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If we're to believe a certain delightfully deceptive Christopher Nolan film, the third act of any magic show is always the most shocking -- which should have us all excited for the imminent release of Lionsgate's "Now You See Me: Now You Don't." The third entry in the high-grossing "Now You See Me" series (which began in 2013 and continued with a sequel in 2016), the 2025 film is set to return viewers to this arrestingly glamorous world of vigilante illusionists.

For the uninitiated, the series follows the escapades of the Four Horsemen, a group of stage magicians who once managed to "magically" transport millions of stolen dollars from a secure bank vault in Paris to their audience in Las Vegas. They then began using their unique skills of misdirection, deception, manipulation, and stagecraft to execute elaborate heists against the wealthy for the benefit of common people.

Exclusive: Following news that a Social Network sequel may finally be moving forward, Aaron Sorkin may already have his sights set on the two rising stars to lead the follow-up to his Oscar-winning movie. While various elements are still being worked out, including a budget, sources say that Sorkin’s top choices to star in The Social Network Part II are Oscar winner Mikey Madison and Emmy winner Jeremy Allen White.

Insiders stress that no formal offers have been given to either actor, but it’s clear these are his picks to star in the film once those hurdles are overcome. Sony Pictures, who is distributing the film, had no comment.

Deadline first reported in June that Sorkin would direct and pen a sequel after years of figuring out what angle he wanted to pursue for this next chapter in telling the Facebook story. The new film project is in development with Todd Black,...

Aaron Sorkin escribirá el guion y sucederá a David Fincher en la dirección. © Sony Pictures

No es ninguna broma: La red social tendrá secuela. Pero traemos buenas y malas noticias. ¿La mala? David Fincher no volverá a la dirección (se dice que por su contrato de exclusividad con Netflix). ¿Y la buena? El proyecto quedará en manos conocidas: las de Aaron Sorkin, guionista de la cinta original. Y es que, según ha anunciado en exclusiva Deadline, Sorkin no solo firmará el libreto de esta segunda entrega, sino que también se encargará de dirigirla, sucediendo así al aclamado director de El asesino y El club de la lucha.

Aunque la mayoría seguramente ya la haya visto –algunos probablemente incluso más de una vez–, y si no, tal vez haya llegado el momento de saldar esa cuenta pendiente, no está de más recordar que la estupenda La red social, estrenada en 2010 y...

Aaron Sorkin is set to write and direct a follow-up to his hit film The Social Network, according to sources who spoke with Deadline. The new project, called The Social Network Part II, won’t be a direct sequel but will continue the story in a fresh way.

It’s inspired by the Wall Street Journal’s explosive series of articles known as The Facebook Files, which exposed problems inside Facebook and the impact the platform has had on society.

Sony Pictures is behind the film, with producers Todd Black, Peter Rice, Sorkin himself, and Stuart Besser involved in the project. Sorkin’s script explores the issues raised by The Facebook Files, focusing on how Facebook has affected teens, politics, violence, and even events beyond the United States.

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The original The Social Network came out in 2010 and...

Nearly 15 years after its critically acclaimed debut, the controversial film chronicling the birth and evolution of Facebook clicks up a long-awaited sequel. The Social Network Part II is on its way at Sony Pictures, though it won't see David Fincher return to the director's chair.

According to Deadline, The Social Network sequel is in development at Sony, with the original movie's screenwriter, Aaron Sorkin, directing the feature-length project, in addition to penning its script. Along with the film featuring a new director, Part II also boasts a different premise from the original. The follow-up is inspired by the Wall Street Journal's The Facebook Files, a series of articles released in 2021 exposing the inner workings and harm caused by the world's biggest social media hub.

Sorkin has long expressed his desire to make a sequel to The Social Network, struggling to find the right angle to build the follow-up on. However,...

Aaron Sorkin has set a sequel to his Oscar-winning 2010 film The Social Network. According to Deadline, while the movie is titled The Social Network Part II, it will focus more on the consequences of Facebook becoming the largest social media platform.

Sorkin’s script will be based on The Wall Street Journal investigation series, The Facebook Files, which exposed the company’s awareness of the negative impacts of its platform, including the spread of misinformation and its contribution to real-world harm.

He is also set to direct the film, which will be produced by Todd Black, Peter Rice, Sorkin, and Stuart Besser.

