Aaron Sorkin is writing a movie about Facebook. That’s right, Facebook. On the same night Mr. Sorkin’s name is mentioned in Barack Obama’s Presidential speech analysis, his Facebook page surfaces. Check out his entry below.
Aaron Sorkin is Facebook Movie
Sorkin has declined to comment, but Sony Pictures has confirmed the project. The film is based on the popularity and sometimes controversial history of the web site. There has been much speculation as to whether it’s actually Sorkin who made the page, but NY Mag says it really is him. This is what he writes:
Welcome. I’m Aaron Sorkin. I understand there are a few other people using Facebook pages under my name–which I find more flattering than creepy–but this is me. I don’t know how I can prove that but feel free to test me.
I’ve just agreed to write a movie for Sony and producer Scott Rudin about how Facebook was invented. I figured a good first step in my preparation would be finding out what Facebook is, so I’ve started this page. (Actually it was started by my researcher, Ian Reichbach, because my grandmother has more Internet savvy than I do and she’s been dead for 33 years.)
You can read the rest of Sorkin’s facebook entry below. I’m not sure about the choice of Sorkin. There’s not another quality Hollywood writer out there who is at least familiar with Facebook? Or maybe the better question, why are they writing a movie on Facebook?
Some of you might be familiar with some things I’ve written. I’m the author of two Broadway plays–A Few Good Men and The Farnsworth Invention, five feature films–A Few Good Men, The American President, Malice, Charlie Wilson’s War and The Trial of the Chicago 7 which is in pre-production, and three television series–Sports Night, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and the first four seasons of The West Wing.
I honestly don’t know how this works, which is why I’m here. If anyone has any questions I’d be happy to answer them as best I can. If anyone has any comments I’m glad to listen. And if anyone has any Facebook stories I think they might be helpful.
That’s all. I’ll try to get better at this as I get more practice.
Aaron
* I feel about this introduction the way I felt about Sophie’s Choice–It could have been funnier.
