ahhh facebook. how many times a day do you log on? whether you’re keeping in touch or doing your daily “stalking,” almost everyone’s got a profile on the popular site these days. but it wasn’t always so popular. and that’s where facebook: the movie comes in.
director david fincher (‘fight club’ & ‘the curious case of benjamin button’) is set to take on the flick that will chronicle the early days of facebook. it’s been circulating that the movie, titled ’the social network,’ will be ready for production by the end of 2009. the script is based on an adaptation of the upcoming book accidental billionaires: the founding of facebook, a tale of sex, money, genius and betrayal, written by ben mezrich.
wow! who knew? we thought the founders were a bunch of techy nerd bombers! apparently singer/”actor” justin timberlake has just signed on for the starring role of sean parker, the entrepreneur who created napster and later became facebook’s president. regardless of the interesting casting choices, i think this will at least be an entertaining look into the world that so many of us participate in, but don’t know too much about.
