Facebook: The Movie
Aug. 27, 2008
It was only a matter of time before someone made a movie about the social networking phenomenon that is Facebook but most of us probably didn't expect that someone to be…Aaron Sorkin. That's right, NY Mag uncovered Sorkin's recently created Facebook group where he drops this little nugget: "I've just agreed to write a movie for Sony and producer Scott Rudin about how Facebook was invented. I figured a good first step in my preparation would be finding out what Facebook is, so I've started this page. (Actually it was started by my researcher, Ian Reichbach, because my grandmother has more Internet savvy than I do and she's been dead for 33 years.)" Most people probably expected a Facebook movie to be a throwaway teeny bopper sex romp but with Sorkin behind it, this thing could actually be good. Wow, that's a little scary.
| Extra Tidbit: | Why the drunk girl pic? Because they're the real stars of Facebook. |
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| Source: | NY Mag |
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I liked Pirates of Silicon Valley but I can't see this working out in the same fashion.
I liked Pirates of Silicon Valley but I can't see this working out in the same fashion.
Mark Zuckerberg is a thief
The Real Facebook
Evil Dead's Necronomicon.
Evil Dead's Necronomicon.
No really
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Anyway, I see what some of you said. But think about it; the creators of Facebook probably sat in their dorm rooms late at night fiddling with code, and spent a few daylight hours on the phone with their lawyers. I'm sorry (actually, I'm not) but there's no way in hell that can make for an interesting movie - UNLESS Sorkin tosses in a bunch of bullshit to make it more interesting, in which case, it'll be so far from the truth that there's no point in the movie
Anyway, I see what some of you said. But think about it; the creators of Facebook probably sat in their dorm rooms late at night fiddling with code, and spent a few daylight hours on the phone with their lawyers. I'm sorry (actually, I'm not) but there's no way in hell that can make for an interesting movie - UNLESS Sorkin tosses in a bunch of bullshit to make it more interesting, in which case, it'll be so far from the truth that there's no point in the movie specifying that it's about Facebook. Sorkin can just say it's INSPIRED by Facebook, but in the movie the social network can have a new name like "CamWhores", or "EmoDouche", or "Underaged Moms And Their Pouty-faced Photos".
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Anyway, I see what some of you said. But think about it; the creators of Facebook probably sat in their dorm rooms late at night fiddling with code, and spent a few daylight hours on the phone with their lawyers. I'm sorry (actually, I'm not) but there's no way in hell that can make for an interesting movie - UNLESS Sorkin tosses in a bunch of bullshit to make it more interesting, in which case, it'll be so far from the truth that there's no point in the movie
Anyway, I see what some of you said. But think about it; the creators of Facebook probably sat in their dorm rooms late at night fiddling with code, and spent a few daylight hours on the phone with their lawyers. I'm sorry (actually, I'm not) but there's no way in hell that can make for an interesting movie - UNLESS Sorkin tosses in a bunch of bullshit to make it more interesting, in which case, it'll be so far from the truth that there's no point in the movie specifying that it's about Facebook. Sorkin can just say it's INSPIRED by Facebook, but in the movie the social network can have a new name like "CamWhores", or "EmoDouche", or "Underaged Moms And Their Pouty-faced Photos".
He doesn't need to know what Facebook is, just the story of Mark Zuckerberg, which is quite interesting, many articles were written about it
He doesn't need to know what Facebook is, just the story of Mark Zuckerberg, which is quite interesting, many articles were written about it
this is just too much too soon for a shitty site that way too many people like.
this is just too much too soon for a shitty site that way too many people like.
The idea seems to be in the same vein as Pirates of Silicon Valley.
The idea seems to be in the same vein as Pirates of Silicon Valley.
You guys don't think there could be a good movie there?
Sorkin can make it good
You guys don't think there could be a good movie there?
Sorkin can make it good
Let me try that again. A Facebook movie.
Still can't wrap my head around that one.
Let me try that again. A Facebook movie.
Still can't wrap my head around that one.
MySpace
AKA: this shit sounds like a couple of jackholes sat around a table and pulled this idea out of their ass.
AKA: this shit sounds like a couple of jackholes sat around a table and pulled this idea out of their ass.
it sounds like i just came out of the closet. thats fucked up.
oh,and i think this sounds like an awful idea for a movie.
it sounds like i just came out of the closet. thats fucked up.
oh,and i think this sounds like an awful idea for a movie.