The cast of David Fincher‘s next film, The Social Network, which chronicles the rise of Facebook has been confirmed by Variety. Jesse Eisenberg (Adventureland, Zombieland) will play CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Justin Timberlake (Alpha Dog, Southland Tales) will play entrepreneur Sean Parker, the co-founder of Napster who had a part in starting up Facebook and Andrew Garfield (Boy A, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus) will play Eduardo Saverin, the Harvard business grad that co-created Facebook with Zuckerberg.
For those that are wondering how a film with this subject matter could be interesting there is a wealth of greed and betrayal in the script by Aaron Sorkin. I think Eisenberg is a great choice for the role as I loved him in everything he has been in. The Squid and the Whale is one of my favorite films and Adventureland and Zombieland are two of my favorite films of the year. Justin Timberlake can pull out a good performance with great direction and I really enjoyed Garfield in the overlooked Boy A.
The Social Network is set to shoot in Boston next month for a 2010 release.
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