Jesse Eisenberg Says His Career Was Hurt By Batman Movies

Under a lot of criticism, the lines between success and failure can become blurred, especially when it starts to affect your real life. This seems to be an issue Jesse Eisenberg has been secretly dealing with for nearly a decade. deadline Report In a recent chat with Dax Shepard armchair specialist During the podcast, Eisenberg revealed how he felt about his role in Lex Luthor Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Could damage his career.

batman v superman The global box office reached 874 million US dollars, and it also achieved an ignominious box office revenue. 29% critical approval rating Mark Kermode on Rotten Tomatoes this observer He wrote that he left the film “wondering if it was just a nightmare.” The Oscar-nominated actor said the storm of negative press surrounding the film pierced him as it began to impact his career A generally indestructible shield.

“I’ve never said anything like that before and it’s a little embarrassing to admit, but I really think it actually hurt my career because I got a bad reception over something so public.”

Eisenberg would later play Superman’s megalomaniacal nemesis in a film that was also a financial success. justice league The film was also maligned by critics and inspired Sarah Stewart new york post Describing it as a “pointlessly expensive (but somehow cheap-looking) flail of CGI without too many additional quips, even [Wonder Woman actor Gal] Gadot’s luminous star power, to the rescue. To his credit, Eisenberg isn’t the problem with any of these batman v superman or justice leagueespecially since the latter was so poorly constructed that fans cried out for (and surprisingly received) a remastered version from the film’s original director, Zack Snyder.

I can only imagine how frustrating this must be for him. he must shave head Showcasing Luthor’s iconic bald look, but he was afraid to do so simply because one of the lasting impressions his performance in the film left on audiences was the hair he had previously shown in the film batman v superman looks like a Weird wig.

But all’s well that ends well. Eisenberg was recently nominated for Best Actor at the January Film Festival golden globe award for his role in the movie real painHis only other time, 14 years later, was recognized for his role as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in 2010 social network. Plus, life could be worse. he could have done black adam.