Andrew Garfield says he is unlikely to appear in ‘The Social Network’ sequel

Andrew Garfield has said he is not expected to be “part of” the forthcoming Social Network sequel.

The actor starred as Facebook investor Eduardo Saverin in the original 2010 movie alongside Jesse Eisenberg, who portrayed Mark Zuckerberg.

Aaron Sorkin announced he was writing a sequel in April earlier this year, which is likely to focus on the January 6 riots.

When asked in a new interview with Esquire whether he will be appearing in the sequel, despite his character being pushed out of Facebook, Garfield said: “I think anything that Aaron [Sorkin] does is going to be really, really powerful and interesting, and if he’s feeling drawn to a subject, you know it’s got some juice in it. I’d be excited [about a sequel]. I don’t imagine I’d be part of it because I think Eduardo is just living off his billions in Singapore.

He went on: “People think Eduardo got [screwed] over but he’s a billionaire in Singapore, and I’m sitting here, sweating, talking about myself to a bunch of strangers.”

Sorkin previously spoke about the sequel on a recent podcast interview about the January 2021 riots, which saw supporters of former US President Donald Trump storm the Capitol building in Washington D.C. as Congress tried to certify Joe Biden‘s victory in the 2020 election.

“I’ll be writing about this. I blame Facebook for January 6,” he told The Town podcast, and when the host asked him to explain further, Sorkin teased: “You’re going to need to buy a movie ticket.”

Speaking more about the social platform, the writer reflected: “Facebook has been, among other things, tuning its algorithm to promote the most divisive material possible, because that is what will increase engagement.

“That is what will get you to, what they call inside the hallways of Facebook, ‘the infinite scroll’…,” he continued, before blaming Zuckerberg. “There’s supposed to be a constant tension at Facebook between growth and integrity. There isn’t. It’s just growth.”

Meanwhile, Garfield also admitted that he would be up for reprising his role as Spider-Man if there was a great story to be told.

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