The Social Reckoning Trailer Brings Us A New Zuck

Zuck is back in the trailer for The Social Reckoning. But this time, Jeremy Strong brings an unhinged entitlement to the Meta owner’s portrayal.

Aaron Sorkin’s Social Network sequel is almost here. Facebook has risen fallen risen again and is stuck in a perpetual Phoenix cycle in modern American pop culture. Sony Pictures feels like that era of story telling is ripe for the picking with The Social Reckoning.

 In the new movie, Mark Zuckerberg is no longer a plucky underdog, characterized by a career defining turn from Jesse Eisenberg. Instead, the social media giant is the looming figure that we all know it to be today. And, that dread drips from most of the frames in the trailer for the upcoming movie.

Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White, Jeremy Strong and Bill Burr are all here to drill into the fact that we’re not in Kansas anymore Toto. Instead, Facebook’s owner is more powerful than ever in this follow-up to The Social Network.

An obvious high watermark for the entire clip occurs when Strong stands up against someone giving him direction. His simple disagreement with a comment is followed by a forceful display of insecurity from this talented actor.

For all intents and purposes he’s studied Jesse Eisenberg’s performance from the previous movie pretty intensely. And, why not, The Social Network defined most media depictions of Zuck until very recently. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

The Social Reckoning Reexamines Zuckerberg

The Social Reckoning zeroes-in on Facebook engineer Francis Haugen, played by Mikey Madison. She’s joined by Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horowitz, an assured Jeremy Allen White. 

This is a whistle blowing story about how Facebook has wrought havoc on teens across the globe. If that weren’t enough, there’s also the role the company has played in misinformation and political violence rising across the spectrum. Especially relevant considering today’s events across the pond.

Sony Knows it has a hit on its hands. The crowd at Cinemacon this year was absolutely floored by the footage they got to see in Las Vegas. The Mary Sue was in the house for that presentation and noted how interesting it was to revisit this story after 2010’s beloved feature.

 It wasn’t hard to pursue a follow up to a movie that made $226,000,000 worldwide. The Social Network brought home eight Academy Award nominations including Best Picture. It would go on to win three of those Oscars. And, the film painted the popular conception of Mark Zuckerberg for the ensuing decade and change.

To say that The Social Reckoning carries a pedigree would be a vast and wide understatement. The Facebook files dropping in 2021 felt like a landmark piece of journalism that colors the past decade of tech leadership in an unflattering light.

Still, as much as a movie can feel important in today’s day and age, Sorkin’s latest would certainly foot the bill. He produces The Social Reckoning alongside Todd Black, Peter Rice, and Stuart Beisser. You can see the scandal unfold for yourself in theaters October 9.

(featured image: Sony Pictures)

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