In what should be no surprise to anyone paying attention in the last few weeks, David Fincher’s Aaron Sorkin-scribed “The Social Network,” better known as the Facebook movie, has evidently been given the official greenlight by Columbia Pictures.
Based on Ben Mezrich’s novel “The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding Of Facbeook. A Tale Of Sex, Money, Genius And Betrayal,” the film will chronicle the formation and development of Facebook and has been given the go-ahead to begin production as early as October with a $47 million dollar budget.
Casting is currently taking place for the picture and has been for sometime now – auditions were already being accepted as of early August and the film went full steam ahead after Fincher dropped his fee to speed up development. Early rumors had Michael Cera and Shia Labeouf at the top of the producer’s list to lead “The Social Network.”
The film has also reportedly been busy scouting locations for production. Boston and Cambridge are being eyed to depict the journey of Facebook founder and “The Social Network” protagonist Mark Zuckerberg which seemingly unfolds into “Wall Street” style chaos. Expect the trades or someone like EW to confirm this news soon. [End Of Show/Loaded Gun]