The Facebook Movie

July 8, 2010  |  Thursday at Three

Seemingly overnight, Facebook transformed from a dorm room dream of a couple of college kids into a multi-billion dollar company.  Unsurprising, the meteoric rise of Mark Zuckerburg’s company has not been without controversy, the latest surrounding the social networking site’s apparent disregard for the privacy of its 500 million users around the world.

While there have been several books written on the site, only the most recent, Ben Mezrich’s “The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook: A tale of sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal” has been tapped to transform its story into a major motion picture. Tentatively called “The Social Network”, the movie will certainly not be short of star power.  Beyond up-and-coming actors Justin Timberlake and Andrew Garfield, the film boasts writer Aaron Sorkin, director David Fincher, and producer Kevin Spacey. If you don’t think Facebook is a household name by now just wait until October 1, when the film is released nationwide. You can check out a trailer here.