Aaron Sorkin's The Social Network Sequel To Explore Dark Truths Behind Facebook
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The Social Network sequel will dive into Facebook's role in the 2020 election, its impact on young users and how it influenced violence and politics around the world.
Aaron Sorkin is set to revisit the story of Facebook with a new film inspired by The Social Network. Rather than a direct sequel, the upcoming project will explore deeper issues tied to the social media giant. While the first film was based on Ben Mezrich's The Accidental Billionaires and chronicled Facebook's origins, Sorkin's new script draws inspiration from The Facebook Files, a series of investigative reports by The Wall Street Journal's Jeff Horwitz.
These reports revealed troubling internal practices and decisions at the company. The new film will delve into Facebook's role in the 2020 US election, its impact on young users, and its influence on global politics and real-world violence.
According to Deadline, Aaron Sorkin will direct the new Facebook film himself. Sorkin will also produce the project alongside Todd Black, Peter Rice, and Stuart Besser. While the film is still in early development and no production date has been confirmed, reports indicate that several major deals are already in place.
Jesse Eisenberg was praised for playing Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network and even got an Oscar nomination for it. But right now, it's not clear if he will return for the new film or how big his role will be in the upcoming project. It's also not known if Sorkin has spoken to him about playing Zuckerberg again. So far, no names from the original film have been confirmed yet and casting is still a mystery.
In an earlier interview with The Town podcast, Aaron Sorkin, speaking about the sequel, said, 'Facebook has been, among other things, tuning its algorithm to promote the most divisive material possible. Because that is what will increase engagement. That is what will get you to, what they call inside the hallways of Facebook, 'the infinite scroll.' There's supposed to be a constant tension at Facebook between growth and integrity. There isn't. There's just growth. If Mark Zuckerberg woke up tomorrow morning and realised there is nothing you can buy for $120 billion that you can't buy for $119 billion, 'So how about if I make a little bit less money? I will tune up integrity and tune down growth.' Yes, you can do that by switching a one to a zero."
The 2010 hit, The Social Network, had a strong cast including Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer, Rooney Mara, Dakota Johnson and Brenda Song.
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