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- Aaron Sorkin told NYT's The Interview that Jeremy Strong didn't speak in his own voice or walk the way he normally does on set during The Social Reckoning
- Sorkin warned fellow actors that Strong 'is probably not going to speak to you at all' between takes and would treat them 'the way he imagines Mark treats the people around him' — and that's what happened
- Jeremy Strong emailed Zuckerberg before filming to say he takes 'this responsibility very seriously, and the veracity of it seriously, and I'm approaching it with respect'
- Sorkin said he was 'not shocked' Strong didn't tell him about the email, adding that Strong 'does a tremendous amount of work before he shows up on your set'
- The Social Reckoning premieres Oct. 9 and centers on a 2021 document leak, with Mikey Madison as whistleblower Frances Haugen and Jeremy Allen White as WSJ reporter Jeff Horwitz
- Sorkin both wrote and directed the sequel to The Social Network (2010); the cast also includes Bill Burr, Wunmi Mosaku, Billy Magnussen, and Betty Gilpin
Why it matters: Sorkin's framing recasts Strong's reputation for difficult on-set behavior as a deliberate creative choice for playing Zuckerberg, with Sorkin conceding 'you cannot argue with the results.' The Oct. 9 premiere puts both Strong's method acting and the 2021 Facebook Files leak under simultaneous public scrutiny.
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