Co-written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, the new drama/thriller The Social Reckoning is the official sequel to 2010’s rather impressive drama/biopic The Social Network. A movie about the story of Facebook and its infamous founder, Mark Zuckerberg.
The new instalment, which stars Jeremy Allen White, Mikey Madison, Betty Gilpin and Jeremy Strong, follows Frances Haugen, a young Facebook engineer, who went to The Wall Street Journal to blow the whistle on Facebook’s most guarded secrets.
‘Please, please, let me quote that.’
Jeremy Strong wouldn’t be my first choice to play Zuckerberg, based on appearance alone. Nevertheless, I’ve seen so much personally exciting casting lately. And I’m just thrilled by several of the names listed for this movie.
I’m excited about this role for Mikey Madison, Best Actress Oscar winner for Anora (2024). I’m always very pleased to see Bill Burr (or ‘Billy Burry,’ as I like to refer to him in my mind affectionately). He is on my top five list of favourite comics, after all. A list that also includes Chris Rock, who wrote and starred in the movie Top Five (2014). I digress.
The two Jeremys are also great.
I like that the music at the end of this trailer features quite prominently in a very significant scene or two in The Social Network (2010). All that’s left to do is hope I find this film close to as impressive as its predecessor.
Wunmi Mosaku, Billy Magnussen, Patrick Fischler, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Anna Lambe, Portia Doubleday, Nelson Franklin, Sierra Capri, Nathan Witte and Kelley Pereira also star.
The Social Reckoning Release Dates: October 9th, 2026 (US & UK)…
Happy Film Loving,
G
It’s an impressive cast. If this lived up to the quality of the first movie, I’d be very impressed.
Me too, honestly. The first instalment is one of my happy movie memories.
The Social Network trailer set to “Creep” is a literal masterpiece, so I struggled to connect to this one. Especially given that the entire cast is different. I’m sure it will be good, but I need to see more.
It’s impossible to avoid the comparison. I’ll have to look up the trailer because it’s been a while. Bearing in mind how sequels tend to go, I won’t set my expectations too high.
i’m looking forward to this and love the cast
I’m with you there, Beth. Fingers crossed for a great result.
Jeremy String has been a bit typecast as an executive since his excellent performance in Succession, but he feels perfect for this role. I had no idea what’s this movie about going into the trailer but it quickly became clear it’s a sequel to the Social Network.
I also had no idea who Jeremy is supposed to play but based on his behavior I strongly suspected it was Mark. This is looking promising.
Strong, not String. 😆
Autocorrect strikes again
I’m not mad that you typed String. Every time I hear/read the word ‘string/strings,’ one of my all-time favourite first trailers comes to mind, and I get happy. So thank you. 😊😁https://themoviemylife.com/2015/01/13/avengers-age-of-ultron-2015-james-spaders-voice-sigh/
The way Strong walked on stage in that sweater confirmed to me that he was playing Zuck. 😁
I’m suddenly wondering if the role was offered to Eisenberg before Strong came on board.
Interesting! Tense music music choice; pretty much just one giant riser until the end. I had to look up Music department since the original won the oscar. Looks like Alexander Desplat is succeeding Reznor & Ross…. I miss the Ivy League cinematography from the original, this feels claustrophobic. But I’m excited about the cast and crew and the potential.
True. This one is a very different look and feel.
May the end product be worth all the filmmaking talent involved.
I forgot about the Oscar win.