10 Upcoming Movies That Are Already Doomed
6. The Social Reckoning
The Social Network remains one of the most unexpectedly brilliant and iconic films of the last 25 years, and though a sequel has been talked up numerous times over the years, it was assumed it would only happen if David Fincher returned to direct.
Well, that's no longer the case.
In June 2025, it was announced that Aaron Sorkin would both write and direct a follow-up, later titled The Social Reckoning, centered around Facebook's impact on society since the first film, with a particular focus on whistle-blower Frances Haugen and the January 6 United States Capitol attack.
For starters while Sorkin is a brilliant writer, he's less assured as a director and certainly not up to the caliber of a world-class talent like Fincher.
Then there's the fact that Jesse Eisenberg opted not to reprise the role of Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, who is now being played by Jeremy Strong. Strong's a fantastic actor, no question, but the lack of consistency across films will frustrate many.
Elsewhere the title is terrible and, for many, revisiting the January 6 attack in fictionalised form just isn't something they're especially interested in doing.
This is all to say that The Social Reckoning faces a huge uphill struggle to justify its existence and capture a fraction of the zeitgeist appeal its predecessor did.
It might be a completely decent, even good film, but it has the near-insurmountable task of living up to one of the best movies of the century so far.