‘The Social Network 2’ Is in the Works With a Script by Aaron Sorkin
- Aaron Sorkin is currently working on a follow-up film to The Social Network for Sony Pictures, serving as both the writer and director, though no production timeline or casting details have been revealed.
- The project follows the 2010 original film and draws inspiration from the 2021 Wall Street Journal’s Facebook Files exposing the platform's harms.
- The new film is intended as a continuation of the original story rather than a direct sequel, focusing on Facebook's influence on the 2020 election, its effects on young people, connections to violence, and its global impact.
- The 2010 movie grossed $226 million worldwide, received eight Oscar nominations with a nod for Best Picture, and won three awards, including Best Adapted Screenplay awarded to Sorkin.
- The sequel’s development suggests continued public interest in Facebook's influence, though key casting decisions remain unclear and the film’s production timing is unset.
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With Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg, the film about the Facebook foundation was a great success. Now Aaron Sorkin is working on a second part.
Los Angeles (USA), 25 Jun (EFE).- Aaron Sorkin will write and direct a sequel to the film ‘The Social Network’, on the social network Facebook, for Sony Pictures, according to the specialized media Deadline. This second part will be based on the 2021 Wall Street Journal research entitled ‘The Facebook Files’, composed of a series of articles written by Jeff Horowitz that exposed the company’s internal functioning following the leaking of interna…
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