As we look ahead to at the moment’s vastly anticipated Superman trailer from James Gunn and DC Studios, the timing is simply excellent to reminisce in regards to the previous incarnations of Supes and Lex Luthor. The truth is, Jesse Eisenberg, who performed the enduring villain in 2016’s ill-fated however financially profitable Batman v Superman (and really briefly in Justice League), not too long ago talked in regards to the aftermath of that failure.
In a current episode of Armchair Professional, the actor briefly commented on the reception of the Zack Snyder-directed crossover flick and, extra particularly, how his efficiency as Lex Luthor was obtained. For sure, he nonetheless does not really feel nice about the entire thing.
“I’ve by no means stated this earlier than and it’s type of embarrassing to confess, however I genuinely suppose it truly harm my profession in an actual means, as a result of I used to be poorly obtained in one thing so public. I’ve been in poorly obtained issues that simply don’t see the sunshine of day, and for essentially the most half, nobody is aware of, however this was so public,” he defined about how a lot it truly impacted his profession.
Should you can bear in mind, Eisenberg was moderately massive within the 2010s, particularly after starring within the banger that was David Fincher’s The Social Community again in 2010. However, it is laborious to argue he is landed roles practically as massive after becoming a member of the now-deceased DCEU. Thoughts you, different main gamers in these films have moved on simply high-quality, however Eisenberg’s off-beat efficiency as Luthor was on the heart of many harsh items of criticism.
Personally, I assumed he was a bit a lot for such a self-serious film, however I additionally recognize the massive swings he took with the function; he definitely did not simply casually stroll by means of his scenes. In a means, his portrayal of Lex (which, let’s not overlook, was guided by Snyder on the finish of the day) additionally served like a prophecy of kinds of the insufferable tech guys with far an excessive amount of energy that we would should endure lower than a decade later, so perhaps everybody concerned truly struck gold with that a part of the film.
Regardless, Eisenberg is kind of satisfied that, beefy paycheck apart, the function was dangerous for his profession general. He is doing high-quality now, with a possible awards contender in A Actual Ache (which he additionally wrote and directed) arising. Let’s hope that Nicholas Hoult fares higher as Superman’s most well-known enemy.
