Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin has agreed to make a film about the founders of social networking site Facebook.
Sorkin, who created US TV drama The West Wing and wrote the Tom Hanks movie Charlie Wilson's War, has even opened a Facebook account to aid his research.
"I figured a good first step in my preparation would be finding out what Facebook is, so I've started this page," he wrote.
He said the project was a joint venture between Sony and producer Scott Rudin.
Sony has confirmed the as-yet-untitled project is in development.
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"This is me," he insisted. "I don't know how I can prove that but feel free to test me."
Sorkin admitted he did not really understand Facebook, or "how I'm going to write the movie", so was relying on fans to help him.
"I honestly don't know how this works, which is why I'm here," Sorkin said.
"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."
Before signing off, Sorkin joked: "I feel about this introduction the way I felt about Sophie's Choice - It could have been funnier."
Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg while studying at US university Harvard.
Since 2004 founders of another social networking site, ConnectU, have accused Mr Zuckerberg of stealing their idea.
He was accused of fraud and misappropriation of trade secrets.
Lawyers for Mr Zuckerberg have always denied the allegations.
In Facebook's early days, membership was restricted to students, but it now has more than 100 million users worldwide.
(BBC)
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