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
    23·
    9 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
      24·
      9 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.

    • Steve@communick.newsEnglish
      4·
      7 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.

  • shoulderoforion@fedia.io
    5·
    8 hours ago

    If someone gives you the opportunity to play Lex Luthor in a major Hollywood production, you jump at it. End of.