Max Minghella's Social Network Casting Controversy Explained
Why did the casting of Max Minghella in The Social Network cause such controversy? Director David Fincher and writer Andrew Sorkin’s semi-biographical dramatization of the founding of Facebook was showered with critical acclaim in 2010 and went on to claim a host of awards, including several Best Adapted Screenplay wins for Sorkin. It’s since been hailed as one of the most important movies of the 21st century, which isn’t surprising considering the beast Facebook has become in the years since.
Its cultural relevance aside, The Social Network owes a big part of its success to the talented cast that brought Sorkin’s script to life. Jesse Eisenberg’s role as Mark Zuckerberg earned the actor an Academy Award nomination and perfectly captured the social media giant’s complex, contradictory personality, while Andrew Garfield gave one of the best performances of his career as betrayed Facebook co-founder Eduardo Severin. Even the movie’s smaller roles – like Rooney Mara as Zuckerberg’s fictional girlfriend Erica Albright or Justin Timberlake as Napster co-founder Sean Parker – are perfectly cast.
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However, the casting of a certain real-life figure in The Social Network didn’t sit right with a lot of people. Max Minghella, best known for his role in The Handmaid’s Tale, played the part of Divya Narendra – the co-founder of Facebook predecessor HarvardConnection who filed a lawsuit against Zuckerberg alongside co-creators Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss (played by Armie Hammer) for stealing their idea for a social networking site. While he gave a great performance as Narendra, Spiral star Max Minghella’s casting caused controversy. The
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