Shia LaBeouf and Michael Cera being looked at for ‘The Social Network’

Apparently when we brought you news yesterday from ‘The Social Network’, we didn’t think more would come out today, but CNET is reporting the two actors being looked at to play the Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg are both Shia LaBeouf and Michael Cera. Cera apparently has the lead on this one due to his “likability”? This from CNET:

An entertainment industry source tells CNET News that early casting searches are under way and that the list of young actors being eyeballed to play Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg includes both Michael Cera (“Superbad,” “Arrested Development”) and Shia LaBeouf (“Transformers”). They aren’t the only ones, and it’s not clear whether either of those two in-demand actors would want to take a turn away from comedies (Cera) or action movies (LaBeouf) to play Zuckerberg.

Cera is, according to the source, a top choice because audiences find him particularly likable. Rumors about the plot of the book “Accidental Billionaires” hint that Zuckerberg is going to be portrayed rather unfavorably–basically, as an obnoxious nerd–and obnoxious nerds are not the world’s biggest box-office sell. Cera could make the part a little bit more sympathetic.

The big question here is why isn’t Shia LaBeouf particularly likable? Well I think that Shia is the most similar looking to Mark Zuckerberg, but what do I know? Who do you guys think should play this lead role?