David Fincher Has Confirmed That "The Social Network 2" Might Actually Be A Thing

David Fincher usually says a lot of weird shit when he's on his press tours. He's currently promoting his newest film, "The Killer," starring Michael Fassbender, and he recently sat down for an interview with The Guardian and confirmed that he's kicked the tires about the idea of making a sequel to "The Social Network." 

(The Guardian) “I’ve given up on trying to predict what people want.” If any of his movies deserves a sequel, it is surely The Social Network, given all that has happened with Zuckerberg, Facebook and Meta since. His reply is cryptic: “Aaron [Sorkin, who wrote the film] and I have talked about it, but, um … that’s a can of worms.”

"The Social Network" is not my favorite movie of all time, though I would say that if the world was ending, and it was our job to preserve one movie from the 21st century, I feel like "The Social Network" might be the best choice. It was a movie that was very relevant when it was released, and it remained even more relevant 13 years later. 

Usually, I'd be against the idea of making a sequel to one of the greatest American films of all time, but if you bring back Aaron, Sorkin, and David Fincher, I'd actually be all for this. There is more of a story to be told here. It feels like every week, Mark Zuckerberg is doing some weird shit, and I'd be happy to see Jesse Eisenberg slip back into that role. Just maybe write Armie Hammer out of the film.

It would be the tallest of orders doing a sequel to one of the most well-received films of all time. It'd be kind of like making a sequel to "Citizen Kane." I feel like there’s nowhere to go but down. At the same time, as Fincher alludes to in this interview, there is plenty of material to go off of. 

I'd pay to see a movie about somebody taking out their garbage if David Fincher directed it, so maybe I’m not the best test for this. Still, considering how relevant the original film has remained, I feel like a sequel would do very well both critically and financially.