Aaron Skin is writing and directing the social network part II in Sony and is fed by Facebook files

Aaron Skin It is officially destined to return to the world of Facebook with The social network part IIAnd this time, he is jumping into the director’s chair.

According to Deadline, Sankin has signed to write and direct the new film for Sony Pictures. But don’t call him a direct sequel. While brings the title of “Part II”, the sources say that it is more a thematic follow-up than a direct continuation of the original, a new chapter than zero on the darker chain effects of the social media empire.

The new film will heavily draw on Facebook files, a series of bombs of investigative relationships published by the Wall Street Journal in 2021. The articles shed light on the internal research of Facebook and how the company would have known that its platform was causing damage to teenagers, democracy and public speech, and continued to push anyway.

Skin has been shooting the idea of ​​a second social network film for years. But it was not until after January 6, 2021, which felt the story gathering.

In an interview last year, he said he believed that Facebook played a role in the events of that day, a feeling that helped to model this new project. However, the sources are clear: this will not be a film “January 6”. The film will take a wider vision, focusing on the influence of the platform on global events, on the mental health of young people and on social disorders.

The project was developed by Sankin, Todd Black, Peter RiceAND Stuart Besser. While the original film was directed by David FincherSince then Sankin has created a solid curriculum Molly’s game, The Chicago 7 processAND Be Ricardo. Now, it is going on to say he himself at this next chapter.

The casting has yet to start, but the sources say that Sankin is immersing themselves in the search for ensembles later, and after what the original has done for Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield, you can bet that this will be on the radar of each actor in birth.

Speaking of Eisenberg, it is not yet clear how (or if) it will return as Mark Zuckerberg. “It is difficult to imagine another film on Facebook than that Zuckerberg appears in some form,” observes the relationship. And while it is not yet known if Sorkin has achieved it, his inclusion seems likely.

There is still no start date of production, but this is decidedly moving. And if Sankin attacks the landing again, we could be with another acute, disturbing and profoundly relevant portrait of the digital era.

Source: deadline