Based on Ben Mezrich’s book The Accidental Billionaires, the original film was written by Sorkin and directed by David Fincher. It garnered eight Oscar nominations and won three awards, including Best Adapted Screenplay for Sorkin.

Sorkin had teased a follow-up as recently as last year, revealing at...

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A sequel to David Fincher's critically acclaimed 2010 film "The Social Network" is coming, but I regret to inform you that there's one huge problem already.

According to an exclusive report in Deadline, Aaron Sorkin, who won an Academy Award for the first film's script, is set to direct a movie that — as of this writing — is simply called "The Social Network II." Journalist Justin Kroll noted that the movie isn't a direct sequel but "rather a follow-up to the original movie that explored the origins of what would become the world's biggest social media platform."

Sure, the fracas surrounding Facebook and its parent company Meta — all helmed by Mark Zuckerberg, who was played smugly and perfectly by Jesse Eisenberg in the original film — is pretty interesting, but because Sorkin is set to direct, Fincher won't be in the director's...

Aaron Sorkin is not finished telling the Facebook story. The Academy Award winner is developing “The Social Network Part II” at Sony Pictures.

Sorkin has written a screenplay and is set to direct the follow-up to the 2010 film “The Social Network,” helmed by David Fincher, which chronicled the creation and early days of Facebook, which has grown to become the world’s largest social media platform. Sorkin’s sequel is based on the Wall Street Journal’s “The Facebook Files,” a series of articles authored by Jeff Horowitz and published in October 2021, which further exposed the inner workings of the company.

Jesse Eisenberg starred as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in “The Social Network,” but casting has yet to be announced for the sequel. Part 2 is in development with Todd Black, Peter Rice, Sorkin and Stuart Besser producing.

The original film was a critical and commercial hit, earning $226 million at the...

Aaron Sorkin is plotting a return to Facebook. The screenwriter behind The Social Network has written a sequel script he intends to direct as a feature for Sony, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

The first Social Network movie was based on Ben Mezrich’s book The Accidental Billionaires, while the sequel is inspired by a series of articles Jeff Horwitz wrote for The Wall Street Journal known as The Facebook Files, which were published in October 2021 and explored the harms caused by the social network. (WSJ is not involved in the movie.)

Todd Black, Peter Rice, Sorkin and Stuart Besser are producing the sequel.

Jesse Eisenberg earned an Oscar nomination in a career-making role for The Social Network, in which he played Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. It is unclear if he will reprise the role for the sequel, though it’s hard to imagine someone else stepping into Zuckerberg’s Adidas sandals.

Exclusive: After teasing a potential sequel to his Oscar-winning drama The Social Network for years, Aaron Sorkin looks to have found an angle to tackle for his follow-up film. Sources tell Deadline that Sorkin has been set to direct The Social Network Part II for Sony Pictures. Insiders say that while it’s being called part two, it’s not a straight sequel but rather a follow-up to the original movie that explored the origins of what would become the world’s biggest social media platform.

The new film project is in development with Todd Black, Peter Rice, Sorkin and Stuart Besser producing.

Sorkin’s original screenplay for the new movie explores the story behind the Wall Street Journal‘s The Facebook Files by Jeff Horowitz, an explosive series of articles published in October 2021 that exposed the inner workings of — and multiple harms caused by — the world’s largest social network.

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Mountainhead is a satirical comedy-drama film written and directed by Jesse Armstrong. The HBO film revolves around four billionaire friends as they gather for a secluded weekend retreat at a mountain head villa while the whole world struggles because of major financial turmoil. Mountainhead stars Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Cory Michael Smith, and Ramy Youssef. So, if you loved the biting dark comedy, pointed satire, and compelling but unlikable characters in Mountainhead, here are some similar movies you should check out next.

In the Loop (AMC+ & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – BBC Films

In the Loop is a British satirical dark comedy film directed by Armando Iannucci, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, and Tony Roche. Based on the British series The Thick of It, the 2009 film revolves around the fallout that followed after...

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This March, Hulu is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the wacky crime comedy series Deli Boys to the much-anticipated streaming release of Anora. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Hulu this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the ten best films that are coming to Hulu in March 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

High Fidelity (March 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91% Credit – Touchstone Pictures

High Fidelity is a romantic comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears from a screenplay co-written by D.V. DeVincentis, Steve Pink, John Cusack, and Scott Rosenberg. Based on the 1995 novel of the same name by Nick Hornby, the 2000 film follows Rob, a record store owner who has been unlucky in relationships. However, his bad luck might...

