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- Jeremy Strong stayed fully in character as Mark Zuckerberg on set of "The Social Reckoning," declining to socialize or speak in his own voice, and treating co-stars "the way he imagines" the Meta CEO would treat people around him
- Aaron Sorkin told NYT's "The Interview" that he pre-briefed co-stars—including Jeremy Allen White, Mikey Madison, Bill Burr, Betty Gilpin, and Billy Magnussen—that Strong wouldn't speak to them between takes or "yuck it up at craft services"
- "The Social Reckoning" follows whistleblower Frances Haugen teaming up with Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz to expose the "sinister inner workings" of Zuckerberg's Facebook
- Sony received letters from Meta and hired an outside law firm specifically to vet the film—a step beyond the studio's in-house legal department's standard nonfiction vetting process
- Meta reps reached out asking for tickets to the film, which opens in theaters on Oct. 9
Why it matters: Sorkin's account reveals the unusual production environment around the film: Sony hired outside counsel specifically because Meta sent legal letters about a movie based on documented facts, while the studio's own legal team normally handles nonfiction vetting—indicating heightened legal scrutiny when a still-active tech giant is the subject of the story.
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