Development In January 2019,
Aaron Sorkin, the screenwriter of
The Social Network (2010), revealed that producer
Scott Rudin has suggested the development of a screenplay for a sequel, noting, "A lot of very interesting, dramatic stuff has happened since the movie ends." Sorkin also mentioned that there was indeed enough material to create a sequel. On July 18, 2019,
Jesse Eisenberg, who starred as
Facebook co-founder and CEO
Mark Zuckerberg, expressed his interests in starring in the proposed sequel, stating that "Sorkin is a genius, and if he chooses to write about something, I'll obviously be interested". In October 2020, a decade after the film's release, Sorkin announced that he would only write the sequel's script if
The Social Network's
David Fincher returned as director. In 2023, Fincher told
The Guardian that he and Sorkin have discussed a sequel, but said "that's a can of worms." In April 2024, Sorkin said he had been working on the script for a new Facebook movie tied to the
January 6 United States Capitol attack. Announced with the title
The Social Network Part II, the film was reported to have entered development in June 2025, with Sorkin attached as both writer and director, with the story focusing on the
2021 Facebook leak by
whistleblower Frances Haugen as reported by Jeff Horwitz in
The Facebook Files for
The Wall Street Journal. Sorkin will produce the film alongside
Todd Black and
Stuart M. Besser, after collaborating on his last two films,
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) and
Being the Ricardos (2022), as director.
Casting Casting for the film's
ensemble was underway by June 2025, with the film seen as a vehicle for many rising stars given the previous film's status as a
breakthrough for both Eisenberg and
Andrew Garfield, who respectively portrayed
Mark Zuckerberg and
Eduardo Saverin. In July 2025, it was announced that
Mikey Madison,
Jeremy Allen White, and
Jeremy Strong were being considered for roles in the film. In September 2025,
The Hollywood Reporter reported that
Bill Burr joined the cast as an unknown character in the film, with Strong, Madison, and White confirmed for the cast, with Strong replacing Eisenberg. Eisenberg passed on reprising the role of Zuckerberg for the film, having felt, among other reasons, that he had outgrown it. The following day, Garfield confirmed he wouldn't reprise his role as Saverin in the film either, citing how the real-life Saverin is currently living in
Singapore to explain his absence from the film's plot, but expressed his interest in the project. Additional castings including
Wunmi Mosaku,
Billy Magnussen,
Betty Gilpin,
Gbenga Akinnagbe,
Tehmina Sunny and
Portia Doubleday were announced throughout October.
Filming Principal photography began in
Vancouver on October 22, 2025, and
wrapped on December 9, under the working title
Goliath.
Jeff Cronenweth serves as cinematographer for the film.
Music Alexandre Desplat was confirmed in March 2026 to provide the film's musical score, replacing
Trent Reznor and
Atticus Ross from the previous film. This will be the first film directed by Aaron Sorkin not to be scored by
Daniel Pemberton. == Release ==