Fifteen years after portraying Mark Zuckerberg in “The Social Network,” actor Jesse Eisenberg is sharing some candid ideas on the Meta CEO’s newest actions.
Showing on NPR’s “Fresh Air” program Tuesday, Eisenberg mentioned he felt saddened by Zuckerberg’s resolution to scrap the fact-checking system on Meta’s platforms, which embrace Fb and Instagram.
“As an actor, your job is to really understand your character, even if the character is a villain in a movie. Your job is to defend your character, right?” he defined. “And so I spent a lot of time thinking about this guy and thinking about how he felt outcast in the world and created this thing in order to connect with other people because he felt uncomfortable connecting with other people through more traditional social norms.”
Although Eisenberg seen Zuckerberg’s ambition as “wonderful and totally defensible” whereas filming “The Social Network,” he prompt the Meta CEO’s drive now “supersedes [his] caution in a way that can be pretty dangerous.”
“And now that the platform is so powerful and owns all these other things, I guess I feel a little bit sad. Why is this the path you’re taking?” he mentioned, earlier than hinting he would not “justify and defend [Zuckerberg’s] behavior.”
Launched in 2010, “The Social Network” is an adaptation of Ben Mezrich’s guide “The Accidental Billionaires,” and follows Zuckerberg’s rise from Harvard College scholar to changing into the world’s youngest self-made billionaire after launching Fb. The film, which additionally stars Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake, was a crucial and business smash, profitable three Oscars.
Although Zuckerberg wasn’t concerned within the making of “The Social Network” and would later criticize the movie, he gave the impression to be on pleasant phrases with Eisenberg for a while. In 2011, he made a quick cameo on an episode of “Saturday Night Live” hosted by the actor.
In latest weeks, Zuckerberg introduced plans to dump fact-checking on Meta and abandon initiatives geared toward boosting range inside his firms in what’s extensively perceived as an total try at currying favor with President Donald Trump. Showing on Joe Rogan’s podcast earlier this month, he lamented the decline of “masculine energy” in companies.
These efforts appear to have paid off, as Zuckerberg had a major seat at Trump’s inauguration alongside fellow tech billionaires Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk on Monday. Meta additionally donated $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund and hosted a celebration after the president was sworn in.
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Eisenberg, in the meantime, is at present selling “A Real Pain,” which on Thursday acquired two Academy Award nominations. The movie, which he additionally wrote and directed, follows Jewish American cousins David (Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) as they journey to Poland as a part of a Holocaust-themed tour to honor their late grandmother.
Take heed to Jesse Eisenberg’s “Fresh Air” interview right here. His feedback on Mark Zuckerberg could be discovered across the 43:05 mark.
