Lex Luthor actor for Batman vs. Superman, Jesse Eisenberg admitted that playing the role of Superman's arch-nemesis hurt his career.

During an interview on the 'Armchair Expert' podcast, the actor reflected on starring as the villain in 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.'

On the podcast, Eisenberg admitted that the whole ordeal was "depressing," especially given his own feelings about the project. "I loved my role and I loved the movie, doing it and everything," he said. "So I feel just myself is to blame. I'm not like they did me wrong. No. I'm like, 'Oh, I guess I did something wrong there.'"

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,

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.

Jesse Eisenberg says his performance as Lex Luthor in Zack Snyder's "Batman v Superman" and "Justice League" was "poorly received."

After handing the role on to Nicholas Hoult for James Gunn's 'Superman', Jesse Eisenberg has admitted playing Lex Luthor in the DC Cinematic Universe "hurt [his] career" because of how "poorly received" his performance as the character was.