“Isn’t it time for a sequel?”
The Social Network was a film that was infinitely better than it had any real right to be.
It was the kind of project that made you do a double take upon hearing about it.
“Wait, they’re making a movie about Facebook?”
But then they roped in director David Fincher, screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (of The West Wing, A Few Good Men and repeating his own words at every available opportunity fame) and some top notch acting talent to boot.
On top of that, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross made their names as bona fide soundtrack maestros with a stunning propulsive score that deservedly took home Oscar gold.
Essentially, it exceeded any and all expectations and holds up today as one of the most entertaining films of the past decade.
Given Facebook’s many recent controversies, a sequel wouldn’t be the worst idea in the world.
Aaron Sorkin certainly thinks that the world is ready, as does producer Scott Rudin, who seems to be doing his utmost to get Sorkin to put pen to paper.
MORE TO THE STORY: Aaron Sorkin says "The Social Network" producer Scott Rudin has reached out to him about revisiting the subject of #Facebook on film. pic.twitter.com/hE5iOwEik1
— AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) January 11, 2019
“First of all, I know a lot more about Facebook in 2005 than I do in 2018,” began Sorkin when quizzed about the possibility of revisiting the film that landed him an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
“But I know enough to know that there should be a sequel,” he laughed.
“A lot of very interesting dramatic stuff has happened since the movie ends with settling the lawsuit of the Winklevoss twins and Eduardo Saverin.
“Scott [Rudin], who produced The Social Network – I’ve gotten more than one email from him with an article attached saying; ‘Isn’t it time for a sequel?'”
Yes. Yes, it is.
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