Jesse Eisenberg Opens Up About "Poorly Received" Lex Luthor Performance in Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice
Almost a decade afterBatman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Jesse Eisenberg is opening up about his time playing Superman’s archenemy. The actor debutedhis unique take on the businessmanand scientific mastermind in the aforementioned film and reprised his role for both the theatrical release ofJustice LeagueandZach Snyder’s Justice League. In a recent appearance onArmchair Expert with Dax Shepherd(viaIndieWire), Eisenberg discussed the reception of his Lex Luthor and the film overall:“I was in this ‘Batman’ movie and the ‘Batman’ movie was so poorly received, and I was so poorly received — I’ve never said this before and it’s kind of embarrassing to admit — but I genuinely think it actually hurt my careerin a real way because I was poorly received in something so public....