Jesse Eisenberg on Turning Down Mark Zuckerberg Role in ‘The Social Reckoning’: ‘I’m Moving in Different Directions in My Life’

According to Variety, Jesse Eisenberg has declined to reprise his Mark Zuckerberg role in Aaron Sorkin's upcoming Social Network sequel, The Social Reckoning. Eisenberg told the publication he's moving in different directions with his career, and while he praised Sorkin's talent and vision, he's choosing to pursue fresh material instead of revisiting a role that defined an earlier chapter of his acting life.

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