Eric André Says Jesse Eisenberg Offered Him Kieran Culkin’s Oscar-Winning ‘Real Pain’ Role
If it weren’t for Eric André, Kieran Culkin might not have won his 2025 Oscar.
Before Jesse Eisenberg tapped the Succession star to play the role of Benji Kaplan in his 2024 comedy-drama A Real Pain, he offered the part to André. While the comedian was flattered by the proposition, he ultimately decided not to take it on because he thought the film sounded “really miserable” and wasn’t in his “lane.”
“Two years ago, Jesse Eisenberg called me [and] offered me the role that Kieran Culkin got the Oscar for,” André said during a Friday appearance on Andrew Santino’s Whiskey Ginger podcast. “I was like, ‘That seems really miserable and not in my lane.’”
After reading the script, André thought, “To go to Poland for six weeks and shoot a movie where we’re just babbling about the Holocaust seems like a bummer.” Though the part went on to land Culkin his first Academy Award,...
Before Jesse Eisenberg tapped the Succession star to play the role of Benji Kaplan in his 2024 comedy-drama A Real Pain, he offered the part to André. While the comedian was flattered by the proposition, he ultimately decided not to take it on because he thought the film sounded “really miserable” and wasn’t in his “lane.”
“Two years ago, Jesse Eisenberg called me [and] offered me the role that Kieran Culkin got the Oscar for,” André said during a Friday appearance on Andrew Santino’s Whiskey Ginger podcast. “I was like, ‘That seems really miserable and not in my lane.’”
After reading the script, André thought, “To go to Poland for six weeks and shoot a movie where we’re just babbling about the Holocaust seems like a bummer.” Though the part went on to land Culkin his first Academy Award,...
- 4/6/2025
- by McKinley Franklin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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