Jeremy Strong contacted Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg before playing him in The Social Reckoning: ‘My job is to defend his POV’
Actor Jeremy Strong is taking over from Jesse Eisenberg to play Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in the upcoming film The Social Reckoning. Jesse played the billionaire in The Social Network, the Oscar-winning film from 2009. In a new interview, Jeremy has revealed that he reached out to Zuckerberg before beginning the shoot. Jeremy Strong in a still from The Social Reckoning. Jeremy Strong on playing Zuckerberg In a new cover story for People magazine, the 47-year-old Jeremy Strong discussed his preparation for the film and his collaboration with writer-director Aaron Sorkin. The Social Reckoning has been described as a companion piece to The Social Network. The new film follows Zuckerberg during the late 2010s and 2020, while then-Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz, played by Jeremy Allen White, works with Facebook employee Frances Haugen, portrayed by Mikey Madison, to investigate the company’s practices. Talking about how he did not want to vilify Zuckerberg, Jeremy Strong said, “Listen, I know that he is a reviled person and not a popular person in our culture, but I …








