Youve worked on both sides of that indie-mainstream divide.
Is that a conflict, or a thought process that you’re able to empathise with?
And a role can be really interesting in a big movie.
LikeThe Social Networkis such an interesting role that you dont often see in big Hollywood movies.
And by contrast, a role can be very uninteresting in a small indie.
So, maybe I just dont have a good sense for that thing.
Yeah, I thought the premise was really intriguing.
And the fact that it was based on a true story was a great surprise.
I always felt both a simultaneous connection to them as well as a real distance.
The initial characters naive, and innocent, and wants to do good in these very different circumstances.
The movie has a very personal quality to it.
This smuggling took place at the last time it could have taken place.
It was before September 11th, before security was heightened.
And these Hassidic Jews smuggled in over one million pills.
Its also important to note that airport security werent looking in Hassidic Jews prayer books for ecstasy pills.
Not that they would do that now, but I guess it was probably easier to do it then.
Actually, right beforeZombieland.
This was made two years ago.
AndZombielandwe filmed right after that, andSocial Networkwas filmed last year.
Is that something youve noticed in the roles youre being offered?
I mean, it really hasnt.
The next movie Im doing is the same size asHoly Rollers.
Its taken the same amount of time to raise the money, two years.
Its nice to be in things that people like, but it hasnt really changed for me.
My career, I guess, hasnt changed.
Im attracted to a very certain punch in of movie that doesnt get made based on prior success.
I like personal stories, and I like smaller movies, in general.
Even a movie likeZombieland, I liked the humour of it.
I havent read the script, if there is one.
I hope it gets made.
Everybody who worked on it had such an affection for it.
Do you consciously go for different genres or kinds of films?
So, that Ive wound up in movies that look different is not by virtue of me choosing them.
Its by virtue of them choosing me.
I liked him very much.
We filmed the movie two times, because we shot the movie and then they scrapped the whole thing.
So, it was a terribly disappointing experience.
I dont know what happened, but we were forced to reshoot the thing.
And he was asked to change the whole thing.
But Wes Craven was a great director.
He has a great sense.
Hes good with actors.
Hes got a good sense of whats scary, which is what hes mastered.
And I liked doing it.
Fred did an incredible job.
In fact, this movie was set in 1986 as well.
He made just a classic, beautiful story.
A lovely looking movie, and the acting is incredible.
Jason Ritter is phenomenal.
Fred did a wonderful job.
And I hope he continues to direct.
We were all surprised to see what he made, based on what people have known him for.
But in his music, he built this great empire, and he did that from nothing.
So, its ultimately not surprising that hes able to move into another genre and succeed as well.
Fred Durst was very confident in the style that he wanted to shoot it in.
And we were made aware right away that this was somebody who was in charge of the thing.
And it didnt seem to me different from David Fincher, whos assured as well.
Kevin Asch, who directedHoly Rollersand did a wonderful job, he was more collaborative.
We would discuss the look of the movie.
This is not typically a discussion I would have with the director.
He was very sweet.
He had his own vision for it, but also brought everybody into the conversation.
I havent been able to see everything, unfortunately.
But what you said was exactly right.
The scheduling oftentimes doesnt allow you to see them.
And its strange, because theres so much happening, and in such a concentrated period of time.
Id feel bad saying, because then it highlights the ones I havent.
Im embarrassed to say!
Jesse Eisenberg, thank you very much!
Holy Rollers is released this week.
