During an interview on the 'Armchair Expert' podcast, the actor reflected on starring as the villain in 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.'

As Nicholas Hoult‘s Lex Luthor is revealed in the first teaser for James Gunn‘s Superman, Jesse Eisenberg is lamenting his own stint as the supervillain. The Oscar nominee recently reflected on his “poorly received” turn as Lex in Zack Snyder‘s Batman v.

On the podcast, Eisenberg admitted that the whole ordeal was "depressing," especially given his own feelings about the project. "I loved my role and I loved the movie, doing it and everything," he said. "So I feel just myself is to blame. I'm not like they did me wrong. No. I'm like, 'Oh, I guess I did something wrong there.'"

Jesse Eisenberg has candidly shared his thoughts on the professional consequences of his portrayal of Lex Luthor in Zack Snyder's 2016 film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Speaking on the Armchair Expert podcast,

The teaser trailer for James Gunn’s “Superman” brought with it the first footage of Nicholas Hoult as the villainous Lex Luthor, a role Oscar nominee Jesse Eisenberg knows well having played the infamous DC comics bad guy in Zack Snyder’s 2016 tentpole “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

The line between success and failure can get blurred under a deluge of criticism, especially when it starts affecting your real life. That appears to be what Jesse Eisenberg has been secretly dealing with for nearly a decade.

Lex Luthor actor for Batman vs. Superman, Jesse Eisenberg admitted that playing the role of Superman's arch-nemesis hurt his career.

Superman was pretty thoroughly drubbed by critics, it was a hit with audiences, making $874.4 million at the global box office, and b) while Eisenberg’s performance as Luthor was definitely weird —our former film editor,