The line between success and failure can become blurred by a wave of criticism, especially when it begins to impact your real life. It seems that Jesse Eisenberg has been secretly struggling with this for almost a decade. Deadline reports this during a recent chat at Dax Shepard’s Armchair expert podcast, Eisenberg revealed that he felt comfortable playing the role of Lex Luthor Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice could have harmed his career.
Batman vs. Superman it amassed a whopping $874 million at the worldwide box office and also grossed a disgraceful amount of money 29% critical rating on Rotten Tomatoes with Mark Kermode from The Observer writing that he left the film “wondering if it was all just a bad dream.” According to the Oscar-nominated actor, the storm of bad press surrounding the film broke through his usually impenetrable shield when it began to affect his career.
“I’ve never said this before, and I’m a little embarrassed to admit it, but I really think it really seriously damaged my career because I was so poorly received for something so public.”
I can only imagine how frustrating it must have been for him. He had to shave your head adopt Luthor’s signature bald head, which he was afraid to do, only for one of the lasting impressions of his appearance in the film among viewers to be the hair he had previously sported in Batman vs. Superman looked like strange wig.
But all’s well that ends well. Eisenberg recently received a nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role in January Golden Globes for his role in the film Real pain14 years after his only other nod, as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in 2010 Social network. Besides, life could be worse. He could have done it Black Adam.
