Aaron Sorkin’s Social Network sequel might recast Mark Zuckerberg

Aaron Sorkin is writing and directing a follow-up to The Social Network, and Jeremy Strong is reportedly the lead candidate to play Mark Zuckerberg. “Sources say no formal offer has been presented but that he is the top choice to play the Facebook founder,” according to Deadline. Jesse Eisenberg played the role in the first film.

Deadline reported on the new film, The Social Network Part II, late last month. It will apparently delve into the story of The Facebook Files series of articles from The Wall Street Journal, which reported on harms caused by Meta’s platforms (at the time, the company was called Facebook) based on leaked documents. 

Last night, Deadline also said that Mikey Madison and Jeremy Allen White are also leading picks for roles in the new film. However, like with Strong, “no formal offers have been given to either actor,” according to Deadline’s “insiders.” Deadline said that White will “ideally” play Jeff Horwitz, a former WSJ journalist who wrote many of the articles in The Facebook Files series, while Madison will play Frances Haugen, a former Facebook employee who was the whistleblower behind the documents.

The first Social Network movie was released in 2010.