Jesse Eisenberg has put himself back in the Oscars race with A Real Pain, a film he wrote, directed, and acted in. The film has received two nominations, including Best Screenplay for Eisenberg and Best Supporting Actor for Kieran Culkin. Eisenberg’s earlier stint at the Oscars was when he went up against and lost narrowly to Colin Firth at the Academy Awards in 2011.

At the time, Eisenberg was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for playing Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in David Fincher’s The Social Network. Aaron Sorkin wrote a screenplay for the film, that was adapted from Ben Mezrich’s book The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal.

Andrew Garfield and Jesse Eisenberg as Eduardo Saverin and Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network | Credits: Sony Pictures Releasing

The book explored the multiple lawsuits that were ongoing at the time against Zuckerberg.

Some of the best films of the 2010s explored new themes that defined a tumultuous decade: the rise of social media and its effect on how people interacted with one another, the dominance of the tech billionaire and the lengthening of the wealth gap as old money was replaced with new money, and the outcry of multiple generations of toxic men who decided that upsetting the established order was worth the chaos that followed.

By far one of the best examples of a film that tackled these themes and paved the way for movies in the rest of the decade was The Social Network, written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by David Fincher. This masterpiece of biographic filmmaking captures so many of the themes that would come to define the next decade of fiction, creating a powerful work of art that has stood the test of time. It arguably remains...

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Paramount+ is ready with an entertainment-packed November this year. The upcoming month will see the premiere of some of the best Paramount+ original shows including Landman and The Agency. Just like every month, Paramount+ is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the 10 best movies and TV shows coming to Paramount+ in November 2024.

Hacksaw Ridge (November 1)

Hacksaw Ridge is a biographical epic war drama film directed by Mel Gibson from a screenplay co-written by Robert Schenkkan and Andrew Knight. Based on the 2004 documentary The Conscientious Objector by Terry Benedict, the 2016 film follows the story of Desmond Doss, who joins the army after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour but refuses to handle weapons and engage in war instead he chooses to serve as a combat medic in the American army.

Andrew Garfield is open to reprising his role as Brazilian billionaire and entrepreneur Eduardo Saverin in a sequel to The Social Network. However, the actor feels that the character might not have a place in the story.

"I think anything that [writer] Aaron [Sorkin] does is going to be really, really powerful and interesting, and if he's feeling drawn to a subject, you know it's got some juice in it. I'd be excited [about a sequel]," Garfield said when asked how he felt about The Social Network 2 during an appearance on Esquire's Explain This Video Series. The actor went on to explain why he remains doubtful about his involvement. "I don't imagine I'd be part of it because I think Eduardo is just living off his billions in Singapore," he said.

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We all know about the success stories in the startup world because if they were successful, that means that they are still around, and one way or another, we are using them, but there are also some spectacular failures in the world of startups. In fact, their failure was so spectacular that some people decided to make films and TV shows about them. So, if you are also interested in some of the biggest startup failures, here are the 5 best movies and TV shows based on true stories you can watch about them.

Blackberry (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – IFC Films

Blackberry is a biographical comedy-drama film directed by Matt Johnson from a screenplay co-written by Johnson and Matthew Miller. Loosely based on the 2015 book titled Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry by authors Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff, the...

Shares of GameStop and AMC Entertainment exploded Monday, up close to 80% and 50%, respectively, as Roaring Kitty, aka Keith Gill, the trader and Reddit celebrity who sparked the so-called meme stock revolution on Wall Street starting in early 2021, posted on X (formerly Twitter) for the first time in almost three years.

Gill, a former marketer for Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance, got the big screen treatment in Dumb Money, where he was played by Paul Dano. An investment advisor working at home during Covid, he researched video game retailer GameStop and saw solid fundamentals he thought weren’t reflected in the share price, and were being overlooked by the Street. Big firms in fact were shorting the stock, betting it would fall.

The film by Craig Gillespie, released in Sept. of 2023, was based on the book The Antisocial Network by Ben Mezrich.

Gill had a strong online following on Reddit chatroom WallStreetBets...

In the first major sale ahead of the Cannes Film Festival, A24 has acquired the North American rights to the competition title “Parthenope” from director Paolo Sorrentino, the distributor announced Friday, May 3.

“Parthenope” is the latest film from the Oscar winner Sorrentino, who will be competing for the Palme d‘Or for the seventh time. A24 describes the film as a “monumental and deeply romantic story of a lifetime.”

