Sorkin Slates 'Social Network' Follow-up; Villeneuve Bonds With 007; Adam Sandler Sets Tour

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View on web New reader? Subscribe SUBSCRIBE. IT'S FREE. SORKIN SETS 'SOCIAL NETWORK' SEQUEL FOLLOW-UP TO 2010 OSCAR WINNER WILL FOCUS ON REVELATIONS IN WALL STREET JOURNAL'S "FACEBOOK FILES" ARTICLES After teasing a potential sequel to his Oscar-winning drama The Social Network for years, Aaron Sorkin looks to have found an angle to tackle for his follow-up film. Sources tell Deadline that Sorkin has been set to direct The Social Network Part II for Sony Pictures. Insiders say that while it’s being called part two, it’s not a straight sequel but rather a follow-up to the original movie that explored the origins of what would become the world’s biggest social media platform. Sorkin’s original screenplay for the new movie explores the story behind the Wall Street Journal‘s "The Facebook Files" by Jeff Horowitz, an explosive series of articles published in October 2021 that exposed the inner workings of – and multiple harms caused by – the world’s largest social network. >>>The Jesse Eisenberg Question Deadline Exclusives & Originals Villeneuve Bonds With 007 - Denis Villeneuve is set to direct the next James Bond film for Amazon MGM Studios. The Bond directing gig has been the most closely watched in town ever since Amazon MGM acquired full creative control of the franchise. >>>A Bit Of A Shock It's Alive! It's Alive! - A comedy series based on Mel Brooks' classic 1974 film Young Frankenstein is nearing a pilot order at FX. Brooks is said to have given the project, titled Very Young Frankenstein, his blessing. >>>Taika Waititi To Direct Pilot Gyllenhaal Involved In 'Collision' - In a  highly competitive situation with multiple bidders, Amazon bought the rights to Collision, a short novel in Don Winslow’s upcoming story collection The Final Score for Jake Gyllenhaal to star in and produce with his Nine Stories partner Josh McLaughlin and The Story Factory’s Shane Salerno. >>>Reunion Bautista Gets 'Romatic' - Paramount Pictures has acquired rights to The Romantic, a romantic comedy spec from Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont, with Dave Bautista attaching to star. Maximum Effort will produce under its first-look deal with the studio, alongside Bautista’s Dogbone Entertainment. >>>Long Time Coming In Brief - Series adaptation of Renee Ahdieh’s Park Avenue in works at MGM TV… Elizabeth Lodge Stepp to head new Texas film financing initiative… Miguel Arteta to helm adaptation of Sleep Toward Heaven… Art Detectives has Acorn TV’s most-watched new series premiere ever              The Deadline Interview Mike Fleming Jr: ‘F1’ Producer Jerry Bruckheimer Takes You Under The Hood Of Brad Pitt Formula One Vehicle Jerry Bruckheimer takes Deadline under the hood of his latest vehicle, F1: The Movie, which marks an important moment for the filmmaking ambitions of Apple Studios, as well as Warner Bros, here a distributor for hire that has a strong chance to continue its streak of box office hits. >>>Read The Interview Casting About Exclusive Scott Speedman has been tapped for the lead in RJ Decker, ABC's drama pilot from Elementary creator Rob Doherty based on the 1987 novel Double Whammy by Carl Hiaasen.  Exclusive British actress Jessica Madsen (Bridgerton) has landed the female lead opposite Xavier Molyneux In Bloodaxe, Prime Video's historical drama series created, written and exec produced by Vikings creator Michael Hirst and his son, Horatio Hirst. Exclusive The period epic The Weight starring Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe has added Dexter: New Blood and Twilight franchise actress Julia Jones. In Brief - Alexander Ludwig among additional Unabom cast… Tamera Mowry-Housley to host Hallmark’s Baked With Love: Holiday… Thalia Besson returning to Emily in Paris… Brandon Larracuente joins Chicago Fire Quotable   "They have my forgiveness" - Kevin Spacey addressing "those who rushed to judgment and decided I was guilty" More News 💵 In a long-expected move, BBC Studios and BBC News are introducing a pay model starting at $49.99 per year or $8.99 per month to give U.S. users access to the BBC’s news articles, features and the 24/7 livestream of the BBC News channel. The BBC said this could be extended to ad-free doc series and films, early release podcasts and newsletters over the coming months. 🎤 Adam Sandler has announced a 30-city fall arena tour across America that will kick September 5 in Jacksonville, Florida, before making its way to New York, Toronto, Chicago, Indianapolis, Omaha, and Seattle. 🏈 Philadelphia Eagles star running back Saquon Barkley, who led the NFL in rushing this year and the Eagles to victory in the Super Bowl, leads all nominees for the 2025 ESPY Awards, which were announced this morning. 🖥️ The ever-evolving streaming landscape has entered a new phase marked by more stable growth after years of battling volatility and churn, according to a new report from the data firm Antenna. ⚖️ A federal judge ruled that Meta's unauthorized use of copyrighted works from Sarah Silverman and other authors to train generative AI models is a “fair use,” but warned that the practice may in many circumstances be illegal. 🎬 Daisy Edgar-Jones is set to headline a new adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic Sense and Sensibility for Focus Features and Working Title Films. 📽️ Neon's latest Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or winner, It Was Just An Accident from Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi will open October 15 in theaters in North America, setting the film up for an awards campaign. by the numbers   $20M -  Proposed settlement from the mediator in President Donald Trump's lawsuit against CBS and '60 Minutes', according to a Wall Street Journal report On the Radar Thu - Jeremy Allen White on Fallon Fri - F1: The Movie opens; Squid Game S3 premieres Photo of the Day "Jesus" Meets The Pope - Jonathan Roumie, who plays Jesus in Prime Video’s The Chosen met and Pope Leo XIV earlier this week when an episode from Season 5 was was shown at the Vatican’s Filmoteca theater. 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