One thing is for certain, fans loved Warner Bros.' specialBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justicepresentation atComic-Conthis past Saturday. But the same can’t be said in reverse, as one star lashes out at the convention in retrospect.Jesse Eisenbergchanneled his best Lex Luthor impression while speaking about the Q&A event that took place inHall H, and theautographsession that followed. Promoting his new movieThe End of the Tour, he even went as far as to compare the event to the deliberate killing of a large group of people. He told Yahoo that the experience was on par with genocide. Harsh words? Yes. But he stands firm on his comments.
“It is like being screamed at by thousands of people. I don’t know what the experience is throughout history, probably some kind of genocide. I can’t think of anything that’s equivalent.”
Jesse Eisenbergnext turned his decidedly negative attitude towards journalists and their craft. InThe End of the Tour, he playsjournalist David Lipsky, who interviews David Foster Wallace about his novel “Infinite Jest” over the course of one long weekend, which leads up to the acclaimed author’s death.Jesse Eisenbergcertainly doesn’t have anything nice to say about the reporters coveringComic-Con.
“Yes, I have never been on the other side, on your side of journalism. I have normally been the victim so I worked with the guy who I play, I play a real person, David Lipsky. I interviewed him. He taught me how to interview and what his process is like and now I understand the pariahs that you guys are.”
What do you think aboutJesse EisenbergcomparingComic-Contogenocide? Is it a little harsh? Talk to anyone who has coveredComic-Confor a number of years, and they will often compare it to being at war. That’s a little elevated, since no one has ever died at Comic-Con.Back in 2010, someone got stabbed in the eye with a pencil. But that’s as far as the violence has ever escalated.Jesse Eisenbergcan be seen starring as Lex Luthor inBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justicewhen it opens next March.
