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Timberlake joining Facebook film

Timberlake - To play Napster co-founder and Facebook founding president Sean Parker
Timberlake - To play Napster co-founder and Facebook founding president Sean Parker

Justin Timberlake is to play Napster co-founder and Facebook founding president Sean Parker in director David Fincher's new film about the creation of Facebook, 'The Social Network'.

Variety reports that Jesse Eisenberg will play Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, with Andrew Garfield playing Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin.

Production on the film will begin next month in Boston and will then move to Los Angeles.

The screenplay for 'The Social Network' has been written by 'The West Wing' creator Aaron Sorkin.

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