Oscar winner Mikey Madison and Emmy winner Jeremy Allen White are reportedly circling the lead roles in the sequel to David Fincher’s 2010 feature “The Social Network”.
Aaron Sorkin, who won an Oscar for penning the film, wrote the script and will direct the drama that is inspired by a series of articles Jeff Horwitz wrote for The Wall Street Journal known as The Facebook Files.
It was tied to the company’s own reports on the negative effects its social media was having on teens and kids, how it knew misinformation was proliferating and causing violence, and how it contributed to the 2021 U.S. Capitol insurrection.
THR reports that no casting offers have been made thus far as the film is still in the development process, but the project is on the fast track. They indicate Sorkin has already been meeting with actors, including Madison and White, along with lining up a budget for studio approval.
If deals close, Madison would play data engineer-turned-whistleblower Frances Haugen, who went to the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Wall Street Journal with her information. White would play the former WSJ tech reporter Horwitz.
Sources compare the film to the likes of Michael Mann’s 1999 drama “The Insider” and Tom McCarthy’s 2015 drama “Spotlight”.
