{"id":94167,"date":"2026-10-19T08:20:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T00:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=94167"},"modified":"2026-10-19T08:20:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T00:20:05","slug":"jesse-eisenberg-couldnt-get-movie-studio-parts-after-batman-v-superman-razzie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=94167","title":{"rendered":"Jesse Eisenberg Couldn&#8217;t Get Movie Studio Parts After Batman v. Superman Razzie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Jesse Eisenberg says he &#8220;couldn&#8217;t get into studio movie parts&#8221; because he won a Worst Supporting Actor Razzie for playing Lex Luthor in <u>Batman v. Superman<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The Social Network star elaborated on what has become one of his most divisive roles when speaking at the BFI London Film Festival (via <u>Variety<\/u>). He recalled how his time as a long-haired Lex made landing acting roles more challenging, specifically calling attention to how his Golden Raspberry Award win played a part during a difficult time in his career.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;Listen, a lot of it just came from fear,&#8221; he said when describing his shift away from studio roles. &#8220;I couldn\u2019t get into movie studio parts anymore because I had won a Raspberry Award from [being in the] Batman movie \u2026 and I saw the trajectory.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-video\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Although the polarizing Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice does have its fair share of fans, Eisenberg&#8217;s more eccentric performance as the Superman villain has remained one of its most controversial elements in the decade since its premiere. His acting was so\u2026memorable that he walked away from the part with <u>a Razzie for Worst Supporting Actor<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Winning at the Golden Raspberry Awards, which recognize the worst components in movies each year, isn&#8217;t usually treated as an honor. No one wants to be told they are the &#8220;worst&#8221; at anything, and having that Razzie label attached to your name can sometimes even secure a person&#8217;s place in the hall of filmmaking infamy.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Eisenberg said that&#8217;s what his experience was after earning a Razzie for Batman v. Superman, and it&#8217;s why movie fans didn&#8217;t see him in as many big films in the years that followed. Instead, he learned to pivot to start writing and directing movies. Two projects to come out of that switch-up are 2024&#8217;s A Real Pain and The Debut, which will premiere this December.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;If you\u2019re an actor, you\u2019re constantly panicked about &#8216;Am I on an upslope or a downslope?'&#8221; he said. &#8220;Because there\u2019s no plateau. Acting is just this unstable, awful industry where you are either on the treadmill and you\u2019re doing okay and you\u2019re running up or you are yesterday\u2019s news and it\u2019s awful. And if you\u2019re a paranoid person like me, you see it way in advance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">DCEU Movie Teases That Were Never Paid Off<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"Sometimes \u2013 even when multiplexes have been dominated by superhero movies for over two decades \u2013 things just don\u2019t pan out. Occasionally the best-laid plans get their neck snapped like General Zod after a horrific battle that levels half of Metropolis.&lt;p&gt;\u00a0&#10;With DC\u2019s Cinematic Universe about to reset with this summer\u2019s multiversal mayhem movie, The Flash, as the DCU reins are handed to James Gunn and Peter Safran, a ton of teases, setups, and planted seeds from the past decade of DC movies are going to wind up going nowhere. The Snyderverse is officially dunzo, so let\u2019s take a look at the many storylines that are getting the shaft. Gunn\u2019s DCU means what once was will now\u2026never be. &#10;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2277167929 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Eisenberg continued: &#8220;The industry tells you what they want from you. The industry did not want me to be in a superhero movie, and if you\u2019re smart and self-aware, you learn that quickly. And you know, it&#8217;s the unsuccessful actor that goes &#8216;No, I want to be in more of those.&#8217; It\u2019s not going to happen and they don&#8217;t want you there and they wouldn&#8217;t have given you a Raspberry Award if they wanted you there. That&#8217;s an award for bad acting. And so the industry tells you what it wants and if you want a career in the arts you have to follow the things that you\u2019re being told are liked.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Although the ex-Lex Luthor actor, who went on to reprise his role in Justice League, has found his footing in the years since his time in the DCEU, Batman v. Superman still has watchers split all these years later. IGN gave the film <u>6.8\/10 review<\/u>, saying, &#8220;BvS is carried by a brutal Batfleck, but as a whole it offers more philosophical drama than superhero escapism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"poll-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"\/><\/span><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"author-sign-off\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"author-sign-off\" data-cy=\"author-sign-off\"><span class=\"stack jsx-59817748 jsx-1927875859\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-444076027 jsx-1730475047 profile-thumb jsx-2141281959 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-1-1\"><img alt=\"Michael Cripe Avatar\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image profile-thumb-img jsx-249361588 jsx-2338608387 expand\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/avatars\/5205bf6a08586a205a834928\/Michael_blue_red_2-1700460435246.png?crop=1%3A1&amp;width=56&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 1x, https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/avatars\/5205bf6a08586a205a834928\/Michael_blue_red_2-1700460435246.png?crop=1%3A1&amp;width=56&amp;dpr=2&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 2x\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-2509706801 jsx-3630940851\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"interface jsx-1132626198 sign-off-text\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Michael Cripe is a freelance writer with IGN. 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