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Facebook Movie Ends With Zuckerberg Alone and Famous

by Caleb Johnson on April 22, 2010 at 03:55 PM

What led Mark Zuckerberg to create Facebook? Was it the promise of worldwide fame? Untold fortune? Nope. According to MTV.com, a broken heart led to the beginning of a social-networking empire. At least, that's what Rooney Mara, the actress who plays Zuckerberg's ex-lover in the upcoming film based on his life, said in an interview. "I play his girlfriend who inspired him to start Facebook, sort of as revenge," she told MTV. "I'm the catalyst."

'The Social Network,' slated for an October release, tells the story of Zuckerberg's rise from a Harvard dorm room to a company board room. The film is backed by A-list talent: David Fincher ('Fight Club,' 'Se7en' and 'Zodiac') directs and the script is from Aaron Sorking, the man behind 'West Wing.' Similarly, Justin Timberlake, Rashida Jones and Jesse Eisenberg (as Zuckerberg) roundout the on-screen talent. Mara told MTV: "At the end of it, he has more money than anyone. He created basically the biggest social network ever, and yet he has no friends and no one [to love]. So at the end, it's kind of sad. He's kind of alone."

For now, we're remaining cautiously optimistic about 'The Social Network.' It'll be interesting to see how Fincher handles this tale of business, the Internet, fame and heartbreak. If this news is any indication, it sounds like the film will be more of a character piece, rather than just some movie about a website. [From: MTV.com, via: All Facebook]

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