‘The Social Network 2’ confirmed: Aaron Sorkin to write, direct new Facebook movie

Entertainment Updated: Jun. 26, 2025, 1:39 p.m. Published: Jun. 26, 2025, 11:34 a.m. Jesse Eisenberg appears in a scene from “The Social Network” as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. (Video still)Video still It’s official: “The Social Network 2″ is coming. Deadline reports Syracuse University alumnus Aaron Sorkin has written a sequel to the Oscar-winning 2010 film, “The Social Network.” Sorkin will also direct the new movie, currently titled “The Social Network Part II.” The original film, written by Sorkin and directed by David Fincher, starred Jesse Eisenberg as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and chronicled the creation of the social media platform. The cast also included Justin Timberlake, Andrew Garfield, Rooney Mara, Armie Hammer, Dakota Johnson, John Getz and Rashida Jones. “The Social Network” was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won three, including best adapted screenplay (for Sorkin), best editing and best original score (for Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross). It was also a commercial success, grossing $226 million globally on a reported budget of $40 million. What will the new “Social Network” movie be about? According to Variety, Sorkin wrote the screenplay for “The Social Network Part II” based on The Wall Street Journal’s “The Facebook Files,” which exposed the
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