Jesse Eisenberg Says He ‘Couldn’t Get Movie Studio Parts Anymore’ After Winning A Razzie For ‘Batman v Superman’: ‘The Industry Did Not Want Me to Be in a Superhero Movie’ - Variety

Boomers screamed for the Beatles on “Ed Sullivan.” Gen X wanted its MTV. Every generation has its touchstone moments of televised pop culture. For millennials, one such moment arrived in 2006 when the rival broadcast networks UPN and the WB united to launch a super network with programming geared toward audiences too old for Nickelodeon but not fully invested in what Mom or Dad were watching: The CW. The network kicked off with carryovers from the merger, including “Gilmore Girls” and “America’s Next Top Model,” before finding its own niche with shows like “Gossip Girl,” “The Vampire Diaries,” “Arrow” and “Riverdale.” The CW would spend the bulk of this century becoming synonymous with a specific kind of programming: one in which teens and 20-somethings had educated conversations about real issues, like cyberbullying and queer relationships, while looking impeccable. Earlier series like the WB’s “Dawson’s Creek” and ABC’s “My So-Called Life” managed to resonate with younger viewers without talking down to them. But the goal of the CW was to create a network that took younger viewers, especially female viewers, seriously. “I think teen girls …

Jesse Eisenberg continues to tread the festival circuit with his musical comedy The Debut, and on Sunday afternoon was wildly entertaining at a high-energy Screen Talk event ahead of his film’s closing the BFI London Film Festival. Eisenberg, star of Zombieland, Now You See Me and The Social Network, had the crowd in stitches as he spoke about growing up in community theater, refusing to watch himself on screen — ”I don’t like the way I look” — and why he believes musical theater performers are closer to NBA athletes than they are to regular movie and TV actors.