Overview
- Asked on NBC’s Today why he declined, Eisenberg said his reasons have nothing to do with the film’s quality and that he has "grown into something else."
- He sidestepped the question with a joke about the recent Louvre jewel heist during an awkward exchange with host Craig Melvin.
- Jeremy Strong will portray Mark Zuckerberg and told The Hollywood Reporter he hasn’t consulted Eisenberg, praising Sorkin’s script as one of the best he has read.
- The companion film centers on whistleblower Frances Haugen (Mikey Madison) and Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz (Jeremy Allen White), with Bill Burr and Wunmi Mosaku among the cast.
- Sony is targeting an Oct. 9, 2026 theatrical release, and Andrew Garfield has said he is not involved in the sequel.