Overview

• Aaron Sorkin has written and will direct the follow-up to the 2010 film, drawing on The Wall Street Journal’s Facebook Files to explore Facebook’s later controversies.
• Oscar winner Mikey Madison and Emmy winner Jeremy Allen White are in early negotiations to portray whistleblower Frances Haugen and reporter Jeff Horowitz, respectively.
• The project, produced by Todd Black, Peter Rice, Aaron Sorkin and Stuart Besser, remains in the development phase and awaits Sony Pictures’ formal green light.
• The script shifts focus from Facebook’s origins to its alleged role in teen mental health crises, misinformation spread and the January 6 Capitol siege.
• David Fincher’s involvement as director and Jesse Eisenberg’s potential return as Mark Zuckerberg have not been confirmed.