Jesse Eisenberg Talks The End of the Tour, Personal Press Tour Parallels and More

Jesse Eisenberg leads James Ponsoldt’s The End of the Tour as David Lipsky, the Rolling Stone reporter who joined David Foster Wallace (Jason Segel) for the final days of the Infinite Jest book tour, the novel that turned him into a critically acclaimed and very popular author. Lipsky knows he needs to return to the office with a juicy story, but he’s also well aware that Wallace isn’t comfortable with his celebrity status nor the thought of his personal life being shared with the public, resulting in a deep yet guarded exchange between the two over the course of their five-day interview.
I always feel a degree of pressure when walking into any interview, but there’s really nothing more nerve-wracking than conducting one for a movie that’s all about the delicate back and forth between interviewee and subject. My self-consciousness aside, Eisenberg had loads of interesting details and anecdotes to share about his experience bringing David Lipsky to screen. Check out what he told me about working with Segel, highlighting both characters' perspectives, the careful placement of David’s recorder in the film and loads more.
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[@TheGrades90]

A great interview. Kudos to the interviewer for the great questions!

[@jed52]

He actually looks older than 15 here, I'm amazed. Great actor too.

[@angelabaker2024]

Thats cuz he's older than 15..

[@joecook5689]

Who else thought he nailed it in The Social Network? And this too. I hadn't heard of david foster Wallace until I saw it.

[@kanua5]

I see a lot of the social awkwardness and inhibitions of wanting to say one thing but having to say another thing because people will take it the wrong way that I also see in myself. So I can relate to him and I don't believe he deserves the lashing outs he receives, even though it's to be expected in our society.

[@milesforman]

He is a great actor and the fact he isn't a comic book fan will serve as a plus for his performance as Lex I bet. I'm sure Jack Nicholson wasn't lying around reading Batman before WB call him to play the Joker...

[@HexusoftheSheep]

At three minutes in, you can see him starting to feel comfortable. He starts making eye contact and being a bit more animated.

[@sarahguiloff3145]

Did he say “for a male of my gender”, at 12:54?

[@huamulan9279]

12:30 hehe Batman v Superman time

[@anniea3411]

He's speaking much slower.....I think. He looks a little more depressed.

[@yeudydominguez8713]

Bacano

[@sarahann2634]

The Child ,The Adolescent The Young Man, The Husband/Himself… The Father/Himself… The Grandfather/GodFather _ Lex Luther

[@V4ka1]

I hated this guy so much after watching Now you see me, i'll hope he plays very different as Lex

[@V4ka1]

***** I just can't stand his face and voice, hehe

[@poovammapriya]

@@V4ka1 you are a Physco 😂

[@V4ka1]

@@poovammapriya hahah i may have exaggerated a bit, but now 6 years later i still dont like his acting 😉