Jesse Eisenberg says he was ‘so poorly received’ as ‘Batman v Superman’ it ‘hurt my career’: ’embarrassing to admit’

Jesse Eisenberg reflects on his portrayal of Lex Luthor in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

In the Monday, December 16 episode of Armchair expert podcast, the 41-year-old actor candidly recalled his experience participating in the 2016 film and his thoughts on its reception.

“I was in that Batman the film and the Batman “The movie was so poorly received, and I was so poorly received,” Eisenberg said.

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According to Varietythe film grossed $874 million at the worldwide box office. Being this reviews were mixedHowever, Eisenberg said it was something that had a negative impact on his career.

“I’ve never said this before, and it’s a little embarrassing to admit it, but I honestly think it really hurt my career because I was poorly received in something so public.” , declared the A real pain ” said the filmmaker, noting that “in the industry, if you’re in a really big movie and you’re not seen as good, the people who are choosing who to put in their movie next are just not going to select you.

“I’ve been involved in some poorly received projects that just don’t see the light of day. For the most part, no one knows about it,” Eisenberg explained. “But it was so public, and I don’t read reviews or reviews or film press or anything. So I had no idea how poorly received it was.”

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Eisenberg said the way the film was received also affected him personally.

“I loved my role and I loved the movie and doing it and everything. So I just feel guilty. I’m not like they hurt me. No. I’m like, ‘Oh , I guess I did something wrong.’ over there,” he said, calling the situation “depressing.”

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Elsewhere in the podcast, Eisenberg discussed his latest project, A real painwhich he wrote, directed and starred in.

In the film, Eisenberg plays David alongside Kieran Culkinwho plays Benji. The pair play “mismatched cousins” who reunite on a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother, but their adventure “takes a turn when this odd couple’s old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history,” he said. synopsis explain.

After podcast co-host Dax Shepard explained the film’s plot, Eisenberg shared his personal connections to the story. His family is originally from Poland, but the real inspiration for the plot came from a tour of Venezuela he took with his wife Anna Strout. They were among other English speakers and isolated from the locals.

“I found it very interesting to just unfold it during a Holocaust tour, so basically the kind of humor of the film and the characters can just be offset by the context of something quite big” , he explained.

A real pain is now in theaters. The film earned four Golden Globe nominations, including two for the screenplay and Eisenberg’s lead performance. The American Film Institute also included it in its list of top 10 films of 2024.

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