Aaron Sorkin Is Directing ‘The Social Network’ Sequel, but Here’s a Bigger Plot Twist

David Fincher’s Oscar-winning biographical drama The Social Network covered just a part of Mark Zuckerberg’s story, and its sequel is about to tell us more.

As Deadline reported, there’s been a major update on the upcoming sequel for The Social Network that is now joined by The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White and Anora’s Mikey Madison.

It’s not yet clear who exactly the two will portray, but insiders suggested that both actors are director Aaron Sorkin’s top picks at the moment.

However, it’s not the only unknown thing about the movie right, and The Social Network’s fans are now taking their guesses whether this will even be worth the shot if two major figures don’t return.

‘The Social Network’ Fans Want Jesse Eisenberg and David Fincher Back in the Movie’s Sequel

The original film starred Eisenberg as Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg while Fincher directed the feature, so it’s fair to say both made their own contribution in The Social Network’s immense success — which is why fans don’t want to let any of them go.

“I really wish Sorkin wouldn’t direct this. If Fincher won’t do it isn’t there another auteur director that’s free? Other than that you can never be wrong with casting Madison and White both really fantastic actors”, Redditor theoscarobsessive commented under the news of White and Madison’s possible casting in a thread.

“I think they're both great but if Eisenberg doesn't return plus Sorkin being behind the camera, I'm not the most enthused”, Jmanbuck_02 agreed.

“Just get Tarantino, that way we have Fincher doing a Tarantino sequel and Tarantino doing a Fincher sequel”, ummy-Worm-Guy joked.

Aaron Sorkin to Direct ‘Social Network 2’, Possibly Focusing on January 6 Events

It’s been quite a long time since Sorkin, who served as a writer for the original movie, started revealing his plans for The Social Network’s possible sequel, though still emphasising that he was looking for a right angle among all sorts of stories connected to Facebook’s rich and controversial history.

Last year, however, Sorkin suggested he wouldn’t mind building the future sequel around the January 6 United States Capitol siege, saying that he believed Facebook had played its role in the outcome.

“Facebook has been, among other things, tuning its algorithm to promote the most divisive material possible. Because that is what will increase engagement. That is what will get you to—what they call inside the hallways of Facebook—‘the infinite scroll”, the writer said during a conversation on “The Town” podcast back in 2024.