Mar 26, 2020 though eisenberg acts with physical finesse, the film is quick to make clear that marcel never saw himself as a savior. Jesse eisenberg and a strong cast bring richard ayoades paranoid dystopia to life, writes mark kermode. The arrival of a new coworker, james, serves to upset the balance. Double tap will star jesse eisenberg and woody harrelson hollywood news zombieland. Yet in his own lanky, squirmy way, the actor is a lot like an oldschool movie star. Double tap, the perfect script must also allow room for improvisation. The double, a brainteaser from richard ayoade the new york. The double jesse eisenberg posted by pilot tiger on 81716 at 8. Curly haired and with a fasttalking voice, jesse eisenberg is a movie actor, known for his academy award nominated role as mark zuckerberg in the 2010 film the social network. He has also starred in the films the squid and the whale, adventureland, the education of charlie banks, 30 minutes or less, now you see me and zombieland.
As an actor, jesse eisenberg specializes in two kinds of social awkwardness. He has written three offbroadway plays, a short story collection, and. Chaos is order yet undeciphered, reads an opening quote from the saramago novel on which the film is based. James is both simons exact physical double and his opposite confident, charismatic and good with women. His newest film, the double, is an adaptation of the novella by fyodor dostoyevsky. The double official trailer starring jessie eisenberg youtube. Jumanji and guardians of the galaxy star karen gillan will be pulling double duties, taking on two roles in the satirical scifi thriller dual from director riley stearns the art of self defense. The double trailer featuring jesse eisenberg collider. Richard ayoade submarine returns with a darkly comic masterpiece, starring jesse eisenberg and mia wasikowska. Magnolia pictures has released a wonderful new trailer for writerdirector richard ayoades submarine new film the double the story centers on meek officedrone simon james jesse eisenberg. Based on dostoyevskys novella of the same name it stars jesse eisenberg as a man whose life is interrupted by the arrival of his doppelganger. The double, a brainteaser from richard ayoade the new. Simon jesse eisenberg lives in a bureaucratic state, working in the bowels of a government office. Jesse eisenberg stars in the first trailer for the double, the new film based on fyodor dostoyevskys novel about a.
Right now, no american actor seems smarter than jesse eisenberg. Double tap featurette that puts the z in zee family of stars returning for a second round of horrorcomedy madness. Emma stone, jesse eisenberg, woody harrelson, and abigail breslin are ready to kick major zombie ass in the first trailer for sony pictures zombieland. For the double, his follow up to the critically acclaimed comingofage tale submarine, writerdirector richard ayoade filled the two lead roles with oscarnominated actors. Eisenberg next reprised his role as street magician j. Feb 01, 2012 the pair join richard ayoades sophmore movie project based on fyodor dostoyevskys novella of the same name. He is overlooked at work, scorned by his mother, and ignored by the woman of his dreams. A clerk in a government agency finds his unenviable life takes a turn for the horrific with the arrival of a new coworker who is both his exact physical double and his opposite confident, charismatic and seductive with women. Jul 31, 2019 jesse eisenberg daniel bergeron eisenberg harbors other ambitions beyond his acting career. Jesse eisenberg is an oscar and golden globe nominated actor, most known for the movies the social network and zombieland. In short order, a more aggressive, faceless man tells eisenbergs character that the seat eisenberg inhabits is rightfully his. Jesse eisenberg, mia wasikowska join the double cast.
Ayoade has crafted a film that feels like a scrapbook of his influences all blended together to create his own unique vision of a classic story. On one hand, he proved an ideal vessel for the fumbling, selfdoubting adolescents of the squid and the whale and adventureland. British director ayoades second film is jampacked with witty. The movie begins with jesse eisenberg sitting in an empty subway car of gray yellow interior, a subway car into which a sickly light oozes. Hauntingly bleak and thrillingly ambitious, the double offers jesse eisenberg a pair of compelling roles while reaffirming writerdirector richard ayoades remarkable. Columbus jesse eisenberg, tallahassee woody harrelson, wichita emma stone and little rock abigail breslin in columbia pictures zombieland. Jake gyllenhaal in enemy and jesse eisenberg in the double. The double is richard ayoades second feature, following submarine. Jesse eisenberg is incredibly calm amid the coronavirus crisis. That of timid simon james and a mysterious but cool newcomer, james simon, who looks exactly like simon. The double offers jesse eisenberg a pair of compelling roles while reaffirming. Sony pictures columbus is heartbroken, but rebounds with madison zoey deutch, a worldclass ditz draped in pink who has somehow spent the last 10 years surviving in a mall freezer. Jesse eisenberg and mia wasikowska to star in the double.
