Aaron Sorkin Says It ‘Never Occurred’ to Him That Jesse Eisenberg Wouldn’t Reprise Mark Zuckerberg Role in ‘The Social Reckoning,’ Claims the Paycheck Was a ‘Disincentive’

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Before Jesse Eisenberg declined to step back into the world of Facebook as Mark Zuckerberg for Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social Reckoning,” the director admitted “it never occurred” to him that the actor wouldn’t be on board with his 2026 follow-up to 2010’s “The Social Network,” in which Eisenberg portrayed the young tech b
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Before Jesse Eisenberg declined to step back into the world of Facebook as Mark Zuckerberg for Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social Reckoning,” the director admitted “it never occurred” to him that the actor wouldn’t be on board with his 2026 follow-up to 2010’s “The Social Network,” in which Eisenberg portrayed the young tech billionaire.
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