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David Fincher Friends Aaron Sorkin-Scripted Facebook Movie!

Yeah - where is the conflict in the story? by JuanSanchez	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:00:45 PM
When people won't accept your friendship invitation? The deadly duel between Facebook and Myspace?
Pirates of Silicon Valley only made it to the small screen. by JuanSanchez	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:01:47 PM
And there's so much story there. They think there's more story with Facebook than with Gates Vs. Jobs? BS.
Facebook turned into Quizbook overnight by lockesbrokenleg	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:01:49 PM
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.
Make Myspace the villain by OGoncho	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:02:19 PM
Twitter for the sequel
We want Twitter: The Motion Picture by gavdiggity	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:02:32 PM
fuck this shit, I'm bringing Friendster back.
I created the "Which Steven Seagal character are you?" quiz by JuanSanchez	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:03:29 PM
Cockpuncher is an option, as are Nico Toscani, Gino Felino, Casey Ryback and Seagal himself.
by JuanSanchez	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:03:59 PM

I'm Ryback, as I hate when Gary Busey burns my pies. by JuanSanchez	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:04:35 PM

One thing's for sure if it's Sorkin... by ZombieHeathLedger	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:05:19 PM
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?
It's A Revenge Film by mrbeaks	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:05:20 PM
With Friendster as the aggrieved party.
"I Spit On Your Profile"? by gavdiggity	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:06:14 PM
it'll still be better than TF2.
conflict by HebrewLantern	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:09:07 PM
you don't get poked back
by HebrewLantern	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:09:23 PM
or someone pokes too much!!!
Noodles Hahn likes this. by NoodlesHahn	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:10:13 PM

Sorkin's Comment on the Nature of the Film by SamSeaborn	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:10:26 PM
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.
SOMEONE SENT ME A HEART!!! by lockesbrokenleg	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:10:29 PM
I HAVE TEN HEARTS!!!! HAHAHAH
I'll watch anything he does by Turd Furgeson	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:15:26 PM
He could make 90 minutes of filming people taking a shit look cool... Lord Fincher can do no wrong.
this is a joke, right? by frank cotton	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:15:41 PM
you couldn't pay me to waste my time on this. is FINCHER that hard up for cash?
@mitortilla by Son of Hades	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:18:04 PM
OMG! You're the first person to ever notice that! You truly are a king among men.
Book off of which the film will be based by SamSeaborn	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:18:54 PM
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/Accident al-Billionaires-Founding-Faceb ook-Betrayal/dp/0385529376
by HebrewLantern	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:22:52 PM
or maybe a guy finds out his gf is cheating on him thru facebook?
If they made a movie out of "He's Just Not Into You" by chrth	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:22:57 PM
They can do it for this. Anyone remember that Gates/Jobs movie Pirates of Silicon Valley? That was pretty good.
Yeah.... this is stupid.... by zikade zarathos	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:23:44 PM
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.
Wow..thats the sound of no one caring. by Glory_Fades_ImMaxFischer	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:24:24 PM

Cellulite Asses! by Fing Fang Foom	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:25:08 PM
Please get rid you those ads right now.
mitortilla re: internet in movies by ZombieHeathLedger	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:25:20 PM
I like how there's never any load time and every blueprint to every building is accessible within seconds in 3D.
@ZombieHeathLedger by Son of Hades	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:27:19 PM
OMG! You're the first perso... wait, I already did that. Never mind.
It should have robot black stereotypes in it! by Spice-Orange	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:27:30 PM
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.
Boy this sounds terrible by D.Vader	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:30:23 PM
Give me a break.
I'd watch Fincher direct a Sorkin script about ANYTHING by BadMrWonka	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:30:27 PM
seriously. Sorkin has never written a bad script. never. not one.
Where is the "Aint it Cool" Movie? by Nuking the Fridge	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:31:02 PM
You know it is inevitable you bastards. I am sure of it.
Thanks, SamSeaborn! by mrbeaks	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:31:04 PM
Updated the story with your info.
@BadMrWonka by Son of Hades	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:32:08 PM
I refer the Right Honourable Gentleman to... almost anything from the second half of Studio 60's season.
Son of Hades by mrbeaks	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:35:41 PM
Or, to be specific, the episode where Nate Corddry's parents have never heard of "Who's on First?"
Does this mean that Peanut Butter Jelly Time: The Movie is... by Heckles	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:38:30 PM
...in developmental hell? Sucks.
Made for Cable. by Steve Young	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:39:08 PM
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.
what the hell happened to Fincher? by HaterofCrap	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:40:12 PM
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?
Awful, Fucking Awful by Gus Van Rant	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:42:07 PM
M. Night Shit-on-my-lawn would have been a perfect director for this shitasterous movie.
Son of Hades by BadMrWonka	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:43:55 PM
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...
@mrbeaks by Son of Hades	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:45:13 PM
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.
FOX is keeping Avatar footage from us! by Trannyformers_Apologist	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:47:12 PM
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
The @ seemed appropriate by Son of Hades	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:48:31 PM
...for this thread, and this thread ONLY. BadMrWonka, I'm glad you liked Studio 60; it just went off the rails for me.
Classmates.com is like Spider Rico in the first Rocky by RobertBaron	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:56:13 PM
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.
Shut up with this news, Fuck you! I don't even wanna read it. by Orionsangels	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:59:22 PM

