Aaron Sorkin Is Interested in Writing a Sequel to THE SOCIAL NETWORK, On One Condition
Aaron Sorkin has written some of the greatest dramas of the last several decades, namely A Few Good Men, The West Wing, Moneyball, The Newsroom, and The Social Network, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year. The movie, based on the creation of Facebook and its creator, Mark Zuckerberg, is so beautifully written and shot. It is such a great film, yet it only tells about the beginning of the story, as Facebook has gone on to become something so much bigger than anyone could have imagined, and Zuckerberg has had his share of wins and losses.
Sorkin and the film’s producer Scott Rudin would like to see a Social Network sequel happen, the screenwriter told filmmaker told MTV's Josh Horowitz on Wednesday's episode of the Happy.Sad.Confused podcast (via THR). Sorkin said:
"I do want to see it. And Scott wants to see it. People have been talking to me about it. What we’ve discovered is the dark side of Facebook."
The report says “Sorkin has taken an interest in Roger McNamee, an early Facebook investor who published the 2019 book Zucked, which was critical of the company. Sorkin has met with McNamee, who raised red flags to Zuckerberg and Facebook CEO Sheryl Sandberg after noticing strange political activity on the platform.”
Sorkin said he would love to dig in and make a movie that covers the dark side of Facebook, but only on the condition that David Fincher comes back to direct. I would love to see that happen! Sorkin and Fincher made a perfect movie, and I would be excited to hear more to the story of what Facebook and Zuckerberg have been up to since the social network took off.
Would you be interested in seeing this story told?
