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After 16 years, the long-awaited sequel to The Social Network, titled The Social Reckoning, finally released its first trailer tonight. However, David Fincher, who directed the original film, is not returning. Instead, Aaron Sorkin, who wrote the first film, has taken over as director while also returning to write the screenplay.
The cast includes Mikey Madison, Betty Gilpin, Billy Magnussen, Jeremy Allen White, Bill Burr and Wunmi Mosaku. Jeremy Strong also takes over the role of Mark Zuckerberg from Jesse Eisenberg, who played the Facebook founder in the original film.
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The Social Reckoning focuses on journalist Jeff Horwitz’s work on “The Facebook Files,” the series of reports he wrote for The Wall Street Journal in 2021 that exposed the secrets behind Facebook. Jeremy Allen White plays Horwitz, while Madison portrays Frances Haugen, the data engineer who leaked information to him. The film is scheduled to open in North America on October 9. Although it can be classified as a sequel, distributor Sony Pictures currently describes it in its promotional copy as a “companion piece.”