Will notifications pop up during the movie? by epitone	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:59:39 PM
"This movie sucks! Wouldn't you rather be playing Pathwords?"
Sounds about as interesting as Ridley Scott's Monopoly deal by fitz-hume	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:59:48 PM
But since it's Fincher I'm sure he knows what he's doing... if he in fact is doing it.
Friendster trains Facebook, of course. by RobertBaron	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:59:50 PM
And they're saving Twitter for the sequel.
You're Welcome! by SamSeaborn	Jun 23rd, 2009 07:08:30 PM
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.
FACE/BOOK by BrandLoyalist	Jun 23rd, 2009 07:08:33 PM
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
I love me... by codymr	Jun 23rd, 2009 07:10:11 PM
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.
This guy is gonna be hated like Shia by terry1978	Jun 23rd, 2009 07:11:43 PM
A geek gets to live the dream while the rest of us rot on here...that's the story of our lives.
by RipperGiles	Jun 23rd, 2009 07:20:45 PM
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.
You can make a good movie about anything by veritasses	Jun 23rd, 2009 07:21:38 PM
Though there are far more bad movies than good so it makes it harder for me to prove my point.
Story is probably about how facebook was stolen from the guy who by dailysportspages	Jun 23rd, 2009 07:33:10 PM
And how Mark Zuckenberg stole it. Or was that MySpace... i forget.
Zodiac was brillant for the dude who said Fincher hasn't by GQtaste	Jun 23rd, 2009 07:39:40 PM
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.
You can tack on a dramatic framework... by Orbots Commander	Jun 23rd, 2009 07:40:20 PM
...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.
^^^ dailysportspages, by Timahh	Jun 23rd, 2009 07:40:37 PM
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.
oh, and the idea of... by Timahh	Jun 23rd, 2009 07:41:20 PM
Sorkin and Fincher has me ready to buy my ticket now, regardless of subject.
Coupon: The Movie by TheBaxter	Jun 23rd, 2009 08:00:29 PM
would probably be more interesting than whatever this film turns out to be.
BRETT RATNER'S TWITTER THE MOVIE by DGDBs_ANUS_SCARS	Jun 23rd, 2009 08:02:45 PM
OMG! HI2U I just ate a ham sandwich it was ok.
WAKE UP HARRY!!: Avatar footage shown! by aphextwin	Jun 23rd, 2009 08:06:18 PM
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.
The First Rule of Facebook is... by BoggyCreekBeast	Jun 23rd, 2009 08:09:06 PM
Hell, you know the rest!
You CANNOT make a good movie about anything. by Subtitles_Off	Jun 23rd, 2009 08:15:44 PM
You can, however, make a movie about anything. I thought cereal boxes and board games would be the nadir.
"Avatar will change movie industry forever" by Subtitles_Off	Jun 23rd, 2009 08:17:01 PM
Oh. Fuck. Off.
I'll put my faith in Fincher and Sorkin by My friends call me Killjoy	Jun 23rd, 2009 08:42:19 PM
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.
Fincher! Make Torso already for fuck sakes. by Stuntcock Mike	Jun 23rd, 2009 08:52:31 PM

AOL Instant Message The Movie! by lockesbrokenleg	Jun 23rd, 2009 09:02:44 PM
Two hours of LOL, and BRB and WTF
BREAKING: by kolchak	Jun 23rd, 2009 10:03:37 PM
The general public will not care about AVATAR a fourth of what you people do.
I could see Fincher being interested in this... by jimmy_009	Jun 23rd, 2009 10:41:07 PM
...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.
This is as lame as the BATTLESHIP board game movie adaptation th by RobotKing	Jun 23rd, 2009 10:45:03 PM
What's next? A Pizza Hut movie?
Another thought by RobotKing	Jun 23rd, 2009 10:55:03 PM
This movie will be irrelevant and forgotten in 5 years. Just like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace, or any other cultural fad.
Have we really come to this? by Aftermath1349	Jun 23rd, 2009 11:21:44 PM
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.
David Fincher by Series7	Jun 23rd, 2009 11:32:07 PM
Gets attached to everything. Won't believe it until I see the teaser.
Jesus... by Sicuv Uyall	Jun 23rd, 2009 11:38:37 PM
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??
Grilled: The KFC Coupon Movie by Sicuv Uyall	Jun 23rd, 2009 11:40:26 PM
Alfre Woodard to play Oprah.
Flop - sorry can't see anything but. by hallmitchell	Jun 23rd, 2009 11:48:18 PM

