Last week, we were dealt a sour blow when it was announced that Javier Bardem was no longer going to play villain in Oliver Stone’s Wall Street sequel, Money Never Sleeps. However, the sun appears to be shining down on us again as, according to Nikki Finke at Deadline Hollywood Daily, word is an offer for the role has been sent to Josh Brolin.
Brolin recently worked with Stone, portraying our former Command-in-Chief, in W. He’s been killing it since starring in No Country For Old Men, claiming roles in American Gangster, Milk and the soon-to-be released comic book film, Jonah Hex.
I’d imagine this essentially unsubstantiated rumor has a darn good shot of coming to fruition given his recent familiarity with Stone. It’s kind of interesting to note the No Country For Old Men connection between the man stepping down (Bardem) and the man who may be stepping up (Brolin), as well. I wouldn’t normally associate Brolin with villainy, but he definitely has an intimidating presence about him. I’m glad somebody may have been cast, as I’m looking forward to seeing how this film shapes up.