Jeremy Strong’s portrayal of Mark Zuckerberg in the new movie “The Social Reckoning” did not end when the cameras stopped filming for the day. Director Aaron Sorkin shared on TODAY Oct. 5 how the Emmy-winning “Succession” star brought his famously immersive acting method to the role of the Facebook and Meta co-founder. “Jeremy Strong who gives a thunderous performance in the film is, yes, he’s an immersive actor,” Sorkin told Craig Melvin. “He showed up on the first day, I never heard him speak in his own voice. He only spoke, moved, behaved as Mark Zuckerberg, not just on the set, but when he went home too, 24 hours a day.” A 2021 profile of Strong in the New Yorker broke down how he fully inhabited the role of Kendall Roy in “Succession,” which he called “identity diffusion,” rather than Method acting. The story describes Strong dressing like Roy in his regular life and staying in character to the point of concern from castmate Brian Cox. Strong, 47, brought that same dedication to his portrayal of Zuckerberg, one of the most well-known tech moguls in the world. “I know it seems weird, I know it seems perhaps even unnecessary, but the results speak for themselves,” Sorkin said. “It’s not silly, it’s not nonsense, it’s not like he doesn’t know we’re making a movie. He sees the crew and the cameras. This is his process, and I don’t think he knows any other way to do it.” The new film, which hits theaters on Oct. 9, is the sequel to Sorkin’s Oscar-winning 2010 film “The Social Network” about Zuckerberg and the controversial origin of Facebook. The movie tells the story of a 2021 leak by former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen, played by Oscar winner Mikey Madison. She told the U.S. Senate in a 2021 hearing that it’s “clear that Facebook prioritizes profit over the well-being of children and all users” and said the company is “accountable to no one.” U.S. World Social Media Feb 18 Mark Zuckerberg set to testify in watershed social media trial Social Media Mar 25 Meta and YouTube found liable of negligence in landmark social media addiction trial Business May 20 Zuckerberg warns ‘success isn't a given' after laying off 10% of Meta Zuckerberg responded publicly by sharing an internal memo to staff that the company’s work has been mischaracterized. Sorkin called the sequel “a whistleblower story” in the vein of iconic journalism films like “All the President’s Men,” “The Insider” and “Spotlight.” “The film shouldn’t be political, unless you’re somebody who’s anti the truth,” Sorkin said. “The film is saying that the truth is important, and we’re not getting it. So unless you’re anti the truth, you shouldn’t find the film political, but yes, it’s going to be seen as political, primarily because of the final climactic sequence.”  This story first appeared on TODAY.com. More from TODAY: Here’s why celebrities are defending ‘Succession’ star Jeremy Strong on social media Aaron Sorkin reveals he had a stroke at 61: ‘It was a loud wake-up call’ Ben Affleck joins a coffee bean-covered Jeremy Strong in wild Dunkin’ ad ...read more read less