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THE SOCIAL RECKONING Puts Facebook on Trial in First Trailer
- The first trailer for writer-director Aaron Sorkin’s The Social Reckoning, starring Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg, puts Facebook on trial.
- Unlike The Social Network, this movie does not seem as intent on humanizing or apologizing for Mark Zuckerberg, and that was are greatest issue with the original.
The Social Network told the story of how Mark Zuckerberg took Facebook from a dorm room to a global powerhouse. That was obviously not the end of the story for either the company or its founder. It was also not the end of Aaron Sorkin’s interest in both. The writer-director is back with The Social Reckoning, a pseudo-sequel starring Jeremy Strong as the infamous CEO. And the film’s first trailer sets the stage to show how Facebook’s darkest secrets came to light.
We’re confident Meta is really going to be pushing out stories about this trailer! Probably a top priority. ….Well, maybe not. But we’re definitely interested in this film starring Mikey Madison and Jeremy Allen White as the whistleblower and journalist who revealed some of Facebook’s most heinous actions (which it is still paying for today) to the public. In addition to the trailer, here is The Social Reckoning‘s synopsis from Sony Pictures:
A companion piece to the hit film The Social Network, Sorkin’s original screenplay is based on the events that gave rise to the Wall Street Journal’s shocking exposé The Facebook Files. The film is inspired by the true story of how Frances Haugen (Madison), a young Facebook engineer, enlists the help of Jeff Horwitz (White), a Wall Street Journal reporter, to go on a dangerous journey that ends up blowing the whistle on the social network’s most guarded secrets.
The film also stars Wunmi Mosaku, Betty Gilpin, Billy Magnussen, and Bill Burr.
Sony PicturesCan The Social Reckoning live up to its predecessor, which many consider to be among the best films of the century? That’s a tall order, but this sort-of-sequel does have one advantage going for it. I’ve always thought the only problem with The Social Network is that it generously humanizes Mark Zuckerberg. This trailer indicates that will not be a problem with Strong’s portrayal of the billionaire. And we’ll all find out when the movie signs in to theaters on October 9, 2026.
The Social Network is available online to rent or buy.
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Ari Aster Wrote a HEREDITARY Prequel Film
When it comes to transformative horror films from the last 20 years, there are few that come to mind. One in particular is Ari Aster’s Hereditary, the 2018 film starring Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro, and Gabriel Byrne. We watched a family completely unravel in the most chilling way following a matriarch’s death. The film made Aster a big name in the horror film world; however, he never followed up with a sequel. That’s not necessarily a bad thing because, well, not everything needs a sequel. Hereditary was phenomenal on its own. But Aster recently revealed that he wrote a Hereditary prequel but it hasn’t felt like “the right time” to pursue it. 
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“I wrote a prequel to this,” Aster said about Hereditary after a screening of it in June 2026. “It never feels like the right time. It’s a prequel, not a sequel, so I don’t know where this goes.”
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Mondo Unveils Eerie A24 Posters for HEREDITARY, SACRED DEERWe aren’t exactly sure what that means or if he ever intends to make a prequel. As we all know in the horror world, it is never, ever too late to pick back up with a universe. Many franchises wait decades before a sequel, prequel, reboot, or whatever term applies. We’d be down to dig into the world of Hereditary more. But, if Aster decides to let that script sit in a box, we will always be thankful for his first feature film.
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DOCTOR WHO Christmas Special Canceled, Russell T Davies Leaving Show
- The BBC has canceled the Doctor Who Christmas special in a surprising move.
- Russel T Davies will also leave the series.
- The BBC is searching for a new Doctor Who head and presumably a new Doctor.
Just like the Grinch came for Whoville, the BBC has come for Whovians this holiday season. The network announced it has canceled this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special. It also revealed that showrunner Russell T Davies is leaving the series. This might all sound very bad, but according to Davies, the mere possibility of a Christmas special was always meant to serve as a bridge to a new era of Doctor Who. And that’s exactly what this is all about. The BBC is already looking for a new voice to lead the show.
BBCAfter the Doctor Who Christmas Special was postponed… from Christmas… we know things might not be going in a great direction. And now, the BBC has revealed big changes are coming to its landmark sci-fi series, and they start with not making the planned Christmas special. From the network’s official press release:
After careful consideration, the BBC, Russell T Davies and Bad Wolf have collectively decided not to go ahead with the previously announced Doctor Who Christmas episode. This decision was not taken lightly, and we know it will be disappointing for fans, but in order to set the show up for future series, it was decided that rather than bridge the gap with a one off special, we are choosing to push forward to invest in the long-term future of the show which ensures that when the TARDIS lands once more, it does so in all its glory.
BBC/Bad Wolf Studios/Disney+The BBC also said that its efforts at “securing the next phase of the show for future generations will include putting the show “out to competitive tender this year.” On Instagram, Davies confirmed his departure and also offered insight into the cancellation of the Doctor Who Christmas special, which apparently only ever existed in strategic name only. Davies wrote, “We only cooked [the special] up to guarantee a future when no one knew what would happen, but now we do know, there’s no need for it.”
Davies also said no Doctor Who Christmas special script ever existed and that he never approached any actor to play the Doctor. Left unsaid is what his departure and the special’s cancellation will mean for the giant cliffhanger he leaves behind. We thought the Christmas special could resolve the shocking return of Billie Piper’s Rose Tyler. Now we don’t know if that storyline will ever get a conclusion. We might never know if she was, in fact, the next Doctor. And we probably won’t find out if we’ll find out until 2028.
That’s not a long time for a regenerating Time Lord. But it’s not exactly the type of holiday present Whovians expected to get this year.
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