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.

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.

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

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.

Jesse Eisenberg thinks the rich tech bro billionaires of the world are focused on the wrong things.

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".

The Academy Award-nominated actor said that he wanted to meet the tech giant as part of research but was warned against the same by the film’s producers due to “a variety of legal reasons”