Before facebook, zuckerberg created coursematch for harvard. The film was released in the united states by columbia pictures on october 1, 2010. As depicted in the movie the social network, he had started the social media site in. On february 4, 2004, he launched renamed facebook in 2005, a. Only reason the kings speech won was because harvey weinstein petitioned and pulled in favors like a mad man to do so. Mark zuckerberg rejects his portrayal in the social network this article is more than 9 years old facebook founder mark zuckerberg says the social network has got him all wrong. With sites like collegeonly and new college dating site kikini, everyones trying to hop on facebooks original exlusivity train. Why mark zuckerberg tried to stop the social network from being made dec. Social network made up stuff that was hurtful, says mark. They went out of their way in the movie to try to get some interesting details correct like the design of the office, but on the overarching plot they. Though facebook founder mark zuckerberg has repeatedly insisted that he has no plans to see david finchers buzzy the social network where he. Despite previous statements that he had no plans to see the social network, facebook founder and ceo mark zuckerberg did, in fact, watch the film on the companys field trip to the movies last friday. He also reacts to the social network movie, which he labels fiction.
What is mark zuckerbergs reaction to the social network. Get breaking national and world news, broadcast video coverage, and exclusive interviews. In the social network, a movie about the founding of facebook, a fictional mark zuckerberg builds the site in order to impress a girl and gain social notoriety. Mark zuckerberg on the biggest difference between the. When the social network first came out, i remember marvelling at how the movie had made zuckerberg seem both exquisitely sympathetic and eminently hateable. Did the makers of the new movie the social network need. Mark zuckerberg, american computer programmer who was cofounder and ceo 2004 of facebook, a social networking web site. Mark zuckerberg, the social network 2010, is a fast paced kinetic film that ousts zuckerberg. Though zuckerberg is a workaholic, chan is a smart woman who knows well. The social network is a 2010 american biographical drama film directed by david fincher and written by aaron sorkin.
Social network doesnt provide easy answers to any of the important. The movies zuckerberg is slow to smile and quick to talk someone down. Have you ever wondered about the truth behind the people and events portrayed in david finchers the social network. Jesse eisenberg is tremendous as the fasttalking, hyper programming mark. Mark zuckerberg in facebooks office in palo alto, calif. The founder of facebook says the social network movie wasnt really true and. Mark zuckerberg has spoken out on the social network a couple of times before, once on oprahim going to promise you, this is my life, so i know its not so dramaticand then again. As harvard student mark zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea, and by the cofounder who was later squeezed out of the business. The facebook movie told us what we needed to know about.
Hollywood and facebook are not the best pals right now. Its interesting the stuff that they focused on getting. You dont get to 500 million friends without making one very powerful enemy. It stars jesse eisenberg as founder mark zuckerberg, along with andrew garfield as eduardo saverin, justin timberlake as. Mark zuckerberg hits back at social network writer who accused him of pumping out crazy lies. Page, as well as make the label visible inside the social networks advertising library. Mark zuckerberg is still getting taken to the mat for. Truth, justice, the american way and, oh yeah, mark zuckerberg. Predict how much the movie will earn at the box office. It was the first time that i was deeply inspired by a film. The social network is a 2010 american biographical drama film directed by david fincher and.
Social network made up stuff that was hurtful, says mark zuckerberg. And so, discussion about the social network will mostly regard whether or not mark zuckerberg is an asshole. Mark zuckerberg tried to stop the social network from. As harvard student mark zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would.
Mark zuckerberg is cofounder and ceo of the socialnetworking website facebook, as well as one of the worlds youngest billionaires. Mark zuckerberg tried to stop the movie the social. Turns out the social network was right about mark zuckerberg. The social network hits theaters today, as youll know if youve been following tech news, movie news, celebrity news, taiwanese cgi news, or just about any kind of news, the socalled. Jesse eisenberg is tremendous as the fasttalking, hyperprogramming mark. The filmmakers of the social network consulted eduardo saverin for an indepth look into the making of facebook, so the movie mostly showed just eduardos viewpoint on the issue, and how he looks at mark zuckerberg negatively. On april 10 and 11, facebook founder and ceo mark zuckerberg went to. He also cofounded and is a board member of the solar sail spacecraft development project breakthrough starshot. Hes a torrent of wit and candor who speaks so quickly, so confidently, the. How mark zuckerberg and the social network changed my life forevermore. Did mark zuckerberg like the movie the social network.
In its opening scene, we see a young, attractive, angry exgirlfriend tell the zuckerberg character that, as. Whatever your answer will be, you can get an inspiration from the love story of mark zuckerberg and priscilla chan. We would have cooperated with them if they could have made a movie that was the real story mark zuckerberg. What i did get was a masterclass in the nastiness of humans determined to get to the. Alex wong getty staff facebook ceo mark zuckerberg did not want to. Like those earlier movies but without the torrent of bullets and actual. Mark zuckerberg on the inaccuracies of the social network.
