Jeremy Strong attends the 5th annual Academy Museum Gala at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Oct. 18 in Los Angeles. Amy Sussman/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Jeremy Strong is opening up about his upcoming role as Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network sequel. Strong will play the tech billionaire in The Social Reckoning, Aaron Sorkin's follow-up to the 2010 film that saw Jesse Eisenberg portraying Zuckerberg's creation of Facebook. The sequel, set for October 2026, centers on a young Facebook engineer named Frances Haugen (played by Mikey Madison) who teams up with Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz (Jeremy Allen White) on a risky mission to bring attention to Facebook's biggest secrets. Related Stories Movies 'Eddington' Filmmaker Ari Aster Talks Script-to-Screen Changes, Including the Real-Life Big Tech CEO Role He Scrapped TV Jeremy Strong's '9/12' Limited Series Set at Paramount+ At the Academy Museum Gala on Saturday, the Succession star - sporting a bright red suit and lighter hair that he said was "for work" - told The Hollywood Reporter, "It's one of the great scripts I've ever read. It speaks to our time, it touches the third rail of everything happening in our world. It's a great character - fascinating, complex - and I'm approaching it with great care and empathy and objectivity. I've made two films with Aaron [with The Trial of the Chicago 7 and Molly's Game] and third time's the charm." When asked if he had talked to Eisenberg - who was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in the first film - about taking over the Zuckerberg role, Strong said, "No, I think that has nothing to do with what I'm going to do." The sequel is set 17 years after the events of The Social Network, with Strong - who is currently on the awards circuit for Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere - portraying an older version of the CEO. Sorkin is directing as well as writing; he won an winning an Oscar for penning the first movie, which had David Fincher in the director's chair. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up international 'Landmarks,' 'The Travelers,' 'One Woman One Bra' Win BFI London Film Festival Awards Hocus Pocus Bette Midler Has Seen a 'Hocus Pocus 3' Script: "Very Excited" The Neverending story Klaus Doldinger, Composer of 'Das Boot' and 'The NeverEnding Story,' Dies at 89 united kingdom Lynne Ramsay Recalls Meeting "Totally Terrifying" Joaquin Phoenix: "I've Never Worked With Such an Exciting Actor in My Life" Heat Vision Box Office: Blumhouse Back in Action as 'Black Phone 2' Heads for $24.4M-Plus Opening international The Circus Comes to Rural England in Calif Chong's Feature Debut 'High Wire': LFF international 'Landmarks,' 'The Travelers,' 'One Woman One Bra' Win BFI London Film Festival Awards Hocus Pocus Bette Midler Has Seen a 'Hocus Pocus 3' Script: "Very Excited" The Neverending story Klaus Doldinger, Composer of 'Das Boot' and 'The NeverEnding Story,' Dies at 89 united kingdom Lynne Ramsay Recalls Meeting "Totally Terrifying" Joaquin Phoenix: "I've Never Worked With Such an Exciting Actor in My Life" Heat Vision Box Office: Blumhouse Back in Action as 'Black Phone 2' Heads for $24.4M-Plus Opening international The Circus Comes to Rural England in Calif Chong's Feature Debut 'High Wire': LFF