Jesse Eisenberg

profile Oct. 22, 2024

Trust the Kieran Culkin ProcessFirst, he nearly dropped out of Oscar hopeful A Real Pain. Then he convinced Jesse Eisenberg to change the way he directs.

By Rachel Handler

the facebook Apr. 26, 2024

Aaron Sorkin Is Writing About That Harvard Brat AgainPlanning a Social Network sequel on Facebook’s role in January 6.

By Jason P. Frank

movie review Apr. 12, 2024

I’m Glad Everyone Had Such a Good Time Making Sasquatch SunsetIf only there were more reason to actually watch the movie they made.

By Alison Willmore

sundance 2024 Jan. 26, 2024

Kieran Culkin Is a Mercurial Pleasure in A Real PainJesse Eisenberg’s charming Sundance breakout moves gently and smoothly but hints at an all-consuming darkness underneath.

By Bilge Ebiri

text me back! Feb. 1, 2023

Winona Ryder Leaves Finn Wolfhard on Read All the Time“She’ll text you, and then you’ll text her back, and then she won’t text you ever again.”

By Bethy Squires

film festivities Jan. 23, 2023

Sean Penn’s Ukraine Doc, Superpower, to Premiere at Berlinale 2023This year’s lineup includes Celine Song’s Past Lives (starring Greta Lee) and Matt Johnson’s BlackBerry (the phone).

By Jason P. Frank

trailer mix Nov. 29, 2022

Julianne Moore Is a 21st-Century Woman in When You Finish Saving the WorldJesse Eisenberg takes on an A24 mom movie, starring Finn Wolfhard as the disaffected son.

By Jason P. Frank

ex-wife guy Oct. 25, 2022

Jesse Eisenberg Summons Divorced-Man Energy for Fleishman Is in TroubleThe new trailer teases so many themes, topics, and ideas that it covers, well, “everything.”

By Zoe Guy

cannes 2022 May 25, 2022

Both the Kids From Squid and the Whale Brought Coming-of-Age Tales to CannesSeventeen years after The Squid and the Whale, both of the children from that film have brought their directorial debuts to Cannes.

By Nate Jones

casting Nov. 18, 2021

Lizzy Caplan Won’t Party Down Owing to Overlap with Fleishman Is in TroubleShe’s missing the revival to star in the FX on Hulu limited series with Jesse Eisenberg.

By Natalie Lin

vulture recommends Sept. 3, 2021

Adventureland Is the Perfect End-of-Summer MovieGreg Mottola’s Superbad follow-up is streaming on HBO Max.

By Tres Dean

in your car the radio up June 18, 2020

Here’s Your First Look at the Snyder CutHBO Max just dropped a trailer.

By Rebecca Alter

trailer mix Jan. 23, 2020

Vivarium Trailer: Imogen Poots and Jesse Eisenberg Can’t Escape the Damn SuburbsWho sent them a baby in a box?

By Jordan Crucchiola

movie review Oct. 16, 2019

Stop Trying to Make Zombieland: Double Tap HappenThis sequel to Jesse Eisenberg and Emma Stone’s 2009 Zombieland has been in the works forever — but, watching it, it’s hard to understand why.

By Alison Willmore

trailer mix July 25, 2019

The Zombieland: Double Tap Trailer Has the Gang Headed to the White HouseEveryone looks great!

By Jordan Crucchiola

movie review July 19, 2019

Practice The Art of Self-Defense Against This MovieRiley Stearns’s anti-macho black comedy is cringeworthy in a good way, and hilarious in a not-good way.

By David Edelstein

theater review May 16, 2019

Theater Review: Happy Talk Is a Satire Full of Empty CaloriesJesse Eisenberg’s play is a maudlin mess until it turns into a horrific one.

By Sara Holdren

movie review Mar. 15, 2019

The Hummingbird Project Is Just Passable, But See It for Alexander SkarsgårdMost of The Hummingbird Project is Jesse Eisenberg grimacing over his stomach and talking very fast.

By David Edelstein

party report Mar. 12, 2019

Jesse Eisenberg Is Two Weeks Away From Finishing Zombieland 2 ShootThe actor promises the ten-year journey to creating a cult sequel will pay off for longtime fans.

By Benjamin Lindsay

trailer mix Mar. 8, 2019

Art of Self-Defense Trailer: Jesse Eisenberg Likes to Kick It, He’s a Karate Guy“I’m afraid of other men. They intimidate me. I want to be what intimidates me.”

By Halle Kiefer

trailer mix Jan. 18, 2019

Salma Hayek Has Magnificent Silver Hair in The Hummingbird Project TrailerAlexander Skarsgård, meanwhile, has no hair at all.

By Jordan Crucchiola

movies July 13, 2018

Zombieland Will Return From the Undead With a SequelZombieland 2 will reunite the original cast, writers, and director.

