StudentMediaWire

Aaron Sorkin, creator of the West Wing and screenwriter on A Few Good Men, has been commissioned by Hollywood to write Facebook: The Movie.

“I’ve just agreed to write a movie for Sony and producer Scott Rudin about how Facebook was invented,” the 45-year-old revealed on – aptly – his new Facebook page.

“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, and she’s been dead for 33 years.)

“Some of you might be familiar with some things I’ve written. I’m the author of two Broadway plays–A Few Good Men and The Farnsworth Invention, five feature films–A Few Good Men, The American President, Malice, Charlie Wilson’s War and The Trial of the Chicago 7 which is in pre-production, and three television series–Sports Night, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and the first four seasons of The West Wing.

“I honestly don’t know how this works, which is why I’m here. If anyone has any questions I’d be happy to answer them as best I can. If anyone has any comments I’m glad to listen. And if anyone has any Facebook stories I think they might be helpful.

“That’s all. I’ll try to get better at this as I get more practice.”