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Why Michael Douglas Thanked Oliver Stone For Insulting An Oscar-Winning Performance

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Michael Douglas won an Oscar for his performance as Gordon Gekko in Wall Street, but director Oliver Stone had harsh words for his performance.
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Michael Douglas (81) told a panel at the TCM Classic Film Festival on February 15th that he was not the first choice of director Oliver Stone (79) for the role of ruthless Wall Street investor Gordon Gekko. "I recently read an article that said that Oliver first went to Warren Beatty, who refused, and then to Richard Gere, who also refused," Michael said. He admitted that he had never known that he was not the first choice, because as an actor o…

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Promiflash.de broke the news in on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.
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