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Jeremy Strong is set to play Mark Zuckerberg in Aaron Sorkin’s upcoming movie about Facebook and the events surrounding the social network. Before stepping into the role, Strong decided to contact Zuckerberg himself.
The actor recently revealed that he emailed the Meta CEO before filming began. Strong said he wanted Mark Zuckerberg to know that he was taking the role and the responsibility that came with it seriously.
Why Jeremy Strong Emailed Mark Zuckerberg?
Strong explained that he did not want to approach the role by simply judging Zuckerberg. According to the actor, his job was to understand the Facebook co-founder’s point of view and represent it as honestly as possible.
Jeremy Strong told GQ, “Listen, I know that he is a reviled person and not a popular person in our culture, but I do not think you should have an actor playing him who wants to set out to condemn him. It feels incredibly fraught to talk about the movie, to talk about Mark and being the person who is playing Mark and representing Mark in a sense to the world and to posterity; I feel an enormous sense of weight and responsibility. And listen, my job is to understand and defend his point of view and fight his fight.”
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He further added, “I wrote to him—I’m probably going to give Sony an aneurysm—I sent him an email. Just to say that I take this responsibility very seriously, and the veracity of it seriously, and I’m approaching it with respect.” Jeremy also confirmed that Mark responded to his email. However, the actor refrained from sharing details of their correspondence.
What Is The Social Reckoning About?
The Social Reckoning is based on events surrounding The Wall Street Journal’s 2021 investigative series The Facebook Files. The film follows Facebook engineer Frances Haugen, played by Mikey Madison, and Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz, played by Jeremy Allen White. The story follows Haugen as she works with Horwitz to expose information about Facebook and its internal practices.
The Social Reckoning is scheduled to release in theaters on October 9.
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