This isn't the first time Eisenberg has been self-deprecating about the role. He had some blunt advice for Hoult, telling Variety in January: "Don't watch me!" Jokes aside, he rei

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 teaser trailer for James Gunn’s “Superman” unveiled the first glimpse of Nicholas Hoult as the infamous Lex Luthor, a role previously portrayed by Oscar nominee Jesse Eisenberg in Zack Snyder’s 2016 blockbuster “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”.

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 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,