one scene, and I hope to hell it's an opposite, toe-to-toe, dialogue heavy moment between he and Douglas. I imagine it'll be the one scene where we feel the intensity of old Gekko, the charisma and the scary anger that is no doubt deep with him rising up to the surface. I can't wait to see this movie.