RJ here, hanging out at the Young Hollywood Studio with Army Hammer. Now, Facebook, it's a cultural phenomenon that that people have to do every day of their lives. I mean, I know people that are obsessed with this thing. Yeah. And now you're starring in a movie that's based on this phenomenon. Yeah, it's insane. It's funny because I think like 20, you know, 25 years ago, you you're born then, you kind of base it on, did you know a world with or without Madonna? Right. But now you're at the point where it's like, do you know a world with or without Facebook for the new generation?

That how crazy is it when you think about it that this film, Social Network, could be one of those films that year after year, people are just watch it. Bring the residuals. Yeah, right? And they're going to be looking at you 10 times, over and over again. Jeez. Yeah. It's crazy to think about, man. I mean, it's it's so funny because it's very rare that you get a film that's actually relevant and will continue to be so. And I mean, yes, this movie is about Facebook and it's about the internet and it's about programming and all that, but but the actual uh uh like core of what this movie's about is so well. And it's about like betrayal, friendship, lust, the need to be accepted.

All these things that are all part of our lives, all part of these guys' lives. They they just happen to also start one of the biggest internet companies ever while going through it. We actually, we had Jesse Eisenberg in here a couple months ago and and he was talking about it. And he's really fascinating. Yeah. Yeah, he's a great guy. I mean, he is. He was just really, really interesting and like intellectual and really knows the stuff. He does. He it was uh it was amazing getting to work with someone like him. I mean, he's such a talent cuz when when you see Jesse, you see him. He's like, he's sweet, he's smart, he's so nice. He wants to know about everything.

He he knows a whole hell of a lot. But then when we would be acting, he'd go into Zuckerberg mode and all of a sudden it would just get cold and icy. And you're just like, where'd Jesse go? I don't like this. Oh. I could totally see that too. I could totally see him jumping into that. Yeah, yeah, yeah. What else surprised you though that when when you were doing it? Any any moments that really stick out on this? Just just how just uh it amazes me with how much Mark Zuckerberg was able to accomplish with singularity of mind. By uh almost, you know, ostracizing every other part of his life, he was able to focus solely on this company, on Facebook.

And he was able to turn it into something that like you said, everybody checks when they wake up. I mean, one out of every 14 people on the planet has a Facebook. I mean, that's that's insane. Because, you know, there've been ideas like Facebook before. Right. And they'll be ideas like Facebook after. But his execution is what was really impressive. What he was able to do with this company. Yeah, it was amazing. So, now, let's talk about your preparation for this on on a couple of fronts. I mean, one, David Fincher, who's like, you know, god of the directors. Yeah, yeah, yeah. He's the coolest stuff. My hero. Right. Yeah. He is pretty intense though.

Like, he like lots of takes, doing it over and over, and like, he's a perfectionist. Like, one little detail's off. Oh, there there were takes that we were doing where he would call cut and then uh storm over to a tree that was like 50 yards away and be like, "Can someone cut this branch off? It's waving wrong in the back of the shot." And you're just like, "No way. What? How did you even see that?" I mean, he'll sit there for 20 minutes playing with blinds being like, "That's not the right angle. I need the light to come in this angle. Nobody touch this." Okay, go. And like like it's like, he he has such an eye for detail. It's amazing. And like you said, he does do a lot of shots. Right.

And you'd think that it'd get tiring, and you'd think you'd be like, "Ugh, I think you shot this a million times already." But but if you really think about it, it's it's more time you get uh spending being directed by Fincher. It's more time you get saying Aaron Sorkin's words. So, as an actor, man, shoot away. I'm I'm here as long as everybody else is here. Think about what you just said, directed by Fincher, and saying Aaron Sorkin's words. Like, that's a dream for for any actor. It's so real. It is so real. Yeah. Well, the first time I went in to meet uh for the movie, um, it was with Aaron Sorkin and the casting director Lorey Mayfield, in a room about half the size of this room.

So, I'm sitting about this close to Aaron Sorkin and I'm just like, "It's really nice to meet you. This is very strange for me." But then the next time I went in, which was like two or three days later, it was Aaron Sorkin and David Fincher. Oh, shh. And then in the same tiny room. I was just like, "This is too much. I can't I have to I have to go. This is too much." Right. I mean, it was it was insane getting to getting to read with these two guys. My knees were shaking. I was just like, "Oh, please don't do this to me right now. Please don't do this to me right now." So, now, we we're going to let you get out of here soon, but we can't without talking about the buzz. Yeah.

But there's been buzz about your character, Death. I don't buy that. I think someone's playing a joke on me somewhere. It's it's crazy. It's it's very crazy, and it's very uncomfortable because I mean, of course, while we were there on set, watching Andrew turn in his amazing performance and watching Jesse literally nail every scene I shot with him, I was sitting there going, "These guys are going to win Academy Awards." I mean, and also if you look at the talent involved, you have David Fincher directing it and Aaron Sorkin writing it, it makes sense that the talents are being recognized for what they did.

I don't know how my name got thrown in the mix, but it makes sense that they are in the mix.