Aaron Sorkin on Why Jesse Eisenberg Didn’t Return as Mark Zuckerberg for ‘Social Reckoning’: “Has His Problems With the Guy”

Aaron Sorkin on Why Jesse Eisenberg Didn’t Return as Mark Zuckerberg for ‘Social Reckoning’: “Has His Problems With the Guy”

Aaron Sorkin is revealing the reason why Jesse Eisenberg declined to reprise his role as Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Reckoning. During a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Sorkin — who penned the 2010 Oscar-winning film The Social Network and wrote and directed the upcoming sequel — shared that he spent three days trying to…

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‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ Review: Jeremy Allen White Gives Raw, Internalized Performance as The Boss in Contemplative Bio-Drama

‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ Review: Jeremy Allen White Gives Raw, Internalized Performance as The Boss in Contemplative Bio-Drama

Just as A Complete Unknown escaped the dreary conventionality of cradle-to-grave music biopics by surveying the nascent period in the stardom of its unknowable subject, Bob Dylan, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere makes affecting gains by focusing on the Artist as a Depressed Young Man. Which is not to say Scott Cooper’s Bruce Springsteen portrait…

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#‘Succession’ Creator and Stars Unpack Series Finale’s CEO Choice

#‘Succession’ Creator and Stars Unpack Series Finale’s CEO Choice

[This story contains major spoilers for the Succession series finale, “With Open Eyes.”]  Succession finally crowned Logan Roy’s successor with a breathtaking blindside in its series finale. The Roy trio of Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Shiv (Sarah Snook) and Roman (Kieran Culkin) were seemingly a united front when they showed up to the board meeting that would determine…

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#‘Succession’ Series Finale: The Roy Family Saga Ended in a Breathtaking Blindside

#‘Succession’ Series Finale: The Roy Family Saga Ended in a Breathtaking Blindside

[This story contains major spoilers for the Succession series finale, “With Open Eyes.”]  Whether or not you “pre-grieved,” the time for mourning has finally arrived: Succession is over, and with it, the story of the Roys.  Heading into the 90-minute series finale, creator Jesse Armstrong’s Emmy-winning drama faced the daunting task of resolving numerous individual…

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