At last, a movie you can actually discuss afterward. Since zuckerberg isnt on quora, you wouldnt get a response from him, but let me express my opinion. Turns out the social network was right about mark zuckerberg the facebook ceo was on display in washington, and now the movie looks more predictive than ever. Why mark zuckerberg tried to stop the social network from. How mark zuckerberg and the social network changed my. The mark zuckerbergsocial network pr battle hollywood. When the website was down a few days ago with dns error codes. Facebook finds new disinformation campaigns and braces for. The social network s zuckerberg is unrelenting in his smartestguyintheroom schtick, swinging between explicit arrogance you have part of my attention. So, when watching the social networkthe movie about the rocky origins of facebooka person who has known the cofounder and ceo of the social networking powerhouse even longer than boomtown has leaned over and said, the mark in this movie has said more in 15 minutes than i have heard the real mark say in the first few years i knew.
Mark zuckerberg reacts to the social network movie video. On a fall night in 2003, harvard undergrad and computer programming genius mark zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. The truth behind the social network as the movie the social network rolls toward theaters, rebecca obrien writes about zuckerbergs reputation around harvard. Facebook and mark zuckerberg in the social network arent real the new film about mark zuckerberg is dramatic, wellconstructed, and lots of. After attending phillips exeter academy, zuckerberg enrolled at harvard university in 2002. You know what movie id most like to see is the return of xander cage. For all we know, zuckerberg turned down all the buyout offers, and now facebook is the most popular social network worldwide. The social network is the first movie about silicon valley im sure zuckerberg doesnt like the way he is portrayed in the movie as a friendless, overly ambitious geek because it isnt. The love story of mark zuckerberg and his wife amolink.
It stars jesse eisenberg as founder mark zuckerberg, along with andrew garfield as eduardo saverin, justin timberlake as sean parker. Four years after the release of the oscarwinning facebook movie the social network, the sites founder mark zuckerberg. Mark zuckerberg had a meeting with lomonosov moscow state university msu students. Why did mark zuckerberg settle in the social network. A movie was made about zuckerberg and the birth of facebook, called the social network. Mark zuckerberg tried to stop the movie the social network from being made. Adapted from ben mezrichs 2009 book the accidental billionaires, it portrays the founding of social networking website facebook and the resulting lawsuits. They went out of their way in the movie to try to get some interesting details correct like. Mark zuckerberg ne digere toujours pas the social network.
Mark comment after watching the movie except for my clothes, they got me all wrong the movie shows mark zuckerberg double crossing and cheating the other guys from harvard when facebook was being developed. And this is exactly what the social network is about. Rooney mara as erica albright with jesse eisenberg as mark zuckerberg in the social network zuckerberg rejects this portrayal. How would you feel if someone made a movie about you in which they state that an idea or a product that you worked so hard on was all stolen and. Was everything in the movie 100% accurate to what actually happened. A story about the founders of the socialnetworking website, facebook.
Facebook and mark zuckerberg in the social network arent real. Last week, mark zuckerberg, facebooks chief executive, defended his. Did mark zuckerberg attend a screening of the social network. I just watched the social network again for bazilliont time, and also read up a bit on the settlements. Facebook movies zuckerberg much more talkative than the. The way the film is set up works really well as far as story telling goes, mark zuckerberg played by. Well, at least thats one thing the social network got right it made clear that zuckerberg was not alone, and that his cofounder eduardo saverin deserves a. Mark zuckerberg reacts to the social network movie ceo mark zuckerberg sits down with the facebook effect author david kirkpatrick and interviewer guy raz to talk about the impact of facebook. With jesse eisenberg, andrew garfield, justin timberlake, rooney mara. We know that mark zuckerberg enjoyed saturday night lives portrayal of him even if he was confused by its hoverboard jokes, but the reports so far. Mark zuckerberg rejects his portrayal in the social network. Mark zuckerberg says the social network was hurtful. Mark zuckerberg praises the social networks tshirt accuracy. At the end of the day, there are probably lots of people who truly dislike mark zuckerberg, such as the founder of the now lessrelevant myspace.
It seems that zuckerberg has opened up about this in several interviews and hes not thrilled. It stars jesse eisenberg as founder mark zuckerberg, along with andrew garfield as eduardo saverin. He had on his hands a movie that cost 15m to make, and went on to gross 414m most of which as a result. But whether he is a good person or a scumbag, regardless of viewers opinions and. But it must also be alternatively be understood that seeing the social network was like an experience unlike any other.
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