With 'The Social Reckoning,' Aaron Sorkin makes Mark Zuckerberg uncool
Source: Business Insider ·
"The Social Network" writer Aaron Sorkin returns to the Facebook saga with "The Social Reckoning." This movie is far less kind to Mark Zuckerberg.
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Aaron Sorkin was in a tough spot. The writer and director best known for talky political dramas like "The West Wing" and "A Few Good Men" had ascended to a new level in his career in 2011: Oscar winner. His script for David Fincher's 2010 Facebook origin story "The Social Network" had earned him an Academy Award for best adapted screenplay. The movie had become an instant classic for a generation raised on social media. Surely he would have to write a sequel. There was just one problem. As the years went on, Facebook went from being a way to keep up with friends and post pictures your aunt would like to a toxic haven for hate speech. Sorkin had taken notice and wanted to stay away. "Over the years, every time there would be a new Facebook scandal, I'd be approached to get back in there," Sorkin told Business Insider of Hollywood's desire for a "Social Network" sequel. "But I never felt there was a movie, until I met Frances Haugen." Aaron Sorkin won the best adapted screenplay Oscar…