Overview
- Sony released the official teaser trailer on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, and confirmed the film will open in theaters on October 9, 2026.
- Aaron Sorkin wrote and directed the project himself and the cast includes Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg, Mikey Madison as whistleblower Frances Haugen, and Jeremy Allen White as Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz.
- The film dramatizes the 2021 disclosures at the heart of the Wall Street Journal’s Facebook Files, a reporting project built on internal Meta documents that showed the company knew its products harmed teen mental health and helped spread misinformation linked to violence.
- The trailer’s tone and Strong’s casting drew fast criticism on social media and in reviews, with many commentators noting an age gap from the real Zuckerberg and unfavourable comparisons to Jesse Eisenberg’s original portrayal.
- The production keeps visual ties to the 2010 film through returning cinematographer Jeff Cronenweth and replaces Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross with Alexandre Desplat on score, a shift that lands the movie in ongoing public debates about tech accountability and how dramatizations shape public understanding.