While we're still convinced Columbia Pictures reads Hollywood Crush, it turns out Jesse Eisenberg missed our post where we cast him as our number one pick for Mark Zuckerberg in "The Social Network," the role for which it was announced he was cast in last week.
Hollywood Crush got a chance to talk to Jesse and his "Zombieland" costar Woody Harrelson when they came through Boston to promote the film, and of course we had to bring up how we had cast him way before the studio did.
Woody laughed and turned to Jesse, saying it appeared he had us to thank for getting the job. "Do I have to give you 10 percent?" was Jesse's dead-pan first response.
With both Jesse and Justin Timberlake cast in a movie about the surprisingly juicy and compelling tale of the origins of Facebook, somehow we think that 10 percent would go a long way.
All joking aside, Jesse very seriously and sincerely added, "Well that's very nice of you. Thank you very much."
Either way, pal, we'll be waiting for our casting check in the mail. Or just an invitation to the set when "The Social Network" starts filming at Harvard in October. Not too much to ask, right?
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