{
  "id": 12892490,
  "title": "Michael Douglas Was Third Choice For Gordon Gekko; How He Rode ‘Wall Street’s Slick Villain To Oscar Glory",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/michael-douglas-was-third-choice-for-gordon-gekko-how-he-rode-wall",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/michael-douglas-book-gordon-gekko-wall-street-oscar-1237149797/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "EXCLUSIVE: Editor’s note: Mike Fleming Jr. here. For the better part of last year, my day began with a 6 a.m. call and an hour with Michael Douglas for his memoir One Helluva Ride. It was early for me, but always worth catching MD someplace in Europe, where he enjoys the fruits of his long […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}