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David Fincher Friends Aaron Sorkin-Scripted Facebook Movie!
Beaks here...
I'm taking a break from clubbing the hideously deformed Brundle beast that is TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN to let you know that, according to a trade publication, David Fincher is reportedly "circling" Columbia Pictures' Facebook movie, THE SOCIAL NETWORK. Aaron Sorkin's screenplay for the film evidently charts the growth of the social networking site from its inception in 2004 (by then Harvard sophomore Mark Zuckerberg) to its temporary phenomenon status.
Given the speed with which these things burn out, I can't help but feel that this film could be as outmoded as THE GARBAGE PAIL KIDS MOVIE when/if it hits screens in a couple of years. While I'd never second-guess Sorkin's screenwriting prowess (or producer Scott Rudin's knack for snatching up great material), is there really a feature-length story here? I'm not being sarcastic. I'm genuinely curious. And what's the hook for Fincher?
Also onboard as producers on THE SOCIAL NETWORK are Michael De Luca, Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti.
Update: Talkbacker SamSeaborn just hipped me to Aaron Sorkin's official Facebook Movie page, where he's communicating with fans about the project's development. According to Seaborn, the film will be "a college-set story, centering on the life of Zuckerberg in college, starting up the website with his friends" based on the forthcoming book THE ACCIDENTAL BILLIONAIRES by Ben Mezrich. So there's your plot!
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When people won't accept your friendship invitation? The deadly duel between Facebook and Myspace?
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Jun 23, 2009 6:01:47 PM CDT
Pirates of Silicon Valley only made it to the small screen.
by juansanchez
And there's so much story there. They think there's more story with Facebook than with Gates Vs. Jobs? BS.
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What used to be a fun place now is a shit hole. All these fucking games, drinks quizzes, friend limits, shit. It's a shitty service.
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Twitter for the sequel
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fuck this shit, I'm bringing Friendster back.
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Jun 23, 2009 6:03:29 PM CDT
I created the "Which Steven Seagal character are you?" quiz
by juansanchez
Cockpuncher is an option, as are Nico Toscani, Gino Felino, Casey Ryback and Seagal himself.
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it will contain characters having brisk conversations while walking down long hallways in immaculate clipped, Mamet-like rhythms that are totally un-lifelike. But that's only if Sorkin's latest batch of 'shrooms are kickin' in. A movie about FB? Will the audience get "poked" while watching it?
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With Friendster as the aggrieved party.
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it'll still be better than TF2.
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its all awesome and there are no banners and advertising. And you can hack anything.
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you don't get poked back
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or someone pokes too much!!!
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Sorkin created a facebook page where he has been answering questions from fans about this project, and his many past projects. He wrote that the story of the film will not be about Facebook, but rather the story of how a college sophomore created what became the largest social networking website in the world from his dorm room. Think more of a college-set story, centering on the life of Zuckerberg in college, starting up the website with his friends.
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I HAVE TEN HEARTS!!!! HAHAHAH
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He could make 90 minutes of filming people taking a shit look cool... Lord Fincher can do no wrong.
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you couldn't pay me to waste my time on this. is FINCHER that hard up for cash?
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OMG! You're the first person to ever notice that! You truly are a king among men.
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read the synopsis to get a better idea of what the film will be like. Sorkin has stated that his script is about the INVENTION of Facebook, so there won't be much about the Facebook we currently use.
http://www.amazon.com/Accidental-Billionaires-Founding-Facebook-Betrayal/dp/0385529376 -
or maybe a guy finds out his gf is cheating on him thru facebook?
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They can do it for this. Anyone remember that Gates/Jobs movie Pirates of Silicon Valley? That was pretty good.
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Imagine if someone made a movie about the rise of Napster, or Match.com, or Yahoo. It's going to take strong, complex characters and a MIRACLE for this not to be a completely outdated period piece by the time it hits theaters.
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Please get rid you those ads right now.
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I like how there's never any load time and every blueprint to every building is accessible within seconds in 3D.
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OMG! You're the first perso... wait, I already did that. Never mind.
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i wonder if i can go on fandango to by tickets, then tweet in the theater about how im watching facebook movie and a friend saved myspace from some rottentomatoes when i got some popcorn.com.
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Give me a break.
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seriously. Sorkin has never written a bad script. never. not one.
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You know it is inevitable you bastards. I am sure of it.
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Updated the story with your info.
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I refer the Right Honourable Gentleman to... almost anything from the second half of Studio 60's season.
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@Zombieheathledger hahahaha yeah dude, ignore Son of Hades he's just bitter he didn't brought that up first in the tb.
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Or, to be specific, the episode where Nate Corddry's parents have never heard of "Who's on First?"
