Strong as Zuckerberg! Excellent Casting, All-But-Guaranteed Oscar Nom in ’27

Variety and THR are reporting that Jeremy Strong will probably play Mark Zuckerberg in Aaron Sorkin’s The Social Network, Part II. As I undersand the situation, Strong wouldn’t be “taking over” the role of Facebook founder from Jesse Eisenberg as much as succeeding Eisenberg. Original Social Network author Aaron Sorkin has written the sequel’s screenplay, and will direct as well.