By Jackson McHenry

casting couch May 19, 2017

Jesse Eisenberg to Mime His Way Into the Oscar Race As Marcel MarceauIt’s already being compared to Life Is Beautiful.

By Jordan Crucchiola

Apr. 27, 2017

Jesse Eisenberg and J.J. Abrams Developing ‘The Market’ Comedy SeriesJesse Eisenberg is developing his own TV comedy with some help from J.J. Abrams. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Eisenberg is developing a […]

By Megh Wright

supervillains Dec. 23, 2016

Jesse Eisenberg to Reprise Lex Luthor in Justice LeagueBut it’s not a major part.

By Abraham Riesman

movie review July 14, 2016

Woody Allen Returns to Old Hollywood in Café SocietyHis ’30s romantic drama is a surprisingly graceful work.

By David Edelstein

pride June 26, 2016

Jesse Eisenberg Tells Off Anti-Gay Protesters at London Pride ParadeHis exact words were, “Dude, that’s so f*cked up.”

By Kit Steinkellner

supervillains May 29, 2016

Jesse Eisenberg Discusses Lex Luthor’s ReturnHe says he loves all the people working on Justice League. That’s nice.

By Greg Cwik

May 12, 2016

Now Blake Lively Claims Woody Allen Is Empowering to WomenThe actress continues to defend the director.

By Allie Jones

May 9, 2016

Jesse Eisenberg to Make His TV Directorial Debut with ‘Bream Gives Me […]Last year, Jesse Eisenberg began adapting his McSweeney’s short story collection Bream Gives Me Hiccups as a TV series, and now the project has […]

By Megh Wright

trailer mix Apr. 21, 2016

See the Trailer for Woody Allen’s Café SocietyHis love letter to the Golden Age of Hollywood.

By Nate Jones

sequels Apr. 18, 2016

Now You See Me 3 Finds Director; It Was Behind Your Ear the Whole TimeIt’s magic!

By Nate Jones

chat room Apr. 6, 2016

Eisenberg on Acting in Batman v Superman, IndiesThe actor-writer is mastering the act of jumping between blockbusters and small-scale fare.

By Kevin Lincoln

batman v superman dawn of justice Mar. 28, 2016

Watch a Truly Weird Deleted Scene From Batman v Superman It has goop and strange boxes?

By Abraham Riesman

wha? Mar. 28, 2016

What Was Lex Luthor’s Batman v Superman Plan?Two baffled Vulture staffers try to untangle the film’s weird plot.

By Kyle Buchanan and Abraham Riesman

pick up artistry Jan. 9, 2016

Snyder Wanted Eisenberg a Role That Wasn’t LexSnyder later offered him something “cooler.”

By Jackson McHenry

movie critics Nov. 18, 2015

Hollywood Bad-Boy Jesse Eisenberg Trolls Critics in New Yorker Piece“Based on an idea that I poorly executed in grad school.”

By Nate Jones

last night on late night Nov. 12, 2015

Here’s How to Celebrate ‘Thanksliving’ Like a Professional Jesse EisenbergGoodbye, gravy. Hello, guilt!

By Sean Fitz-Gerald

new yorker festival Oct. 4, 2015

Jesse Eisenberg May Stalk You, But He Won’t Get Stoned With YouAlso, he had fun turning the cartoony villain Lex Luthor into a scary reality.

By Katie Levingston

movie reviews Aug. 21, 2015

American Ultra: Come for the Actors, Tolerate the PlotEisenberg and Stewart’s apparent directionlessness is in sync with their generation.

By David Edelstein

video Aug. 5, 2015

Kristen Stewart Teaches Jesse Eisenberg How to Field Sexist Interview Questions“Is this not how these things usually go for you?”

By Jessica Roy

video July 29, 2015

Watch Jason Segel’s David Foster Wallace Discuss the Allure of AlanisEven the leading intellectual light of his day was into the “You Oughta Know” singer.

By Kyle Buchanan

movies July 28, 2015

Here’s Your First Look at Lex Luthor, Tech Bro, in Batman v Superman“If you guys were the destroyers of Metropolis, you would have destroyed Metropolis.”

By Nate Jones

trailer mix July 20, 2015

New American Ultra Trailer: Jesse Eisenberg Is a Sleepy AgentThe movie premieres August 21.

By E. Alex Jung

theater June 2, 2015

Theater Review: Is There a Victor in Jesse Eisenberg’s The Spoils?Bad rich kids.

By Jesse Green

chat room June 2, 2015

Jesse Eisenberg on His New Play The Spoils“In this new play, I set out to create a character that does horrible things but whom I can relate to.”

By Tim Murphy

May 29, 2015

Here’s the Trailer for ‘American Ultra’ Starring Jesse Eisenberg and […]Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg have teamed up on the big screen again for Max Landis’s new action comedy American Ultra, and the first […]

By Megh Wright

trailer mix May 28, 2015