Jesse Eisenberg Rejects Zuckerberg Return in 2010 Sequel as Jeremy Strong Takes Over
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Updated · Variety · Jul 4
Jesse Eisenberg Rejects Zuckerberg Return in 2010 Sequel as Jeremy Strong Takes Over
3 articles · Updated · Variety · Jul 4
Summary
Karlovy Vary honoree Jesse Eisenberg said he will not reprise Mark Zuckerberg in Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social Reckoning,” saying he no longer wants to be associated with the Meta founder.
Eisenberg tied that decision to his view of social media and Zuckerberg himself, saying the platforms scare him and that he sees their creator as someone who “does not care about people.”
Jeremy Strong has already replaced him as Zuckerberg in the sequel, while Mikey Madison plays whistleblower Frances Haugen and Jeremy Allen White plays the Wall Street Journal reporter tied to her disclosures.
The remarks came during a nearly two-hour festival conversation where Eisenberg, 42, also promoted A24-backed “The Debut,” due in U.S. theaters on Dec. 3, and praised Europe’s state-supported film model over Hollywood’s profit-first system.