Jesse Eisenberg is leaving his turn as Mark Zuckerberg in the past.⁠ ⁠ Eisenberg, who played the Facebook CEO in the David Fincher-directed film The Social Network, surprised fans when it was reported in June that a sequel was in the works, but Eisenberg wasn’t coming back to play its lead.⁠ ⁠ During a Thursday appearance on the Today show, the Now You See Me: Now You Don’t star was asked why he wouldn’t return for the second film, The Social Reckoning. “Listen, for reasons that have nothing to do with how amazing that movie will be, really, truthfully,” Eisenberg said. “But when you play a character, you feel, at some point, you’ve grown into something else.”⁠ ⁠ When asked if he’s outgrown the character, the actor responded, “Yeah, something. But it’s a really wonderful movie. I’m friends with Aaron Sorkin who wrote and is directing this movie, and all of the reasons that I am not in it are completely unrelated to how brilliant it will be.”⁠ ⁠ Read more at the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ #TheSoci...