Last June, Sony Pictures formalized the development of a sequel to the acclaimed biopic The Social Networkfifteen years after the premiere in cinemas of the original, with the return of the screenwriter, Aaron Sorkin.
Sorkin wrote the script of the new installment, and will also direct The Social Network Part IIinspired by a series of articles that Jeff Horwitz wrote for The Wall Street Journal, known as The Facebook Files.
After finding the right approach to the story, which is incidentally It will not be a direct sequelit's time to find the cast of The Social Network Part II.
The first reports on the casting process, shared by THR, report that Mikey MadisonOscar winner this year for best actress for Aor,y Jeremy Allen White (The Bear), are the main candidates for leading roles. We also add to them Jeremy Strong (Succession) For another paper in the sequel.
They have been holding meetings with Sorkin. The filmmaker is preparing a cast and a budget that will then show Sony for final approval.
The medium clarifies that no offers have been made to the actors, and that the project is maintained in the development process with a high priority for the study.
To reach an agreement, Madison would play Frances Haugenthe Data Engineer turned into a complainant that went to the Bag and Securities Commission (SEC) and the Wall Street Journal with their information. White would interpret al Technological Exporter of the WSJ what leads the filtration of Facebook files.
On the role by Strong, there are two options. Some sources claim that I could play a WSJ editorwith the other option a surprise: Strong could be Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook/Meta Executive Director.
The information that is handled is that Jesse Eisenbergwho received an Oscar nomination for his interpretation of Zuckerberg in the original delivery, has rejected, at least for now, Relist the paper. Although this could be or not, a negotiation tactic.
Time will say it.
The acclaimed 2010 film focused on the creation of Facebook, now known as goal.
The sequel instead, will explore the story Behind The Facebook Files of the Wall Street Journalan explosive series of articles published in October 2021 that They presented internal operation of the world's largest social network and multiple damage That this cause.
Sorkin's script will focus on own company reports on Facebook's negative approaches in adolescents, preteens, violence, and countries outside the United States.
As well as the misinformation that proliferates and causes violence, and how it contributed to the coup attempt of states of January 6, 2021.
Sorkin has been trying to walk a continuation of La red socialwithout finding the right approach. It was not until after the events of January 6, 2021, when a multitude of supporters of Donald Trump broke into the United States Capitol, when he found inspiration for a new story. Sorkin said in 2024, “I blame Facebook for January 6.”
Thr explains, “a source said the project would have reminiscences of The InsiderMichael Mann's 1999 film that told the story of a complainant who uncovered the tobacco industry when speaking with 60 minute. Another source indicated that the project has reminiscences of Spotlightthe 2015 film that focused on Boston Globe reporters who investigated child sexual abuse by the city's Catholic clergy. ”
The sequel will be produced by Sorkin, Todd Black, Peter Rice, and Stuart Besser.
The 2010 drama written by Sorkin and directed by David Fincher, inspired by Ben Mezrich's book, The Accidental Billionairesthe story of the creation and consolidation of Facebook. During the climax we are witnessing how Mark Zuckerberg He has been in charge of moving away from his entire environment to achieve success, but real life has continued for more than a decade and there would be a lot of material to explore and address in this present.
The Social Network It is one of the best qualified films of Fincher and Sorkin's filmography; was Winner of three Oscar Awardsincluding better adapted script for Sorkin. Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield performed the leading roles. At the global box office he raised more than $ 226 million.
And although Sorkin had previously assured that he would not write the script of a sequel to anyone but not Fincher, in the fifteen years since the launch of La red socialSorkin has acquired experience behind cameras, as project director such as Molly’s Game (2017), The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020), y Being the Ricardos (2021).
It is expected that once the cast is completed, a production start date will be set.
In addition to its multiple awards for Aorwhich included the Oscar and the BAFTA, Madison has had convincing interpretations in films such as Scream (2022) y Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). Soon the production of the A24 terror project will begin, The Masque of the Red Deatha reimagination of the story of Edgar Allan Poe.
White on the other hand, has won the Emmy twice for its interpretation in the acclaimed FX series, The Bear. In October we will see it in the cinema playing The Boss, Bruce Springsteen at the biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.
Strong is better known for his work in the acclaimed Succession HBO. The actor previously collaborated with Sorkin as part of the cast of The Trial of the Chicago 7. In 2024 he played Donald Trump in The Apprenticewhich earned an Óscar nomination for Best Distributed Actor at the ceremony held this year.
Source: https://cine3.com/the-social-network-2-mikey-madison-jeremy-allen-white-y-jeremy-strong-elenco/
