JESSE EISENBERG GOING EUROPEAN! Actor Eyes Polish Citizenship & New Continent Career
The 'Social Network' star is making a major life move—and revealing why he's ready to shake up his Hollywood game.
Jesse Eisenberg is ready for a European adventure! The actor, writer and director just announced he's pursuing Polish citizenship, signaling a serious pivot toward building his career overseas, according to The Hollywood Reporter. His reasoning? Pretty honest: "In the U.S., the kind of films I love are increasingly difficult to make."
Eisenberg's ready to put his money where his mouth is. He was just honored at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic, where he received the festival's President's Award and got a HUGE ovation before a screening of Richard Ayoade's 'The Double.' Talk about a European welcome!
The move makes sense for a guy who's always been drawn to indie, experimental cinema—the kind of bold, artsy stuff that's tougher to greenlight in big-budget Hollywood these days. Eisenberg's got the chops (hello, 'The Social Network,' 'Zombieland'), the creative vision as a writer-director, and now he's positioning himself to keep making the films HE wants to make, European base and all.
Sources · The Hollywood Reporter