New Social Network Film to Explore Facebook's Modern Challenges

The 2010 film The Social Network, which chronicled the origins of Facebook, is set to receive a sequel.

According to Deadline, Aaron Sorkin, the Oscar-winning writer, will write and direct the new film, focusing on Facebook's recent controversies.

Sorkin is expected to draw inspiration from The Wall Street Journal's The Facebook Files, which revealed leaked documents indicating the platform's awareness of the societal harm caused by its algorithms.

Sorkin has previously suggested that Facebook played a role in the January 6, 2020, U.S. Capitol riot, though Deadline sources clarify the sequel will not center solely on that event. It will also examine social media's impact on younger users and global audiences.

While Sorkin has a story in mind, the project remains in early development, with no casting confirmed. Will Jesse Eisenberg reprise his role as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg? Sorkin has long considered a sequel, and Eisenberg has shown enthusiasm for returning.

"Oh, yeah," Eisenberg told IndieWire in 2019 when asked about reprising the role. "To play a good role in a popular thing is very rare. This was an opportunity to play a complicated character that you'd normally play onstage or an art film, but on a big scale. For me, that was incredibly fortunate."