Jesse Eisenberg (Real pain, When you’re done saving the world, Social network) told the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) about social media and his thoughts on Facebook’s parent Meta Platforms boss and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Saturday.
He was asked about playing Zuckerberg in Social network“He wasn’t very famous at the time, so the movie seemed like an odd thing because no one really knew who he was. … It wasn’t public,” Eisenberg recalls. [eye] A lot, so she was just an interesting character.
Things have changed since then. “I thought of him as an interesting character, and then he became famous, and now I don’t want to be in the movie because they’re doing a new movie,” Eisenberg said. “But I don’t want to be associated with it anymore, because I don’t really like the comparison.”
The creative concluded: “I see that the person who created this site is not a person who cares about people. If this man is the creator of this world, then I do not want to live in this world.”
The actor, writer and director made the comments during KVIFF Talk, a popular feature at the festival that allows fans and others to hear big names discuss their works and careers.
Eisenberg is not a social media user. He explained: “I talk about myself a lot, and this is not healthy.” “I don’t use any of those things. All of those things scare me a lot — Facebook, social media, Twitter, whatever. I actually feel offended when I talk publicly about myself. It’s disgusting, so I’m not going to say, ‘Hey, I drank this water.’ All of those things scare me.”
One recent question about his appearance saw a fan asking if Eisenberg had experienced anything magical or that he couldn’t explain it logically. “I took acid once,” he replied. “And I remember thinking: ‘I’m on the floor, I can’t move.’ And I said to my friend, who used it regularly, ‘Is this normal?’ And he said, ‘No, you should be able to move.’ “And then also having a baby,” Eisenberg concluded, “I think taking acid and bringing life into this world and shepherding it through happiness and hard times are the two most special experiences of my life.”
Eisenberg’s KVIFF Talk capped off a busy day for him. Late in the morning, he received the festival’s President’s Award before the film was screened Dualdirected by Richard Ayoade, in which Eisenberg plays the lead role.
The star is one of many big names taking the spotlight during the Czech festival’s double 60th anniversary edition, which runs from July 3 to 11.
During the KVIFF 2026 opening ceremony on Friday, Dustin Hoffman (The graduate, Kramer v. Kramer, rain man) received the Crystal Globe Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema, while Maggie Gyllenhaal was honored (Bride!, Missing daughter, secretary, The honorable woman) He received the President’s Award. Harvey Keitel (I mean the streets, Taxi driver, Reservoir dogs) He was also among the famous names that walked the festival’s expansive red carpet in the Czech spa town.
Eisenberg’s next film as writer and director, For the first timeIt stars Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti. Eisenberg also co-wrote the music and lyrics for the musical within the film. The film will be released in the fall by A24.
