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 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”.

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 newly minted Oscar nominee for the screenplay of 'A Real Pain' looks back on 2010's 'The Social Network' and weighs in on Mark Zuckerberg's controversial recent activities.

Jesse Eisenberg said he "just wanted to be in a room" with Mark Zuckerberg before filming "The Social Network."

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,