David - please make Motley Crue movie by hallmitchell	Jun 23rd, 2009 11:52:47 PM
The dirt,
Flash of Genius, by kolchak	Jun 24th, 2009 12:15:15 AM
With Kinnear playing the guy who invented the windshield wiper, wasn't that bad. But this? No thanks.
"WATCH PAINT DRY : THE MOVIE" by gruemanlives	Jun 24th, 2009 01:00:53 AM
Ouija the movie, monopoly the movie, facebook the movie, WTF...the movie
Facebook Is For Fucking Idiots by Tall_Boy66	Jun 24th, 2009 01:13:21 AM
Social networking is for navel gazing twats. Congratulations, you're an idiot who luvvvesss feeling important. Lame.
I wish Fincher... by codymr	Jun 24th, 2009 01:13:43 AM
would make Rendezvous With Rama with Morgan Freeman already. That should happen.
Um...Stupid. by christian66	Jun 24th, 2009 01:46:27 AM
Yeah, let's go see FACEBOOK: THE MOVIE because we don't get enough of it at home.
Adult Friend Finder movie maybe... by Brannagins Law	Jun 24th, 2009 02:49:20 AM
but just like the craigslist movie, no one cares.
if they can make a movie out of... by Crewman Number Six	Jun 24th, 2009 03:34:49 AM
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.
Ugh. by SunTzu77	Jun 24th, 2009 03:42:50 AM
Fincher... hurry up and do "Torso"... not this crap.
the stole spandau belly's idea! by ironic_name	Jun 24th, 2009 04:18:14 AM
bookface: the bloody killenings of the man with a book for a face!
who gives a shit? by The Amazing G	Jun 24th, 2009 06:10:37 AM
4chan is 100 times more important and influential a website than Facebook will ever be, do a movie about that instead
but seriously though... by The Amazing G	Jun 24th, 2009 06:12:22 AM
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
they would never do it though... by The Amazing G	Jun 24th, 2009 06:21:35 AM
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?
The IT Crowd did a brilliant send up of Facebook by growltiger	Jun 24th, 2009 06:24:46 AM
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.
Wow! Sounds exciting! by fatjesuschrysler	Jun 24th, 2009 06:54:17 AM

I'd rather watch 4CHAN: THE MOVIE by turketron_2	Jun 24th, 2009 09:08:56 AM

also, by turketron_2	Jun 24th, 2009 09:09:13 AM
the game
You could try doing a little research y'know by The Funketeer	Jun 24th, 2009 10:52:52 AM
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.
This sounds painfully retarded. by IL_Deuce	Jun 24th, 2009 01:16:49 PM
I won't be watching this. Now... a Twitter movie? That's a whole different story!
Lots of walk-and-talk scenes with CGI sets. by polyh3dron	Jun 24th, 2009 01:28:53 PM

AICN: THE MOTION PICTURE by MrMysteryGuest	Jun 24th, 2009 02:18:34 PM

YAHOO!: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO by MrMysteryGuest	Jun 24th, 2009 02:19:03 PM

THE WRATH OF GOOGLE by MrMysteryGuest	Jun 24th, 2009 02:20:10 PM

The Rise of Bing? by growltiger	Jun 24th, 2009 02:58:22 PM
It could happen.
AICN: The Movie would be like Jabba's throne scene by RobertBaron	Jun 24th, 2009 04:14:57 PM

AICN: The Movie would be like Jabba's throne room scene for by RobertBaron	Jun 24th, 2009 04:15:34 PM

Casting choices... by darthsynn	Jun 24th, 2009 08:10:56 PM
Do you think Shia is being considered to play Zuckerberg?
Vh1's I love the ninties, "The Movie." Get all those by GQtaste	Jun 25th, 2009 01:51:51 AM
dumbass faux comics that nitpick every little fad of that time.
Your friend became a fan of "Bare Feet" by Skyfly	Jun 25th, 2009 03:38:36 PM
Would you like to become a fan?

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