The film follows the titular character Parthenope, who is born in the sea of Naples in 1950 and searches for happiness over the long summers of her youth, falling in love with her home city and its many memorable characters. From Sorrentino, who also wrote the script, we expect a lot of lush Italian vistas and colorful, garish interiors.

The film features Gary Oldman and also stars, in alphabetical order, Dario Aita, Celeste Dalla Porta, Silvia Degrandi, Isabella Ferrari, Lorenzo Gleijeses, Biagio Izzo,...

It looks like another Godzilla x Kong movie will have to wait.

Adam Wingard, who directed the last two of the hit Legendary MonsterVerse movies, has lined up a new feature project that will go before any new creature feature.

A24, the one-time scrappy indie that is rapidly scaling up, came out on top of an auction to pick up Onslaught, an action thriller that reteams Wingard with his frequent collaborator Simon Barrett. The two made the cult hits You’re Next and The Guest.

Wingard and Barrett are writing the project with Wingard on board to direct. It is said to have a scope more in line with his early movies, which were all original creations. Details for Onslaught are being kept behind the barricades, but sources describe it as a gonzo action horror thriller that will shoot this fall.

The filmmaker does not have a deal for a new Godzilla x Kong,...

Hold on to your butts, Nathan Fielder and Emma Stone are re-teaming for the new movie Checkmate, according to the Hollywood Reporter. It’s an adaptation of Ben Mezrich’s upcoming non-fiction book of the same name, which dives into a 2022 scandal that rocked the chess world.

Fielder and Stone last blew our minds with The Curse, a black comedy at Showtime. This time around Fielder is set to direct while Stone’s Fruit Tree banner will produce. The whole project will be led by A24, which blew away offers from much larger studios with a reported seven-figure guarantee. “I’ve never seen A24 do that before,” THR quotes one insider saying. And what could make A24 this excited?

In 2022, at the St. Louis stop on the Grand Chess Tour, 19-year-old Hans Niemann upset Magnus Carlsen, the 31-year-old world No. 1 and arguably the strongest player of all time. As a...

Back in 2022, world champion chess player Magnus Carlsen quit the Sinquefield Cup pro tournament in St. Louis, Missouri, after a surprising loss to a 19-year-old, Hans Niemann. What started as a speculative drama about why Carlsen quit or how Niemann won in the first place quickly spiraled into accusations of cheating, an unsuccessful legal battle, and what’s considered to be the biggest scandal in chess history. Now, that story is receiving the film treatment at A24.

Emma Stone will produce the cheating scandal film alongside Dave McCary, her husband and production partner.

It looks like Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder are reuniting, but it’s not for “The Curse” Season 2. THR reports that the pair of actors are in talks to reteam for a new A24 project: “Checkmate,” based on a book proposal by “The Social Network” and “Dumb Money” writer Ben Mezrich.

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After more than proving his directing mettle with Nathan For You and The Rehearsal, Nathan Fielder entered another echelon with The Curse, helming seven episodes (including the mind-bending finale). Now, the comedian, actor, writer, and director has notched another step in his filmmaking ascendancy with the announcement of his feature directorial debut.

THR reports he’ll reteam with The Curse star and producer Emma Stone and her company Fruit Tree for Checkmate, which A24 has picked up. With Fielder on board to direct and Stone on as producer, the film is an adaptation from a forthcoming book by Ben Mezrich, whose works have been adapted into The Social Network and Dumb Money.

Picked up on a 12-page proposal from Mezrich ahead of the full book, the story spotlights “the biggest scandal in the history of chess, focusing on the generational battle between Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen and the young bad boy of chess,...

Emma Stone knows to stick with what is working as she follows up her 2023 projects (which have garnered significant attention) with more from the same collaborators. Stone recently won an Academy Award for her performance in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things. Lanthimos would also already release a trailer for his next film, Kinds of Kindness, earlier this year and Stone is among the principal cast. Other than Poor Things, last year, Stone would star in a limited series for Showtime with comedic actor Nathan Fielder in a surreal dark comedy called The Curse, which would also feature a collaboration with Benny Safdie.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Stone will also be reuniting with Fielder for another project with A24. The indie studio that features a bevy of off-beat films has recently had its biggest title with Civil War, and the company played its moves aggressively to beat out bigger studios for Checkmate.

Following the success of The Curse, Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder are again teaming with A24 to produce Checkmate, a movie based on the chess world’s biggest scandal.

