Jesse Eisenberg Says Lex Luthor Role ‘Hurt My Career in a Real Way’
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Jesse Eisenberg discusses how his role as Lex Luthor in ‘Batman v Superman’ negatively impacted his career while appearing on ‘Armchair Expert.’

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/23370507

Jesse Eisenberg discusses how he felt his role as Lex Luthor in ‘Batman v Superman’ negatively impacted his career while appearing on 'Armchair Expert.

  • kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.worldEnglish
    26·
    20 hours ago

    I mean, it was a bad movie and an odd choice for casting, but these things are not his fault.

    On that note, I think Jesse is a good actor, but… he’s not a Lex. Why do we seem to be trying to cast young skinny dudes as Lex and directing them to play him as a rich spoiled manchild? One of the very few things that have me concerned with Superman 2025 is the casting of Nicholus Hoult. Again, a good actor, but I’m worried about his physicality and his ability to be menacing/physically intimidating.

    • snooggums@lemmy.worldEnglish
      27·
      20 hours ago

      Tech bros are the current rich villain archetypes because they are in real life and Jesse played one in The Social Network.

      I wouldn’t be surprised if that was a factor in his casting as Luthor.

      • jagged_circle@feddit.nlEnglish
        11·
        22 minutes ago

        This. I thought he was the perfect villain. And it wasn’t until after I was halfway though that I realized it was because he played Zuch. L

        Basically the same character, and he’s perfect at it.

    • Steve@communick.newsEnglish
      4·
      18 hours ago

      The newest Lex Luther in Superman & Lois, did a great job. That worked. The writing for his character had some questionable choices. They made him very fragile and pety. Wasn’t so much a fan of that. But the actor nailed it.