Jesse Eisenberg has opened about facing major hinderance while preparing his Oscar nominated role in The Social Network.The 41-year-old played Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in the 2010. He made up

Maher then cheekily pointed out that Eisenberg had played not just Zuckerberg, but also Lex Luthor in Batman v Superman, asking if his portrayal of the “tech bro” supervillain archetype came from personal feelings.

Jesse Eisenberg portrayed Mark Zuckerberg in the 2010 film “The Social Network,” so it made sense to him that he should meet the Facebook founder in person as he was preparing for the role.

The actor, who played the Facebook founder in "The Social Network," told Bill Maher there's something he can't understand about Silicon Valley moguls.

Actor Jesse Eisenberg, who played Mark Zuckerberg in 2010's "The Social Network", says he wanted to meet the Facebook founder for research, but producers advised against it because of "a variety of legal reasons".

Not every actor gets the chance to meet the real person they are playing, but when Jessie Eisenberg was filming the 2010 Facebook drama The Social Network, he was told not to meet the website’s creator Mark Zuckerberg.

Actor Jesse Eisenberg, who once portrayed Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, says he thinks the tech billionaire should focus on improving the world instead of inserting himself into politics.

Jesse Eisenberg was prevented from meeting Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg before portraying him in 'The Social Network'. The 41-year-old actor earned an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of the social media gurur in the 2010 film and has now revealed that,