Aaron Sorkin discussed trying to persuade Jesse Eisenberg to return as Mark Zuckerberg in “The Social Reckoning,” Variety reported, citing an Entertainment Weekly interview. Sorkin said he initially did not expect Eisenberg to decline and prepared arguments about the role's scenes. Eisenberg nevertheless chose not to return, with Jeremy Strong portraying the character in the new film. Sorkin described the decision as involving more than the offered fee, ahead of the film's scheduled October 9 theatrical release.