Jesse Eisenberg Says He ‘Couldn’t Get Movie Studio Parts Anymore’ After Winning A Razzie For ‘Batman v Superman’: ‘The Industry Did Not Want Me to Be in a Superhero Movie’

Jesse Eisenberg says winning a Razzie for playing Lex Luthor in *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice* made it harder for him to get parts in studio films. He says he feared his acting career was declining, so he turned to writing and directing to keep it going.

At a BFI London Film Festival talk, Eisenberg said he took the award as a sign that the industry did not want him in superhero films. The 2016 film earned $424.1 million globally and received four Razzies. Eisenberg also discussed his film *A Real Pain*, including how producer Emma Stone helped ensure Kieran Culkin arrived in Poland for filming.