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Film Michael Douglas Was Third Choice For Gordon Gekko; How He Rode ‘Wall Street’s Slick Villain To Oscar Glory

For the better part of last year, Deadline Editor-at-Large Mike Fleming Jr’s day began with a 6 a.m. call and an hour with Michael Douglas for his memoir ‘One Helluva Ride.’ The book was released this week, and details the actor revealed about his colorful personal life have dominated headlines. Our exclusive excerpt focuses on the 1987 Oliver Stone film that emboldened Douglas to take the kind of risks many of his actor peers didn’t dare. “I had never played the bad guy,” he writes.

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