As the sequel to society’s digital rise and fall is currently in the works with Aaron Sorkin and Sony, don’t expect Andrew Garfield to reprise his role in The Social Network Part II.
Following his performance as Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin in the 2010 docudrama, which was directed by David Fincher, the 2x Oscar-nominated actor shut down a return for the upcoming sequel.
“No, no,” Garfield told IndieWire. “Eduardo is in Singapore having a good time.”
Indeed, Saverin renounced his U.S. citizenship and moved to Singapore in 2009, which he insisted “was based solely on my interest in working and living” in the Asian country, amid speculation he made the move to avoid a massive tax bill.
“I am obligated to and will pay hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes to the United States government. I have paid and will continue to pay any taxes due on everything I earned while a U.S. citizen.
Set in 2003, The Social Network dramatized the events surrounding Mark Zuckerberg’s (Jesse Eisenberg) founding of Facebook and the subsequent lawsuits it sparker, including one from his former Harvard friend Eduardo Saverin (Garfield).
Following the original movie’s three Oscar wins and five nominations, Sorkin revealed last year that he has an idea for the sequel. “Look, yeah, I’ll be writing about this. I blame Facebook for January 6,” he said at WME’s White House Correspondents Dinner pre-party.
This week, Sony announced that the sequel will be titled The Social Reckoning, premiering Oct. 9, 2026 in theaters. Jeremy Strong will take over the role of Zuckerberg, with Mikey Madison as whistleblower Frances Haugen and Jeremy Allen White as Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horowitz, who broke a series of articles known as ‘The Facebook Files’. Those October 2021 reports exposed the inner workings of and multiple harms caused by Facebook.
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