David Fincher: Directing Facebook Movie?

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The upcoming movie about Facebook's creation, entitled The Social Network, may have just landed a high profile director in David Finch.  According to Variety, Columbia is in advanced talks with Fincher, who last directed The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

The script, which is penned by Aaron Sorkin (A Few Good Men, The West Wing), is about the evolution of Facebook from its 2004 creation by Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg to the 200 million member jugernaut the site has become.

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So will a high profile director and a talented writer make this ridiculous premise for a movie watchable?

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The Social Network Quotes

Marylin Delpy: The site got 2200 hits within 2 hours?
Mark Zuckerberg: Thousand.
Marylin Delpy: I'm sorry?
Mark Zuckerberg: Twenty-two *thousand*.

[Talking about the physical stature of he and his twin] I'm 6'5", 220 pounds, and there are two of me.

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