Aaron Sorkin Says ‘Social Reckoning’ Reshoots Had Nothing to Do With Trailer Backlash, Explains Why Trump Isn’t Named: It’s ‘Not a Red-Blue Thing’
Ahead of the release of “The Social Reckoning” on Oct. 9, director Aaron Sorkin is telling all on the film’s much-discussed reshoots, limited test screenings and why Trump is never named explicitly, despite the January 6 riot playing a part in the plot. In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Sorkin explained that the reshoots, […]
Aaron Sorkin, the writer-director of The Social Reckoning, has expressed his reluctance to delve too deeply into the political aspects of Facebook in the film. Set years after the events of the 2010 hit The Social Network, The Social Reckoning follows Frances Haugen, a Facebook engineer and whistleblower who leaked internal documents, and Mark Zuckerberg, who prepares for Congressional hearings.
While the film touches upon how Facebook fueled political misinformation, Sorkin has said he was never asked to include references to Donald Trump, as it would distract from the main focus: Facebook's role in divisiveness, extremism, and hyper-partisanship. Sorkin acknowledged the film's political nature but maintained that it shouldn't be seen as red or blue.
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