There have been a lot of reports about a new movie about the beginning of Facebook, most of which have focused on the film’s star. I’m more intrigued by the writer. Sports Night, The West Wing, even the ill-fated Studio 60, Sorkin has given us a lot of good entertainment.
Film trade paper Variety said the singer would play Sean Parker, who became Facebook’s founding president.
David Fincher is directing The Social Network, which was scripted by The West Wing‘s Aaron Sorkin.
Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield have also been lined up to star in the project, which starts filming next month in Boston.
The movie will focus on the overnight success of Facebook, which was created in 2004 on the campus of Harvard University.
Sean Parker
Justin Timberlake
Opening sequence from the first episode of the first season of Studio 60 Live from the Sunset Strip. Small wonder the show didn’t last on network tv.