Jesse Eisenberg Declined Role in 'The Social Reckoning' to Avoid Further Association With Mark Zuckerberg
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Aaron Sorkin tried for three days to convince Jesse Eisenberg to reprise his role as Mark Zuckerberg in the upcoming film 'The Social Reckoning', but Eisenberg declined because he no longer wanted to be associated with the Facebook founder. Eisenberg, who earned an Oscar nomination for playing Zuckerberg in Sorkin's 'The Social Network' (2010), has moved on from the role after more than 15 years. The new film premieres October 9 in theaters.
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· 2 pulledI felt like it belonged to him, and he was certainly battle-tested
He simply did not want to be conflated with
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