Jesse Eisenberg apparently didn't want to reprise his role as Mark Zuckerberg in Aaron Sorkin’s The Social Reckoning due to "problems" he has with the co-founder of Facebook. In a new interview with Vanity Fair , Sorkin shared that he made a sustained push to get Eisenberg back as the Zuck for the upcoming spiritual successor to 2010's The Social Network . The role, Sorkin said, "felt like it belonged to him, and he was certainly battle-tested" — but Eisenberg declined. According to Sorkin, Eisenberg, “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." Eisenberg has made his feelings about the real Zuckerberg abundantly clear in recent years. In 2025, Eisenberg revealed during an appearance on BBC Radio 4's Today that he wanted to put some distance between the two.…