Aaron Sorkin's 'The Social Reckoning' Trailer Tells Frances Haugen's Facebook Whistleblower Story
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· 8 sourcesAaron Sorkin has released the first trailer for "The Social Reckoning," a sequel to "The Social Network" set for an October 9 theatrical release by Sony, according to multiple outlets including Deadline and IndieWire. The film stars Mikey Madison as Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen and Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg, taking over the role from Jesse Eisenberg, who declined to return after Sorkin spent three days trying to convince him, Variety reported. The story focuses on the 2021 leak of Meta internal documents and the Wall Street Journal's "The Facebook Files" exposé, with Rolling Stone noting Strong portrays an older, chilling version of the Facebook founder.
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Summary
Aaron Sorkin has released the first trailer for 'The Social Reckoning', a companion piece to 'The Social Network'. The film is based on the true story of Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, who partnered with Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz to expose the social network's guarded secrets, inspired by the events behind the WSJ's 'The Facebook Files' exposé.
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· 3 pulledWe have our first look at Aaron Sorkin's The Social Reckoning.
Described as a 'companion piece to The Social Network,' this new film is based on the events that sparked the Wall Street Journal's exposé The Facebook Files.
The film is inspired by the true story of how Frances Haugen, a young Facebook engineer, enlists the help of Jeff Horwitz, 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.
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