Add Jeremy Strong to the list of names fat faces that circle Aaron Sorkin's The social network part II.
Sorkin, who won an Oscar for the original film from 2010, wrote the script and will lead the Sony drama, which is inspired by a series of articles, for which Jeff Horwitz wrote THE Wall Street Journal known as the Facebook files.
Mikey Madison and Jeremy closes together to All White as the few Master's header who met with Sorkin, while he packs a line -up and a budget, which he will then show the studio for final approval.
Insiders emphasize that no offers have been made and that the film is still in the development process, although the project for the studio and is quickly priority.
While the celebrated drama from 2010 is concentrated on the production of the Facebook, which is now known as META, the history of the new feature will concentrate on how the company's own reporting on the negative effects of the company's social media and children, as it knew that misinformation knew that they contributed to the spread of misinformation and caused violence, and as it caused the coup test by Jan. 6, 2021, 2021.
If offers and actually concludes, Madison Frances Haugen, the data engineer who went to the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Börsenkommission would play Wall Street Journal With your information. White would play the former Wsj Tech Reporter who leads the breaking of the Facebook files.
The big question is who could play strongly. Sources say that there is a role for a WSJ editor, but the other option is a stupid: Facebook/Meta -CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
A source said that Jesse Eisenberg, who deserved an Oscar nomination for his representation of Zuckerberg, passed the repetition of the part at least at that time. It remains to be seen whether this is a negotiation tactic.
Sony had no comment.
Sorkin, Todd Black, Peter Rice and Stuart better produce the sequel.
A source said the project would have shadow from The insiderMichael Mann's film from 1999, which told about a whistleblower that blows the lid of the tobacco industry 60 minutes. Another source offered comparisons HeadlightThe 2015 film, which focuses on reporters from the concentrated Boston Globe Investigation of the sexual abuse of children by the Roman Catholic clergymen of the city.
A winner of Tony and Emmy Awards, Strong is perhaps the best known for his work on HBOS critical darling ConsequenceWhere he played the eldest son of Logan Roy, the patriarch of the Murdoch-like family, played by Brian Cox. Before that, he worked with Sorkin on Netflixs The attempt by Chicago 7 in which he played anti -war leader Jerry Rubin.
Last year was depicted as Donald Trump Mentor Roy Cohn in The apprenticeA performance that an Oscar nomination achieved for the best supporting actor.