{"id":34005,"date":"2026-06-17T04:07:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T04:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/17\/exclusive-aaron-sorkins-first-interview-about-his-social-network-follow-up\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T04:07:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T04:07:15","slug":"exclusive-aaron-sorkins-first-interview-about-his-social-network-follow-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/17\/exclusive-aaron-sorkins-first-interview-about-his-social-network-follow-up\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Aaron Sorkin\u2019s First Interview About His \u2018Social Network\u2019 Follow-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"


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With its sharp dialogue (\u201cA million dollars isn\u2019t cool. You know what\u2019s cool? A billion dollars.\u201d) and cast of young rising stars (Jesse Eisenberg<\/a>, Andrew Garfield, Armie Hammer, Justin Timberlake, Rooney Mara, and Max Minghella), The Social Network<\/em> became a cultural phenomenon almost 16 years ago. The David Fincher\u2013helmed drama earned eight Oscar nominations and won in three categories (adapted screenplay, original score, and editing)\u2014and many would argue that it should have won best picture (that went to The King\u2019s Speech<\/em>).<\/p>\n

So Sorkin, of course, was asked over the years if he\u2019d ever do a follow-up, with the story of Zuckerberg and Facebook going on to reach new heights. For a long time, he said he\u2019d only do it with Fincher back in the directing chair. But when Fincher couldn\u2019t sign on to direct (he\u2019s been working on his Once Upon a Time in\u2026Hollywood<\/em> spin-off, The Adventures of Cliff Booth,<\/em> which comes out later this year), the idea came up for Sorkin to direct it himself. Since Molly\u2019s Game<\/em> in 2017, Sorkin has directed every movie he’s written, but he says The Social Reckoning<\/em> is the first film he knew he\u2019d be directing while writing the script. Still, Fincher stayed involved. \u201cDavid, I think, was the first one to read the script,\u201d says Sorkin. \u201cHe was just very enthusiastic and eager to help any way he could.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Sorkin, who also directed The Trial of the Chicago 7<\/em><\/a> and Being the Ricardos,<\/em> the greatest challenge was making sure that he was writing Zuckerberg like any other character\u2014despite his own personal feelings. \u201cI can\u2019t judge Mark Zuckerberg while I\u2019m writing it,\u201d he says. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to write that character like they\u2019re making their case to God why they should be allowed into heaven.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sorkin did initially bring the role of Zuckerberg to Eisenberg, who was Oscar-nominated for playing the tech entrepreneur in The Social Network.<\/em> \u201cI felt like it belonged to him, and he was certainly battle-tested,\u201d says Sorkin. He spent three days trying to convince him to reprise his role, but Eisenberg stood firm in his stance. Though the filmmaker says he doesn\u2019t want to speak for Eisenberg, he explains, \u201cHe simply did not want to be conflated with Mark Zuckerberg anymore, that he has his problems with the guy. He doesn\u2019t like kids coming up to him in airports with business cards that say \u2018I\u2019m CEO, bitch\u2019 for him to sign.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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