David Fincher is in early talks to direct Aaron Sorkin’s Facebook script for Sony Pictures. Sources tell EW that producers are very high on securing the acclaimed director’s involvement on the project, which centers on the drama behind the Harvard dorm room creation of Facebook by founder Mark Zuckerberg and his roommates. Producers Scott Rudin, Mike DeLuca, and Kevin Spacey are hoping to get the film into production this year or first thing next year. The movie would mark Fincher’s follow-up to last year’s Academy Award-nominated The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. The script, supposedly printed on hard-to-photocopy red paper, is being kept tightly under wraps. All parties declined to comment.
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Oh my god! David Fincher, Aaron Sorkin, and Kevin Spacey are three of my most favorite people in showbiz. Oh my goodness, this is so exciting. This better happen now, or I’m going to be disappointed.
Oh my god! David Fincher, Aaron Sorkin, and Kevin Spacey are three of my most favorite people in showbiz. This better happen now, or I’m going to be disappointed.
Sorry… apparently I’m so excited (and confused) that I posted a comment twice.
This film is based on a book written by Ben Mezrich and is being produced by Dana Brunetti.
You forgot to mention Dana Brunetti as Producer and the screen play is based on the book by Ben Mezrich.
It’s great that Ben MEZRICH’s book about Facebook, THE ACCIDENTAL BILLIONAIRES, is getting turned into movies by screenwriters. It makes us really appreciate New York Times Bestselling Authors at their finest. Congrats to Mr. Mezrich for such an accomplishment. I am excited to pre-order this new one!
This is based on a screenplay written by Ben Mezrich and Dana Brunetti is one of the producers.
You’d think that an article, no matter how short and to the point, would include such BASICS as the fact that this film is based on Ben Mezrich’s upcoming book “The Accidental Billionaires” and is being produced by Dana Brunetti. Oh and they BOTH have Facebook profiles. Go figure.
You forgot writer and producer
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Aaron Sorkin’s script based on Ben Mezrich’s upcoming book “The Accidental Billionaires”. Dana Brunetti is producing.
I LOVE David Fincher but he’s almost as bad as Robert Rodriguez when it comes to having a ton of projects in the works.
If you did your homework you’d know to include pertinent info like it’s based on Ben Mezrich’s book THE ACCIDENTAL BILLIONAIRES and is being produced by Dana Brunetti. Check out these talented guys on Twitter and Facebook.
They better hurry up! Twitter is displacing Facebook!
I hear that Dana Brunetti (Shrink,Columbus Day, Fanboys, Casino Jack in 2010) is producing this movie which is based on Ben Mezrich’s book “The Accidental Billionaires.” Can’t wait! Should be awesome!
@DanaBrunetti is an awesome producer you should check him and @TriggerStreet out on twitter. They roll out updates on all their projects of which this is just one.
Your report shold have mentioned Ben Mezrich’s previously written “Bringing Down the House” which led to 21 a Triggerstree production with Dana brunetti and Kevin Spacey The success of the ealier colloboration has brought Brunetti and Mezrich together again to bring about the new film based on upcoming book “The Accidental Billionaires” about facebook’s beginning.
exclusive?
http://www.nowgoal.com/21.shtml
Old new news. DanaBrunetti already twittered the Accidential Billionaires book 7 procduction plans days ago. I have the book ordered to be released July.Great opera-history on creation of Facebook by Ben Mezrich.
Hey folks, do your homework before you make a report like this. Seriously,come on now? Are you honestly going to overlook producer Dana Brunetti who’s working on this project as well. Best keep up via Facebook (how ironic that that is what the movie is about that ya’ll are writing an article for) and Twitter. Please get your facts straight before you write an article. It’s poor showmanship on your part.
why do i get the feeling that this “drama” will have all the dramatic tension of watching paint dry? I’ll stick to using Facebook instead of watching a film about it
Do your homework!! DANA BRUNETTI at Triggerstreet teamed up with writer BEN MEZRICH who wrote the book that the filmscript is based on!!
I heart Aaron Sorkin!
I love Fincher, but this sounds very uninteresting.
What’s going to be dramatic about the creation of a tool for millenials to be even more narcisistic than their over-indulgent parents already made them?
What’s next a movie about the media’s love affair with Twitter?
what about myspace the movie??? “He was one man…who created a social hierarchy” The tagline can read: TO befriend or not to befriend, that is the question…MYSPACE, THE MOVIE! Starring Arnold Schwartznegger as Tom. “I vant to make more vriends but I have voo little time.”
Facebook? WTH is ‘Facebook’? And why does there need to be a movie about it? Has Hollywood really gone down to the dregs of a barrel?
will happen, and no one will be disappointed!
http://www.nowgoal.com/21.shtml
this is lame.
i dont think anyone will watch it nor want to watch this.
such media attention to facebook is going to cause all us kids to gtfo of facebook and move on just as we did myspace and are starting to do with twitter.
off the grid ftw
by the way good luck with your failbook…i mean facebook movie.
seriously people who invested in this movie…wtf are you thinking?!?!
epic fail is epic.
facebook…hah!