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Michael Douglas Attends Wall Street 2 Premiere, Despite Throat Cancer!
Posted on September 21st, 2010 at 3:08 pm by
Only weeks after announcing his real-life battle with stage-four throat cancer, Michael Douglas, who won an Oscar in 1988 for his powerful portrayal of Gordon Gekko (the greedy insider trader) in the original Wall Street movie, did not let his ailments stop him from facing the press and the crowds at the recent premiere of the sequel Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps.
Accompanied by wife Catherine Zeta-Jones, a smiling Douglas joined co-stars Josh Brolin, Shia LaBeouf, Carey Mulligan, Susan Surandon, and director Oliver Stone on the red carpet at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City.
Although Douglas did not give any interviews, his co-star LaBeouf, who plays Gekko’s potential son-in-law in the film, said of the star: ”Douglas is a legend. He’s the face they’ll paint on walls. He’s an American institution, as is Oliver. These are masters of craft and just to be around them you hope something rubs off on you. They’re incredible men, really.”
Lebeouf added: “I think the biggest thing I came away [with] from this is how great they are as men. I knew they were great artists but they’re good dudes.”
Regarding Douglas’s appearance at the premiere, speaking with ABCnews.com, director Stone stated: “[Douglas] doesn’t have to be [here,] he’s coming out because he wants to and he wants to help the film and he believes in it. People care about him. It’s hard. He’s courageous and I really admire him for it.”
Wall Street 2 opens in theaters across North America on Friday, September 24th, the day before Douglas’s 66th birthday and his wife’s 41st.
Our greatest sympathies are conveyed to Michael and his family during this challenging time. Get well soon Michael!
