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Jesse Eisenberg reveals Kieran Culkin nearly pulled out of A Real Pain just two weeks before filming began due to family concerns... as the reason behind BAFTAs no-show is revealed


The honour became the fifth that the film's director and writer has picked up on Kieran's behalf and Jesse initially made a quip about the trend to a full house at The Royal Festival Hall on Sunday.

Kieran Culkin missed out on another chance to collect a prestigious award on Sunday night, with his A Real Pain co-star Jesse Eisenberg accepting his BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor in his absence. Kieran Culkin (pictured, left, in A Real Pain) missed out on another chance to collect a prestigious award on Sunday night, as co-star Jesse Eisenberg (right) accepted his BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor Kieran, 42, also gave an insight into the film's hectic development on the Graham Norton Show in December, admitting that he made a last-minute bid to pull out of the project after going through a bizarre casting process.

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