The Succession star is reportedly the leading choice to play the controversial tech mogul in Aaron Sorkin’s follow-up
Jeremy Strong is reportedly the leading choice to play Mark Zuckerberg in the upcoming sequel to The Social Network.
According to Deadline and Variety, sources claim that though no formal offer has been made, the Succession actor is the preferred pick to play the Meta CEO and Facebook founder in the Social Network Part II, alongside The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White and Anora’s Mikey Madison in unspecified roles.
Aaron Sorkin, who won a best adapted screenplay Oscar for the first film, will write and direct the new entry after years of tinkering with a new angle to the story of Facebook. David Fincher directed the 2010 film, which starred Jesse Eisenberg as Zuckerberg alongside Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer and Rashida Jones.
The Social Network Part II, confirmed to be in development this June, will reportedly not be a straightforward sequel to the story of Facebook’s founding in a Harvard dorm room, but rather a follow-up focusing on recent controversy surrounding the social media behemoth. The new screenplay will be based on reporting by Jeff Horowitz for the Wall Street Journal in a series called The Facebook Files, which explored the inner workings and harm caused by the company. The 2021 investigation exposed how internal findings had been buried, as well as Facebook’s influence on the January 6 riot and the mental health of teenage users.
