Name it a story of two Zuckerbergs.

Jeremy Sturdy lately opened up about moving into the acclaimed sneakers of Jesse Eisenberg for The Social Reckoning, the upcoming companion piece to the era-defining 2010 drama The Social Community. Sturdy is ready to painting Meta (previously Fb) founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg a decade and a half after Eisenberg earned an Oscar nomination for his spin on the identical divisive mogul.

The brand new movie from unique scribe Aaron Sorkin boasts "one of many nice scripts I've ever learn," Sturdy mentioned whereas talking with The Hollywood Reporter on the Academy Museum Gala on Saturday. "It speaks to our time, it touches the third rail of every little thing occurring in our world."

Although The Social Reckoning can solely hope to attain the popularity and adulation that its predecessor was met with, Sturdy famous he received't be taking the identical path the earlier Zuck took to get there.

Concerning any bearing Eisenberg's grating and flinty tackle the notorious founder may need on his personal strategy to the function, Sturdy remarked, "No, I believe that has nothing to do with what I'm going to do."

However he had nothing however reward for Sorkin's return to the fabric, particularly The West Wing creator's progress replace on Zuckerberg as he's left his "gee shucks" origin story behind to embrace techniques resembling censorship, privateness violations, and bowing to political strain.

"It's a terrific character — fascinating, advanced — and I'm approaching it with nice care and empathy and objectivity," Sturdy continued. "I've made two movies with Aaron, and third time's the allure."

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The Social Reckoning might be Sorkin's first time bringing his personal phrases on Zuckerberg and the empire he's created to life as director; The Social Community was directed by David Fincher. However as Sturdy famous, it's removed from his first time directing Sturdy.

The Tony-, Emmy-, and Golden Globe-winning star of Succession beforehand labored with Sorkin on Molly's Recreation, his 2017 biopic of underground poker queenpin Molly Bloom starring Jessica Chastain, and 2020's The Trial of the Chicago 7, one other biographical have a look at the broadly publicized trial of seven protestors of the Vietnam Conflict.

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The Social Reckoning is not going to see the return of Eisenberg or Andrew Garfield, who performed Fb co-founder Eduardo Saverin. However Sorkin has added loads of star energy of their absence by tapping Mikey Madison to play whistleblower Frances Haugen, and Jeremy Allen White to play Wall Avenue Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz, who group as much as expose the corporate's misdeeds.

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