Sequel Of 'The Social Network' In It's Pre-Production Stage

Aaron Sorkin the writer of The Social Network talked about its sequel and storyline.

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00:00 The Academy Award winner writer Aaron Sorkin, who gave one of the appreciable films, The

00:07 Social Network, announced that he had started working on the film's sequel.

00:13 He dropped a major update about the script, saying it would mainly revolve around Facebook

00:20 and the January 6 attack in the US, and there would be a connection between both.

00:26 In the recording of the Down podcast, Aaron said, "I blame Facebook for January 6.

00:32 Facebook has been, among other things, turning its algorithm to promote the most divisive

00:38 material possible."

00:39 He directly put some harsh, yet truthful accusations on the biggest social media network.

00:44 He continued, "Because that is what will increase engagement, that is what will get you to what

00:50 they call inside the hallways of Facebook, the infinite scroll.

00:54 To understand the entire topic of the United States Capitol attack and Facebook, audiences

01:01 have to buy tickets."

01:03 Aaron thinks Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg may prevent the spreading of troublesome

01:09 information just by keeping some cool attitude and saying, "So how about if I make a little

01:16 bit less money?

01:17 I'll tune up integrity and tune down growth," Aaron added.

01:21 Though he has shared significant insights into the story, it's still unclear if the

01:27 original cast and Hugh Garfield, Jesse Eisenberg, Armie Hammer, and Justin Timberlake will assemble

01:35 again or not.

01:37 But Aaron talking about the follow-up of the social network is not the first time.

01:42 He had mentioned about it earlier in the year 2021, saying, "There is a way to tell it

01:49 as a follow-up to the social network," which he outlined as "very much worth telling."

01:57 "There is a way to tell it as a follow-up to the social network," he said.

02:03 (dramatic music)