Chess can be absorbing subject material for drama, whether it’s a glossy period piece such as Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit, or more left-field takes like 2013’s Computer Chess. Perhaps chess movies are like Robin Hood projects: there are always several in development in Hollywood and it becomes a strategic game of, well… erm, chess to see who can put one together first.

The latest chess project is being produced by Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder, and A24 have reportedly spent a seven-figure sum to secure the rights to it. Why the buzz? Well, the film will be based on the biggest scandal the chess world has seen in recent years, dramatising the events of the ‘controversial 2022 head-to-head match between Grandmasters Magnus Carlsen,...

A24 surprised Hollywood by outbidding major studios for a 12-page book outline, spending over half a million per page. Nathan Fielder is set to direct Checkmate, a film about two chess grandmasters, produced by Emma Stone and Dave McCary. Ben Mezrich, known for writing books about money and the people who make it, is behind the pricey outline for Checkmate. His work has been adapted into the movies Dumb Money and The Social Network.

A24 surprised everyone in Hollywood on Wednesday, May 1, as they outbid and outplayed Amazon, Warner Bros., Netflix, and Apple to pick up a feature package. A24 supposedly spent seven figures on the rights for Checkmate, but here's the rub it's a 12-page book outline; that's more than $83 thousand paid per page. The Hollywood Reporter spoke to people with knowledge of the deal, writing, "Offers were in the process of being made by the streamers and a...

Following the success of “The Curse,” Emma Stone, Nathan Fielder and A24 are teaming up again to take on the cutthroat world of chess.

The studio has won the rights to the hot feature package “Checkmate,” based on a book proposal by author Ben Mezrich, whose works were adapted into “The Social Network” and “Dumb Money.”

The story centers on what has been described as the “biggest scandal in the history of chess,” following the controversial 2022 head-to-head match between Grandmasters Magnus Carlsen, then world champion, and Hans Niemann, during which the latter was accused of cheating.

After a competitive situation in which multiple studios and streamers showed interest in the project, A24 nabbed the rights thanks to a reported seven-figure offer. The deals are still in the works, but Fielder is currently attached to direct, with Stone on board to produce with her husband and partner Dave McCary under their Fruit Tree banner.

Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder are getting back together again!

The costars shared the screen for their Showtime series The Curse. Now, they’re set to work together again on a new movie called Checkmate.

Read more about Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder’s collaboration…

The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that the duo would be working with A24 on the new movie, which will be about the faceoff between chess legends Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann.

Based on a book proposal by Ben Mezrich, it will highlight the drama of cheating allegations and other behind-the-scenes moments in the world of chess.

It does not appear that Emma and Nathan will star in the project. Instead, the former is expected to produce alongside husband Dave McCary. Meanwhile, Nathan has been tapped to direct.

The outlet noted that their contracts are “still being hammered out.” We’ll update you as we learn more.

A24, operating on its new mandate to act aggressively in the pursuit of projects, just outplayed the Hollywood studios and streamers in order to pick up Checkmate, a hot feature package centered on a book proposal by Ben Mezrich, the author whose books were adapted into films such The Social Network and Dumb Money.

If deals close, Checkmate will reteam Emma Stone with Nathan Fielder, who both adorned the most recent edition of The Hollywood Reporter magazine and the stars of the Showtime series The Curse. Fielder is attached to direct, while Stone will produce along with her husband and partner Dave McCary via the duo’s Fruit Tree banner. It also reunites the pair with A24, which backed The Curse. Sources say the book deal is closing or has closed while the talent deals are still being hammered out.

In true Mezrich fashion, Checkmate sees the author tackling an...

Director Craig Gillespie's Dumb Money, which boasts a star-studded cast that includes Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, and Pete Davidson, is based on the book The Antisocial Network by renowned chronicler of capitalism Ben Mezrich. Mezrich also wrote the book about Facebook that was adapted into the movie The Social Network. Dumb Money tells the story of the 2021 financial event known as "the GameStop short squeeze." It's possible to remember the chaos surrounding the GameStop short squeeze without knowing much about what it actually was. That's because it's a story about two subjects complicated financial instruments and message board drama that aren't common knowledge for most people.

The Social Network screenwriter Aaron Sorkin is sharing his plans to develop a possible sequel following Facebook's algorithm. The screenwriter has also shared that he is blaming the social media platform for what happened on January 6 at the U.S. Capitol.

2010's The Social Network followed the founding of the famous social media platform Facebook. Based on Ben Mezrich's 2009 book The Accidental Billionaires, the biographical drama had David Fincher at the helm with a script by Aaron Sorkin and starred Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, and Armie Hammer. Almost a decade and a half since the film's premiere, Sorkin revealed his plans for a sequel, which he has teased over the years. The Social Network won 3 Academy Awards for Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Original Score from its total of eight nominations.

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Aaron Sorkin is working on a script exploring the dark side of Facebook. The new script isn't confirmed as The Social Network 2, but has similar subject matter and themes. Sorkin blames Facebook's algorithm tuning for January 6 and plans to delve deeper in his script.

A quasi-sequel to The Social Network is being written by Aaron Sorkin. The 2010 Sorkin movie, which was directed by David Fincher and based on the 2009 Ben Mezrich book The Accidental Billionaires, was nominated for eight Oscars, winning five. It followed Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) from his college years through the rise of Facebook, as well as his contentious relationship with his business partner Eduardo Saverin (Andrew Garfield). While a sequel to the movie was never produced, director David Fincher hinted as recently as 2023 that he would be willing to explore the possibility of returning to that well.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Aaron Sorkin was interviewed on...

Academy Award winner Aaron Sorkin has reiterated his plans to write a sequel to his acclaimed drama, The Social Network, examining the origins of Facebook, one that will home in on the social media platform’s impact on U.S. democracy.

On a just dropped episode of entertainment business podcast The Town, taped live in Washington, D.C. atr WME’s White House Correspondents Dinner pre-party last night , Sorkin said, “Look, yeah, I’ll be writing about this. I blame Facebook for January 6.”

When asked to elaborate on how the project will tackle the events of that infamous day, which saw a mob of supporters of then-u.S. president Donald Trump storming the U.S. Capitol Building, he said matter-of-factly, “You’re going to need to buy a movie ticket.”

Sorkin did share, though, that he’s been “trying” to crack the project as a film specifically. “Facebook has been,...

In probably one of the quickest turnarounds in a real-life event adaptation, Craig Gillespie’s Dumb Money was released in 2023 – barely two and a half years after the almost-unbelievable affair it was based on came to an end. The film itself is an adaptation of Ben Mezrich’s The Antisocial Network. It retells the GameStop bidding war – which saw an extraordinary price boost of the gaming and electronics company’s stock – driven forward by a mass of people trying to defy the financial system. Amidst the rage of a global pandemic, a shift in retail dynamics, and an unprecedented surge in virtual communication, the conflict was a defining financial moment in America.

Dumb Money will be released on Netflix on January 21, 2024, following a 128-day gap from its theatrical debut. Sony's deal with Netflix allows the streaming giant to have first rights to Sony's movies. Audiences can currently rent or buy Dumb Money on various PVOD services for $2.99 and $6.99 respectively.

The story of GameStop's stock and the 2021 short squeeze debuted in theaters, but audiences can now watch Dumb Money on streaming. The 2023 biographical drama comes from director Craig Gillespie and is an adaptation of the real story that inspired Ben Mezrich's book The Antisocial Network. It centers around the YouTuber RoaringKitty, better known as Keith Gill, as he becomes the biggest face of the GameStop short squeeze that resulted in the video game retailer's stock price soaring. After hitting theaters in September 2023, Dumb Money's box office left much to be desired.

There is still plenty of interest in seeing Craig...

“I like the stock.”

If only the world of high finance could accept things as simply as that.

As we learned in 2021, the so-called masters of the universe had written off GameStop, the venerable supply of used video games and assorted tech gear. The only one, it seemed, who still believed in them was Keith Gill, who live-blogged as Roaring Kitty. With incredible transparency, he shared his spreadsheets and showed his faith by buying up shares, which encouraged others to follow suit.

The run-up of the stock, fueled by the disruptor app Robinhood, spooked Wall Street and led to at least one capitol group crumbling with hubris.

Finance can make you want to shut down and read a book, such as The Antisocial Network by Ben Mezrich, which inspired the film, but like the superb The Big Short, the 2023 film Dumb Money walks you through this Byzantine world. Director Craig Gillespie...

I've interviewed a lot of people this year for /Film, but none better reflected the energy of the film they wrote than Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo, the screenwriters of "Dumb Money." Their enthusiasm and rapid-fire speech patterns, in which they frequently were so excited that they'd finish each other's sentences, was infectious to listen to, and it perfectly aligned with the way their script (and director Craig Gillespie and his editors) unspooled the chaos of the GameStop stock story for the big screen. It also indicated a deep level of comfort these two have with each other as co-workers: Through collaborating together for over ten years, first as investigative journalists and then as screenwriters, they've formed the type of mind-meld that sounds familiar if you've ever read about how the Coen Brothers make decisions on set. There's a shorthand on display, and they each possess the same exact...

It didn’t take long for America Ferrera to find the personal connection in the speech she delivers as Gloria in the box-office smash “Barbie.”

“I think when we’re not historically meant to be in a room, it’s very difficult to show up in those spaces as your whole self,” she says on Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast. “Because you are taught to be grateful, you’re in the room. When you’re coming from a position of having a debt you owe to whoever opened that door for you and let you in, there’s this unspoken reminder that ‘you’re here somehow as a favor.’ And if we opened the door to let you in, we can open the door and let you out. Getting in the room is not the end of the work; it’s only the beginning.”

On this episode of the award-winning Variety Awards Circuit Podcast,...

To celebrate the release of Dumb Money on Blu-Ray, DVD and On-Demand from 11th December, we’re giving away Dumb Money Merch Bundles including a T-Shirt, Book and Blu-Ray to 2 lucky winners!

Black Bear announces UK and Irish Home Entertainment release dates for Dumb Money, the story of fortunes won and lost overnight in the David vs. Goliath GameStop short squeeze that changed Wall Street forever. The film will be released on Est on Monday 27th November and on Tvod and DVD/ Blu-Ray on Monday 11th December.

Dumb Money is based on the insane true story of the YouTuber who brought Wall Street to its knees and got rich by turning the video-game retailer GameStop into the world’s hottest company. In the middle of everything is regular guy Keith Gill (Paul Dano), who starts it all by sinking his life savings into the stock and posting about it. When...

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the year’s most talked-about scripts continues with Dumb Money, directed by Craig Gillespie and penned by financial journalists-turned-screenwriters Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo based on Ben Mezrich’s bestseller The Antisocial Network.

The goal for the Columbia Pictures/Stage 6/Black Bear Pictures production was to make accessible its topic: the short-squeeze tale of GameStop stock, which in 2021 was flailing and destined to become another short-sell win for hedge funds.

That’s where Keith Gill comes in. Played by Paul Dano, he centers the movie’s Pov as he sinks his life savings into GameStop and posts about it on Reddit. HIs tips become a movement, GameStop became the first meme stock, and the hedge-funders lost billions.

Pete Davidson, Vincent D’Onofrio, America Ferrera, Nick Offerman, Anthony Ramos, Sebastian Stan, Shailene Woodley and Seth Rogen also star in the pic, which had its...

Dumb Money producer Aaron Ryder talked Saturday about why he wanted to bring to screen the story of GameStop’s short squeeze of 2021, a financial fluke that has gone down in history as a triumph for the little guy against the behemoths of Wall Street.

Speaking at Deadline’s Contenders Film Los Angeles event, Ryder revealed he had been inspired to make the film after tirelessly following the story in real time during lockdown.

“I went deep on it, trying to understand what the short was and to educate myself,” he told moderator Anthony D’Alessandro. “I got a call from MGM [where he has a production deal], who said, ‘We think there’s a movie here.’

“What we needed was a piece of IP. There was a lot of competition. I knew we had to be first [to option Ben Mezrich’s book The Antisocial Network]. Luckily, we were, and our next task was finding the right people...

The Craig Gillespie directorial venture Dumb Money is a prime example of how a movie about characters involved in technical stuff should be made. Based on the book The Antisocial Network by Ben Mezrich, the 2023 film is the story of a few retail investors who began to buy stocks of a video game store called GameStop and how that impacted the billion-dollar hedge fund managers who made their money primarily through ‘short selling’. The performances are great, and the pacing, the cinematography, and the overall setting surely remind one of David Fincher’s The Social Network. Funny that this film is based on a book with almost the same name! The casting is spot on, and with a great background score, the movie creates an atmosphere where this big fish vs. little fish fight really becomes palpable, even though the jargon might go over our heads.

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Director Craig Gillespie assembled an impressive ensemble cast for Dumb Money, featuring stars like Seth Rogen and Paul Dano, to draw in audiences and create a diverse range of characters. The wide breadth of performers in Dumb Money's cast allowed for some of them to play against type, such as Rogen's unlikable character and Dano's contrasting role after his haunting turn in The Batman. The movie's positive reviews praised the entertaining cast and expansive story, showcasing the payoff of Gillespie's efforts in building Dumb Money's ensemble.

Director Craig Gillespie has amassed an impressive ensemble cast in an exclusive Dumb Money clip. Based on both the unbelievable true story and Ben Mezrich's non-fiction book The Antisocial Network, the biographical dramedy revolves around the infamous GameStop stock shortage that occurred in early 2021, which shined a unique spotlight on the stock market as a whole and shady practices of such brokerage services as Robinhood.

The ending of The Social Network leaves Mark Zuckerberg just as unsettled as he was at the beginning, emphasizing that his feelings remain unchanged despite major events. The movie focuses on the destructive relationships Mark creates in his bid to stand out, highlighting how the story is more about the people he alienates rather than the growth of Facebook. Mark's friendships are destroyed throughout the movie, with his ambition leaving him alone and his relationships imploding due to betrayals and mistrust.

The Social Network wraps up its multiple storylines about Facebook's formation with an ending that leaves Mark Zuckerberg as unsettled as he was at the beginning. The self-explanatory title reveals that the 2010 David Fincher movie tells a dramatized story of the creation of Facebook based on Ben Mezrich’s non-fiction novel The Accidental Billionaires. Still, The Social Network's true story adaptation focuses plenty on the few relationships Mark...

The Social Network took creative liberties in portraying the creation of Facebook, including Mark Zuckerberg's motivation for creating the website. Eduardo Saverin's role in the creation of Facebook was different than how it was portrayed in the film. He was not the victim and his intentions were mischaracterized. Sean Parker's involvement in creating Facebook was more beneficial than harmful, contrary to how the film depicted him as an antagonist. Parker's actions were, mostly, for the benefit of the company.

David Fincher’s The Social Network chronicles the creation of Facebook and the many troubles between its creators and investors, and while it got many things right, it also took a couple of creative liberties. Two years after directing the fantasy drama The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, David Fincher returned with a different type of drama film with The Social Network, based on the book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich.

The Social Network 2 is hindered by Facebook's last 13 years, which have seen the platform facing controversies and becoming less popular. David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin have expressed interest in making a second film, but the details of a potential follow-up have not been revealed. Mark Zuckerberg's controversies and public image, as well as the changing landscape of social media, pose obstacles to creating a successful sequel.

The Social Network 2 has a lot of potential, but after Facebook's last 13 years, it might be impossible to make the sequel. Based on The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich, The Social Network was released in 2010 and directed by David Fincher, who co-wrote the screenplay with Aaron Sorkin. The film chronicled Mark Zuckerberg's experience creating Facebook, revealing some of the challenges he faced.

The Social Network was one of the biggest movies of 2010, premiering just four years after Facebook became available to the public.

Some movies deal with real-life situations that are meant to intrigue and fascinate. Smaller stories, or stories that have never had the type of spotlight that Hollywood thought they deserved. But sometimes (wait for it) Hollywood sensationalizes or changes the plot to fit their narrative.

One of these movies was the 2008 movie 21—a film based on a book based on a sensational story. However, the film made some poor casting choices, and since its release, it has garnered more attention for its faults than for its triumphs.

21 and Bringing Down the House

The film 21 was based on a book by Ben Mezrich called Bringing Down the House. It tells the (semi) true story of an MIT student named Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess) who joins the blackjack team led by Professor Mickey Rosa (Kevin Spacey). The team has such a high level of intelligence and skill that they begin making regular trips to Las Vegas.

Dumb Money, a 2023 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Craig Gillespie and written by Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo, failed to make wonders in the box office despite having good audience and critics reviews. The film, which is based on the 2021 book The Antisocial Network by Ben Mezrich and chronicles the GameStop short squeeze of January 2021, flopped with a cumulative gross of around $7.3 million against the $30 million budget.

As of now, Dumb Money has not been released in India. The India release will be on October 13, which is National Cinema Day, and as part of it, the movie will be screened for 99 rupeesin the opening day, which is a very good deal. Previously film was planned to released in October 20.

Dumb Money Trailer

Dumb Money features an ensemble cast that includes Paul Dano, Pete Davidson, Vincent D’Onofrio, America Ferrera, Nick Offerman, Anthony Ramos, Sebastian Stan, Shailene Woodley, and Seth Rogen.

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