Lex Luthor elect, Jesse Eisenberg, appears to have been flexing his villainous muscles today, having compared Comic-Con to Genocide in an interview during the press junket for his upcoming indie flick, The End Of The Tour.
Of his time at Comic-Con, Eisenberg had the following less-than-kind, and vastly over-the-top comments to make:
It’s 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.
Really Jesse… nothing at all? Naturally, the reaction has not been kind to Eisenberg’s off-the-cuff remark.
I feel like Jesse Eisenberg doesn't grasp the definition of genocide. Can someone direct him to some history books por favor?
— Rebecca Theodore-Vachon (@FilmFatale_NYC) July 14, 2015
https://twitter.com/emilyisanelf/status/620999186796953600
Well, on the upside for Jesse Eisenberg, he's not gonna be typecast as a genius anymore.
— ben schwartz (@benschwartz_) July 14, 2015
It’s not the first time Eisenberg has courted controversy, being called out as a “jerk” after some bizarre (read: rude) behaviour whilst being interviewed for his 2013 movie Now You See Me. His biggest crime of Comic-Con up to this point was, of course, appearing in the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice trailer as Lex Luthor with a full head of hair, but it seems he wanted to massively out do himself.
So is this chalked down to a misguided slip, or does Eisenberg have some explaining to do? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
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