Aaron Sorkin is planning a sequel to THE SOCIAL NETWORK and blames Facebook for January 6th

Aaron Sorkin has talked about making a sequel to his hit film The social network over the years, but now he plans to actually write it.

The original film examined the dramatic and chaotic origins of Facebook, while this sequel will focus on the social media platform’s impact on US democracy.

On a recent episode of the entertainment podcast The Town, Sorkin shared his intentions to write the sequel, telling hosts Matthew Belloni and Peter Hamby, “Look, yeah, I’m going to write about it. I blame Facebook for January 6th.”

Sorkin was then asked to explain how the project will handle the events of that event, which saw a mob of Trump supporters storm the US Capitol. He replied, “You will have to buy a movie ticket.”

The writer went on to say that he was “trying” to crack the project by saying, “Facebook, among other things, has fine-tuned its algorithm to promote the most controversial material possible, because that’s what will increase engagement.”

He added: “This is what will lead you to what they call in the corridors of Facebook, ‘the infinite scroll.’ There should be a constant tension on Facebook between growth and integrity. There is not; there is only growth.”

Sorkin previously spoke about the sequel, saying, “I want to see it. And Scott wants to see it. People have been telling me about it. What we’ve discovered is the dark side of Facebook.”

It was also reported that “Sorkin took an interest in Roger McNamee, an early Facebook investor who published the 2019 book Zuccato, who was critical of the company. Sorkin met with McNamee, who raised warning signs to Zuckerberg and Facebook CEO Sheryl Sandberg after noticing strange political activity on the platform.

Sorkin has stressed in the past that: “I’ll only write it if [original filmmaker David Fincher] directs it. If Billy Wilder came back from the grave and said he wanted to direct it, I would say I would only do it with David.

Fincher spoke about the making of the film and, when asked about it, said: “Aaron [Sorkin, The Social Network’s screenwriter] and I talked about it, but, um… it’s a can of worms. Fincher did not elaborate on this aspect.

If Sorkin is indeed writing the script now, Fincher is obviously involved and considering returning to direct it. Maybe Fincher is waiting for the script before deciding whether he wants to commit or not.

Sorkin has also said in the past, “There’s no question that there is a story. Whether you want to call it a sequel or not, there’s a story there. Whether I’m the right person to tell it or not, I’m not sure.”

He continued: “What I mean is that right now, as we speak, I wouldn’t be able to write. I’m not sure how to tell the story, and I think it’s probably also something I wouldn’t want to do without David Fincher.

I loved the first film and would be very curious to see this sequel that Sorkin is working on.

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