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One of the most common questions to arise this week in the wake of the first trailer for Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social Reckoning” is an obvious one – where’s Jesse Eisenberg.
The film is essentially a companion piece to the Sorkin-penned “The Social Network,” albeit set years later, and once again features Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg as a key character – though not the protagonist this time.
It was previously reported that Eisenberg was offered the chance but declined to reprise his role. Now, speaking with Vanity Fair, Sorkin has revealed he spent a full three days trying to convince Eisenberg to return:
“I felt like it belonged to him, and he was certainly battle-tested. He simply did not want to be conflated with Mark Zuckerberg anymore, that he has his problems with the guy. He doesn’t like kids coming up to him in airports with business cards that say ‘I’m CEO, bitch’ for him to sign.”
Last year, when asked why he wasn’t returning, Eisenberg said on the Today show:
“Listen, for reasons that have nothing to do with how amazing that movie will be, really, truthfully. But when you play a character, you feel, at some point, you’ve grown into something else.”three days trying to convince Eisenberg to return
“Succession” star Jeremy Strong takes over the role, the actor reportedly pitching himself for the role if Eisenberg declined. Sorkin says: “He showed up on his first day, and when he said ‘good morning’ to me, he was already talking like Mark.”
Jeremy Allen White, Mikey Madison, Betty Gilpin and Patrick Fischler co-star in the film which opens on October 9th.
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