Batman v Superman’s Jesse Eisenberg Says DC Movie Razzie Nom Nearly Killed His Career

Jesse Eisenberg has revealed that his Razzie Award for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice hurt his Hollywood career. The actor revealed that the negative recognition made it harder for him to land major studio roles.

Speaking during a screen talk at the BFI London Film Festival, Eisenberg discussed how the negative recognition affected his trajectory in Hollywood. “Listen, a lot of it just came from fear,” he told Variety. “I couldn’t get into movie studio parts anymore because I had won a Raspberry Award from [being in the] Batman movie … and I saw the trajectory.”

Eisenberg also discussed the uncertainty of working in Hollywood, where actors constantly worry about losing opportunities. He admitted that fear drove him to pursue filmmaking. Eisenberg added, “So I was like, I’ve got to direct movies. That’s why I started writing them, just to kind of keep my career afloat, really.”

Eisenberg played Lex Luthor opposite Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. He won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor for his performance. Despite that, he continued to appear in films across different genres while expanding his work behind the camera.

His acting credits after the DC film include Café Society, The Hummingbird Project, Zombieland: Double Tap, and Vivarium. He also starred in Resistance, a biopic drama about mime artist Marcel Marceau, and Manodrome, a psychological thriller. In 2025, he returned as J. Daniel Atlas in Now You See Me: Now You Don’t.

Meanwhile, Eisenberg expanded his work behind the camera. He made his feature directorial debut in 2022 with When You Finish Saving the World, starring Julianne Moore and Finn Wolfhard. He followed it with A Real Pain in 2024, a comedy-drama he wrote, directed, and starred in alongside Kieran Culkin. The film earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay.

His latest directorial project, The Debut, is a 2026 musical comedy starring Moore, Paul Giamatti, and Halle Bailey. The film follows a New Jersey housewife who discovers a sense of purpose and community through local theater.

Through these projects, Eisenberg has continued to build a career that combines acting, screenwriting, and directing.

Isha Sharma is an Entertainment Writer at Evolve Media, covering movies, television, and streaming content. She has worked in digital journalism since 2024, covering entertainment news, celebrity updates, casting announcements, streaming releases, and industry trends. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies-TC (GGSIPU).