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Jun 23, 2009 6:38:30 PM CDT
Does this mean that Peanut Butter Jelly Time: The Movie is...
by heckles
...in developmental hell? Sucks.
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This would make more since if Fincher was angling for some kind of executive producer role on a made-for-cable "award bait" flick. It doesn't make sense as a theatrical beast, because I just don't see audiences in this economy, however much they might use social networking sites, interested in paying $12 to see how a bunch of people became millionaires on the backs our collective technology addictions.
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he was so great making the game, seven, and fight club...and since then he's just put out boring crap. wtf happened? did he move out to who gives a shit island where all the super rich directors go?
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M. Night Shit-on-my-lawn would have been a perfect director for this shitasterous movie.
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if this had benn thought of 3 years ago, it would have been myspace the movie and now that site is circling the drain. friend reunited, brought 4 years ago by 1tv, for 120 million...now worth 20 . by the time this comes out, it will be goggle wave at the forefront. infact a movie about the google lads would have been better.. but there's only so much shit you can make up.
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first off, even though we're discussing facebook, the twitterfied "@" when responding is not welcome at AICN. just type the name as I did, and there you have it.and I loved every second of Studio 60. unfortunately, people like idiots singing and eating cockroaches more than intelligent ensemble pieces. there's no accounting for taste, I guess. I guess I still have my West Wing DVD's...
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I'll take your "episode where Nate Corddry's parents have never heard of 'Who's on First?'" and raise you a "Harriet Dinner"--also known as Snakes in a Motherfuckin' Studio.
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3 full scenes from Avatar were shown at Fox's presentation today at Cinema Expo.
-This may be obvious, but Fox has confirmed they will not be releasing the clips online, as that "is not how one should be experiencing it."
-Jim tells me that Fox has given him official confirmation of the footage showing. Hopefully they will provide us with some more details soon!
-Multiple sources are saying that Cameron and all the lead actors were there. I'm hearing that Worthington, Weaver, and Saldana were present.
-According to a friend of firstshowing.net webmaster Alex Billington, Cameron told the crowd that "3D is here and here to stay."
-Alex: He kept teling me that it's "truly unlike anything you've ever seen." First public(ish) showing of Avatar footage seems to be amaazing.
http://tinyurl.com/ns8c2t
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...for this thread, and this thread ONLY. BadMrWonka, I'm glad you liked Studio 60; it just went off the rails for me.
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Facebook shitkicks classmates.com in the opening scene and then tries to claw its way to the top. The ending is a fight between Facebook and the longtime champ Myspace.
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Jun 23, 2009 6:59:22 PM CDT
Shut up with this news, Fuck you! I don't even wanna read it.
by orionsangels
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"This movie sucks! Wouldn't you rather be playing Pathwords?"
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Jun 23, 2009 6:59:48 PM CDT
Sounds about as interesting as Ridley Scott's Monopoly deal
by fitz-hume
But since it's Fincher I'm sure he knows what he's doing... if he in fact is doing it.
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And they're saving Twitter for the sequel.
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The story of the "accidental billionaires" is much more appealing than a movie about friend requests. Just wanted to clear up why people of Sorkin and Fincher's talents hopped on this project.
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John Travolta and Nick Cage exchange laptops. Hey, don't laugh, it could happen! See they get their thumbprints surgically swapped to get past the biometric login. Then they engage in a ruthless duel of life sabotage through their mutually stolen social networking accounts. Plus, their faces get torn off
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Some Sorkin and I love me some Fincher. But about Facebook? It seems like this would be about people making and accepting Friend Requests. Beaks is right, is the rise of Facebook to the top of social networking really that interesting? Really? Huh.
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A geek gets to live the dream while the rest of us rot on here...that's the story of our lives.
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Ed McMahon is dead and this site is posting fucking Facebook movie RUMORS?
It's true -- real talent is dying off and no one is noticing because they're too busy anticipating next action figure-based movie. -
Though there are far more bad movies than good so it makes it harder for me to prove my point.
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Jun 23, 2009 7:33:10 PM CDT
Story is probably about how facebook was stolen from the guy who
by dailysportspages
And how Mark Zuckenberg stole it.
Or was that MySpace... i forget.
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done anything since Fight Club. People just didn't go to see it. Curious Case wasn't for everybody, but it was fine in my opinion. At least for the tech. shit they pulled off and for getting laid after taking a girl to see it.
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...and make it work. The way I think they will go with it is as an ironic black comedy, a kind of rise-from-nowhere success story, like a business themed 'Rocky' movie.
