The trailer for The Social Reckoning dropped today, and the internet already has some thoughts. Nearly sixteen years after The Social Network premiered in 2010, screenwriter Aaron Sorkin is back with a sequel. This time around, Sorkin, who won an Oscar for writing the original film’s screenplay, is also directing. Depending on your feelings about his recent directing work—The Trial of the Chicago 7 and Being the Ricardos—that may or may not be a such a good thing. The original movie, which chronicled the origins of Facebook, was directed by David Fincher, known for Fight Club, Gone Girl, and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Unfortuanatley, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross are also not returning to score the sequel. So it’s probably safe to expect at least somewhat of a different tone for this new movie. But that’s not all that’s changed. This time, Succession star Jeremy Strong is playing Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, complete with a matching hair color change and a pretty solid impression of his voice. He is replacing Jesse Eisenberg, who played a college-aged Zuckerberg in the original.
“People around here understand that when I say ‘no,’ that’s the end of the debate,” Strong, playing an older Zuckerberg, yells at a character portrayed by Bill Burr in the trailer. “I’m not two years out of a dorm room anymore, Charlie, look around!”
