The movie, to be directed by Jodie Foster, will follow Clooney's character, a Jim Cramer-type host of a stock investment show who makes a bad call on a hot stock, reported Deadline.
A disgruntled investor storms his studio with a gun in front of a live audience, and threatens to kill him if the stock price of the now beaten down stock doesn't return to previous levels.
West, 45, will be playing the CEO of the company that goes under, after the host touts his stock. The CEO tries to hide away in his private jet when the hostage situation unfolds and it becomes clear he is complicit in his company's failure.