Fifteen years after the cinemas of the acclaimed biopic The Social Networkthe plans of a new installment, The Social Network Part IIfinally are officially specified.
A few moments ago, the Deadline media reported that the original delivery screenwriter, Aaron Sorkin, He will write and direct The Social Network Part II to Sony Picturesafter finding the right approach to the story. And it was stressed that It will not be a direct sequel.
The source indicates:
“While it is called second part, It is not a direct sequel, but of A continuation of the original movie what He explored the origins of what It would become the world's largest social media platform.”
Sorkin's original script for the new movie 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 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, 2020, 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.”
The announced sequel will focus not only on the 2020 elections, but Also in the effect of Facebook on adolescents, preteens, violence and countries outside the United States.
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).
The source explains that with several closed agreements, Sorkin's following task will be to find his cast (at the moment it is unknown if Eisenberg would resume his role as Zuckerberg). It is expected that once the cast is completed, a production start date will be set.
Source: https://cine3.com/secuela-the-social-network-part-ii-aaron-sorkin-sony-pictures/
