The Social Network Movie AKA Facebook Movie

Posted on 02 August, 2010 under Social Media & What's Up with Post a Comment

For those of you who do not know as yet, there is a movie about the founders of the popular social networking website, Facebook. The movie is called the Social Network Movie and is expected to start showing in theaters October 1st, 2010.

The film was written by Aaron Sorkin and adapted from Ben Mezrich’s 2009 book The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal. The movie’s cast includes Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Brenda Song, Rashida Jones, Max Minghella, Rooney Mara, Malese Jow, and Joseph Mazzello.

The casting of the movie begun in August of 2009 and started filming in October 2009 and it basically showcases the rise and fall of Facebook and how two friends became enemies. The film’s first teaser trailer was release on June 25th of 2010 and you can view it below.

Scenes were filmed around the campuses of two Massachusetts prep schools, Phillips Academy and Milton Academy. Additional scenes were filmed on the campus of Wheelock College, which was set up to be Harvard’s campus.

The movie is not out as yet but there has been alot of talk about it on the internet. The film’s producer Kevin Spacey said “The Social Network is probably going to be a lot funnier than people might expect it to be. People are also say “although there are over 500 million Facebook users, does this mean Facebook can become a profitable blockbuster movie?”.

Well we just have to wait and see how it does in theaters October 1st, 2010. Let us hear your comments on the upcoming Facebook Movie.

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