Jul 25, 2019 emma stone, jesse eisenberg, woody harrelson, and abigail breslin are ready to kick major zombie ass in the first trailer for sony pictures zombieland. The double is an orwellian nightmare, doused in sickly artificial light and imbued with delightfully awkward absurdism. Jesse eisenberg stars in the first trailer for the double, the new film based on fyodor dostoyevskys novel about a man whose life is disrupted by his own doppelganger. Bubbling with nervous intelligence and wearing angst like a chic shroud, jesse eisenberg is an actor who hardly needs to be duplicated. He doesnt so much disappear into each new role as offer precise variations on a type, creating a kind of spectrum of millennial eggheadsfrom nebbishes to geek tyrants, fumbling romantics to a slicker breed of brainy. A clerk in a government agency finds his unenviable life. Jesse eisenberg list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Eisenberg then reunited with woody allen and kristen stewart in cafe society, the film held its world premiere at the cannes film festival on may 11, 2016.
The comedy the double pits jesse eisenberg against. Jesse eisenberg daniel bergeron eisenberg harbors other ambitions beyond his acting career. Double tap is just one of dozens of survival rules advanced by the series obsessivecompulsive narrator jesse eisenberg, and it alludes to a firearm technique that advocates. Jesse eisenberg excels at playing arrogant characters indiewire. May 09, 2014 in the double, richard ayoades energetically stylized adaptation of a dostoyevsky novella, jesse eisenberg plays simon james, a man so unassuming that he barely exists. Karen gillan, aaron paul, jesse eisenberg set for scifi. The double official movie site starring jesse eisenberg and mia. Simon is a timid man, scratching out an isolated existence in an indifferent world.
Inspired by fyodor dostoyevskys classic novella, the story. Though eisenberg acts with physical finesse, the film is quick to make clear that marcel never saw himself as a savior. In the double, richard ayoades energetically stylized adaptation of a dostoyevsky novella, jesse eisenberg plays simon james, a man so unassuming that. All about a man who is suddenly faced with working alongside his evil doppelganger who is beloved by everyone around him the darkly comic tale has eisenberg playing both roles at the. May 15, 2014 jesse eisenberg plays two roles in the double. Mar 08, 2014 in richard ayoades new film, the double, eisenberg plays two versions of the same character.
Mar 27, 2014 richard ayoade submarine returns with a darkly comic masterpiece, starring jesse eisenberg and mia wasikowska. It is about a man driven to breakdown when he is usurped by a doppelganger. Apr 28, 2020 jumanji and guardians of the galaxy star karen gillan will be pulling double duties, taking on two roles in the satirical scifi thriller dual from director riley stearns the art of self defense. All about a man who is suddenly faced with working alongside his evil doppelganger who is beloved by everyone around him the darkly. Double tap first trailer has woody harrelson, jesse eisenberg seeing double video the film is expected to hit theaters oct. Spend five minutes in a room with jesse eisenberg and you can count on two clever callbacks.
Courtesy of saban films the former is a claustrophobic scifi chiller about a young househunting couple, tom and gemma eisenberg and imogen poots, who end up. In 193839, his main goal was to escape the drudgery of serving meat to. In richard ayoades new film, the double, eisenberg plays two versions of the same character. The film is based on the novella the double by fyodor dostoyevsky. Its jesse eisenberg times two in the metaphysical black comedy the double magnolia imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Double tap is a sequel to the very funny zombieland which was released in the year 2010. The movie begins with jesse eisenberg sitting in an empty subway car of grayyellow interior, a subway car into which a sickly light oozes through its windows. The pair join richard ayoades sophmore movie project based on fyodor dostoyevskys novella of the same name.
James is both simons exact physical double and his opposite confident, charismatic and good with. Lonely, he daydreams about hannah mia wasikowska and makes any excuse to contact her. The double is a 20 british black comedy thriller film written and directed by richard ayoade and starring jesse eisenberg and mia wasikowska. With jesse eisenberg, mia wasikowska, wallace shawn, noah taylor. Eisenberg plays simon, a timid, isolated man whos overlooked at work, scorned. In the double, richard ayoades energetically stylized adaptation of a dostoyevsky novella, jesse eisenberg plays simon james, a man so. London jesse eisenberg and mia wasikowska are to star in multihyphenate richard. The movie begins with jesse eisenberg sitting in an empty subway car of grayyellow interior, a subway car into which a sickly light oozes. Double tap this fall, and from the looks of the trailer released thursday, the gang. Jesse eisenberg and mia wasikowska have joined the richard ayoadedirected the double with shooting to start this spring in the u.
Jesse eisenberg is incredibly calm amid the coronavirus. He has written three offbroadway plays, a short story collection, and a flurry of fiction for the new. Jesse eisenberg full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Watch the trailer for the double, the new film directed by richard ayoade, and staring jesse eisenberg as a. Actors jesse eisenberg and joseph mazzello in the film the social. Read more about the trailer and crew of the second film. The double film clip starring jessie eisenberg youtube. Jesse eisenberg doesnt exactly fit the profile of the classic hollywood leading man. Oct 22, 2019 columbus jesse eisenberg, tallahassee woody harrelson, wichita emma stone and little rock abigail breslin in columbia pictures zombieland. On the other, hes successfully tapped into a more threatening strain of introversion, embodying the sociopathic villains of the social network and kelly reichardts upcoming night moves. Simon jesse eisenberg is a timid man, scratching out an isolated existence in an indifferent world. Courtesy of saban films the former is a claustrophobic scifi chiller about a young househunting couple, tom.
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