Aaron Sorkin Is Working on a Jan. 6 Movie: ‘I Blame Facebook’


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Drudge Report— Shannon Finney/Getty Images for WMEAaron Sorkin is bringing the Jan. 6 Capitol Riots to the big screen with a new film. In the newest episode of podcast The Town, Sorkin opened up (slightly) about his new project, and how it might connect to his hit film The Social Network.While discussing the state of politics in America, Sorkin made it known who he thinks is responsible for the insurrectionist attack on the White House on January 6th. “I blame Facebook for January 6,” he said, and on being...

WHNT.com—Aaron Sorkin says he blames Facebook for Jan. 6, has movie in the works. Sorkin, who created the film "The Social Network," which depicted Zuckerberg's rise to fame and the creation of the social media platform, also mentioned he was creating a new movie about how Facebook contributed to the Jan. 6 attack.

The Philippine Star—Aaron Sorkin confirms working on 'follow-up' Facebook movie. Sorkin, who depicted the creation and early years of Facebook in 2010's "The Social Network," said the tech giant has since then played a major role in the US' sharp political polarization.

Engadget—Aaron Sorkin is working on a Jan. 6-focused follow-up to The Social Network. Aaron Sorkin has announced that he’s currently writing a followup script to The Social Network, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He broke the news during an episode of The Town podcast that centered on how Facebook and social media have influenced democracy in the years since his Oscar-winning hit. The first film chronicled the early days of Mark Zuckerberg’s social network and starred Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake, among others. Sorkin is cagey on the actual details...