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you are correct, it is facebook that was allegedly stolen. I can't be bothered to track it down right now, but there was a good piece in Rolling Stone about it. The story goes, that three or four friends started writing the code and what not as a school project, and then at some point Zuckerberg basically ripped off the work and launched it with his own name. Now, according the same article, the guys claiming to be ripped off, don't really have any proof, and none of the people who knew what Zuckerberg was up to, knew about the other's alleged involvement, so i'd be surprised if they delved into that in the movie.
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Sorkin and Fincher has me ready to buy my ticket now, regardless of subject.
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would probably be more interesting than whatever this film turns out to be.
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OMG! HI2U I just ate a ham sandwich it was ok.
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at Cinema Expo Amsterdam. Yes James Cameron's Avatar!
A couple of new stills/productions art are leaked online as well
here are some short reactions:
@NafRas: OMG keep this in mind James Cameron's AVATAR this Dec. it's gonna rock the way u see movies! Preview @ cinema expo leaves me wanting more
@dt4storms: Still in awe of meeting James Cameron... Avatar will change movie industry forever.. thank you Jim
@sperling: It's official! The footage from "Avatar" shown at Cine Expo was amazing. Absolutely stunning in 3D. Should be a huge hit.
@UCSNord: "Avatar" footage at #cinexpo: CGI was photorealistic, characters look really real. Believe the hype, this movie will be massive!
@UCSNord: Footage from "Avatar" at #cinexpo was stunning, literally jawdropping. Amazing visuals unlike any before seen, with incredible detail. -
Hell, you know the rest!
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His track record is very, very good. When a decent movie like Panic Room is the "low point" of your career, you're doing something right.
I agree with GQTaste, Zodiac is great! The best film of that year in my opinion. -
Two hours of LOL, and BRB and WTF
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The general public will not care about AVATAR a fourth of what you people do.
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...from a purely scientific angle about how networks form and thrive. He seems like the brainy type that would find that interesting and see the drama in it.
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Jun 23, 2009 10:45:03 PM CDT
This is as lame as the BATTLESHIP board game movie adaptation th
by robotking
What's next? A Pizza Hut movie?
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This movie will be irrelevant and forgotten in 5 years. Just like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace, or any other cultural fad.
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Either I'm tripping balls or going crazy because this is too fucking crazy to believe.
A movie. About the guy who created facebook. Are. You. Kidding?
How about we get back to making art? Give Jodorowsky the money you'd spend on this shit so the world can be a better place and not filled with more garbage bullshit that won't have any relevance the year after it comes out. -
Gets attached to everything. Won't believe it until I see the teaser.
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How do you go from something classic like Fight Club to a movie about Facebook? What the fuck?? Zodiac was just aiggght, but Benjamin Button was basically Forest Gump 2. What next, Teletubbies??
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Alfre Woodard to play Oprah.
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The dirt,
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With Kinnear playing the guy who invented the windshield wiper, wasn't that bad. But this? No thanks.
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this will be the most significant movie of our time!
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Ouija the movie, monopoly the movie, facebook the movie,
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Social networking is for navel gazing twats. Congratulations, you're an idiot who luvvvesss feeling important. Lame.
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would make Rendezvous With Rama with Morgan Freeman already. That should happen.
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But I think a movie based on Domino's Pizzas' the Noid would bring more cash to studio execs.
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Yeah, let's go see FACEBOOK: THE MOVIE because we don't get enough of it at home.
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but just like the craigslist movie, no one cares.
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if they can make a movie out of a theme park ride, then they can make a movie based on a web site. And I mean the actual web site, not the guy who created it. Uwe Boll would be dead keen.
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Fincher... hurry up and do "Torso"... not this crap.
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bookface: the bloody killenings of the man with a book for a face!
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4chan is 100 times more important and influential a website than Facebook will ever be, do a movie about that instead
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a 15 year old kid creates a website for people to talk about anime and stuff and ends up conquering the internet, that's way more interesting
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browsing /b/ is pretty much like going to a Klan meeting these days (but with more porn), but of course if Michael Bay can get away with racism who knows?
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It was there "Friendface" episode. And it was an hysterically funny episode as one could wish. We were in stitches watching it.
Okay, so that parody lasted only 20 minutes or so. But they managed to squeeze in how the social website takes ownership of user contributions, subliminal product placement, stalking, and so forth.
So I suppose a movie could be done. Heck, if Sorkin & Fincher did it, I would watch it when it came to basic cable. -
the game
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Googling is not that hard. There's a lot of conflict in the story of how Facebook came to be. It's been written about extensively and publicly.
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I won't be watching this.
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It could happen.
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Jun 24, 2009 4:15:34 PM CDT
AICN: The Movie would be like Jabba's throne room scene for
by robertbaron
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Do you think Shia is being considered to play Zuckerberg?
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dumbass faux comics that nitpick every little fad of that time.
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