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Jesse Eisenberg Says The Poor Reception Of 'Batman V. Superman' Hurt His Career "In A Real Way"

Jesse Eisenberg looks back on the poor reception "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice" received and how it affected his career.

In a recent interview on “ Armchair Expert,” Jesse Eisenberg talked about the negative effect playing Lex Luthor in “ Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice ” had on his career. “I’ve never said this before and it’s kind of embarrassing to admit, but I genuinely think it actually hurt my career in a real way, because I was poorly received in something so public. It felt like he was playing a more maniacal version of Mark Zuckerberg in “ The Social Network.” Everything about the role just didn’t seem to work.

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