It’s official, the sequel to David Fincher’s 2010 film “The Social Network” will be going by a new title – “The Social Reckoning” – and has been given an October 9th 2026 release date.
In addition, the studio has finally confirmed the various castings including Oscar nominee Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg, Mikey Madison as whistleblower Frances Haugen, and Jeremy Allen White as Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horowitz.
Bill Burr also stars as a fictional character that an amalgamation of several people.
Aaron Sorkin wrote the script and will direct the drama that is inspired by a series of articles Horwitz wrote called ‘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.
Production is due to start later this year in Vancouver. Todd Black, Peter Rice, Sorkin and Stuart Besser are producing.
“The Social Network” made $226 million worldwide and was nominated for eight Oscars.
Source: Deadline
