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Jesse Eisenberg Says ‘I Was So Poorly Received’ as Lex Luthor That ‘It Actually Hurt My Career in a Real Way’ and It’s ‘Embarrassing to Admit’
Jesse Eisenberg says "Batman v Superman" was such poorly received public mess that it hurt his carer in "a real way."
The teaser trailer for James Gunn’s “Superman” brought with it the first footage of Nicholas Hoult as the villainous Lex Luthor, a role Oscar nominee Jesse Eisenberg knows well having played the infamous DC comics bad guy in Zack Snyder’s 2016 tentpole “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” In a recent interview on the “Armchair Expert” podcast(via The Playlist), the actor opened up about the downside of his short-lived tenure as Lex Luthor. While “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” grossed a mighty $874 million at the worldwide box office, it was ripped to shreds by film critics and not especially loved by comic book movie fans either. Comic book movie fans can check out Hoult’s interpretation of Lex Luthor when Gunn’s “Superman” opens in theaters July 11 from Warner Bros.
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