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How did Frances Haugen's Facebook leak become a Hollywood drama?
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The story revisits a long corporate arc, looking back to 2010 when a hit film captured Facebook's origins, turning to 2021 when Frances Haugen challenged the company, and landing in theaters in 2026 to depict that confrontation.
- 2010Origins depicted
- 2021Haugen leaks documents
- 2026Drama reaches theaters
At the center of the story is the massive leak Haugen assembled, sharing more than 20,000 internal documents, employee discussions, and research reports with Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz to build The Facebook Files.
20,000
Rather than trying to capture every dispute surrounding the platform, director Aaron Sorkin narrowed his focus, explaining, I didn't want to make this about every Facebook issue that there is. I think if you make it about everything, it's sort of the same as making it about nothing.
“I didn't want to make this about every Facebook issue that there is. I think if you make it about everything, it's sort of the same as making it about nothing.”
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