Next month, The Social Network (aka “The Facebook Movie”) enters production. Casting has been a source of much speculation, with early rumors indicating that Michael Cera and Shia LaBeouf might be starring never materializing.
However, it now looks like the cast might be starting to take shape. According to Script Shadow, the “cast is set” and the best known name in the film will be Justin Timberlake, who will play the role of Sean Parker, the original President at Facebook (
) and previously the co-founder of Napster.
As for the role of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Script Shadow reports that it will be played by the lesser known Jesse Eisenberg, who stars in the upcoming film Zombieland.
The Social Network, which is based on the book The Accidental Billionaires, already has a big name writer (Aaron Sorkin) and director (David Fincher) on board, as well as a fairly big budget of $47 million. Is a big name cast soon to follow? It looks like we’ll soon find out.
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