David Fincher To Direct Facebook Movie
Columbia Pictures is in advanced talks with David Fincher (”Se7en,” “Zodiac,” “Panic Room,” “Fight Club,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button“) to direct “The Social Network” (working title) the movie about the formation of Facebook.
The script written by Aaron Sorkin is based on Ben Mezrich’s upcoming book, “The Accidental Billionaires,” which is set to be released this summer. Mezrich also wrote the book, “Bringing Down the House,” that the recent film “21″ was based on.
The film will focus on the evolution of Facebook from its 2004 creation on the Harvard dorm where Mark Zuckerberg – reportedly to be played by either Michael Cera or Shia LeBouef – and his roommates created the immensely-popular social networking website with more than 200 million members.
Rumors circulating about the plot of Mezrich’s upcoming book suggest that Zuckerberg will be portrayed in a negative light. However, Facebook reportedly isn’t too pleased about the book’s debut. Officials from the social networking giant have refused to comment publicly about the book, and have warned employees not to speak to anyone connected to the film’s development.
Here’s the summary of Mezrich’s latest book “The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal“:
