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Garfield Missed Zuckerberg Role, Found New Tech Icon
4 Nov
Summary
- Andrew Garfield almost played Mark Zuckerberg before Jesse Eisenberg.
- Director David Fincher saw Garfield as better suited for Eduardo Saverin.
- Garfield's interest in tech executives led to his role as Sam Altman.
Andrew Garfield recently shared that he was close to portraying Mark Zuckerberg in 'The Social Network.' Director David Fincher ultimately chose Jesse Eisenberg for the Zuckerberg role, believing Eisenberg's performance would be stronger. Fincher then suggested Garfield play Eduardo Saverin, a character whose personal dynamic with Zuckerberg was central to the film. Garfield accepted the role of Saverin, finding satisfaction in the part.
His initial consideration for Zuckerberg and subsequent role as Saverin sparked a lasting curiosity in Garfield about the personalities and competitive drives of powerful technology executives. This fascination directly informed his approach to playing OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman in the upcoming film 'Artificial.' The movie also features Garfield alongside Yura Borisov as Ilya Sutskever and Ike Barinholtz as Elon Musk.
