InternetConfirmed: Facebook Movie a Go

It's no hoax: famed Hollywood writer to pen movie about meteoric rise and controversial history of Facebook.

When a page appeared on Facebook featuring acclaimed Hollywood writer Aaron Sorkin introducing himself to the community and explaining that he had been commissioned to write a movie about the creation of Facebook for Sony Pictures, one might be forgiven for thinking the whole thing smacked of a hoax. But it's not. Sony confirmed to InternetNews.com that the project is indeed a go, that Sorkin, of The West Wing fame, will be writing the picture for Sony producer Scott Rudin (No Country for Old Men). "We are developing the film that has been reported," said Steve Elzer, senior vice president of media relations for Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, which is owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment. Elzer had no other details to share, saying only that, "We have just begun the development process, which can sometimes be lengthy." Sorkin set up the page as a fact-finding mission for the movie: "I figured a good first step in my preparation would be finding out what Facebook is, so I've started this page. (Actually it was started by my researcher, Ian Reichbach, because my grandmother has more Internet savvy than I do and she's been dead for 33 years.)" RELATED ARTICLES Facebook Tops MySpace as Social Sites Globalize Microsoft Buys Facebook Stake Microsoft Searches for Revenue With Facebook Microsoft to Keep Spending Big on Search For more stories on this topic: Before he can tell the story "about... [ Read more on www.internetnews.com ]

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