The Social Network 2’s Official Title And Release Date Have Been Revealed, And There’s Another Key Thing That Helps Make Up For Jesse Eisenberg's Absence

Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network.

After years of sharing his hopes for The Social Network 2, it was reported in June that Aaron Sorkin is indeed writing and directing a follow-up to the Academy Award-winning 2010 movie. We’ve since learned that it will feel like quite the different beast compared to its David Fincher-helmed predecessor, which includes Succession’s Jeremy Strong playing Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg rather than Jesse Eisenberg. However, today this lack of Eisenberg doesn’t hit as hard now that I know plot details for The Social Network 2 that accompanied the reveal of the official title and release date.

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