Jeremy Strong replaces Jesse Eisenberg as Zuckerberg in The Social Reckoning

Jeremy Strong plays Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Reckoning after Jesse Eisenberg declined to return, according to Deadline. Writer-director Aaron Sorkin spent a three-day weekend trying to persuade Eisenberg, who Sorkin said no longer likes being conflated with Zuckerberg. The sequel to The Social Network (2010) premieres Oct. 9 in theatres, according to Deadline.