The Social Network part 2
Many people were curious how David Fincher could bring his visceral style to a period/courtroom/college/tech/business drama with a lot of dialogue and little action. But damn if The Social Network still didn’t turn out to be a dark tale. The genesis of the immensely popular social media website Facebook made for an intriguing story, but as we live on in a world where people are more and more glued to their phones and spread their information through the site, we see more intriguing things unfolding nearly every day.
Re-enter Aaron Sorkin as he follows up The Social Network with the sequel, The Social Reckoning. Sony unveiled a trailer for the film at this year’s CinemaCon and the studio has now officially released the trailer for the masses.
The Social Reckoning
In addition to Strong, the cast includes Mikey Madison (Anora) as whistleblower Frances Haugen and Jeremy Allen White (The Bear) as Jeff Horowitz, the Wall Street Journal reporter who wrote a series of articles that exposed the troubling revelations about Facebook’s inner workings and global impact. Bill Burr (The Mandalorian) and Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners) will also appear in the movie.
Sorkin, who wrote the original film, will write and direct The Social Reckoning. The official logline reads: “A companion piece to the hit film, The Social Network, Sorkin’s original screenplay tells the true story of how Frances Haugen (Madison), a young Facebook engineer, enlists the help of Jeff Horwitz (White), a Wall Street Journal reporter, to go on a dangerous journey that ends up blowing the whistle on the social network’s most guarded secrets.“
Strong has previously said that he didn’t develop his performance with Jesse Eisenberg’s influence at all. He recently stated, “No, I think that has nothing to do with what I’m going to do.” He would also share his excitement on working with Sorkin again, saying, “It’s one of the great scripts I’ve ever read. It speaks to our time, it touches the third rail of everything happening in our world. It’s a great character — fascinating, complex — and I’m approaching it with great care and empathy and objectivity. I’ve made two films with Aaron [with The Trial of the Chicago 7 and Molly’s Game] and third time’s the charm.“
The Social Reckoning will hit theaters on October 9, 2026.
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