Jesse Eisenberg and Emma Stone on Jan. 12, 2023.Photo:Cindy Ord/Getty
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Jesse Eisenbergis grateful to haveEmma Stonein his corner.Eisenberg wrote, directed and stars inA Real Pain, and at a special New York screening of the new film on Oct. 17, he told PEOPLE why “fairy godmother” is the title he gives friend Stone, a producer behind the project.“I met Emma when we were doingZombieland, I think she was 20 years old,” Eisenberg, 41, says about their 2009 horror comedy, which spawned a 2019 sequel. “I remember just thinking, ‘This is, like, the smartest person I’ve ever met.’ She’s so brilliant.““She’s an incredible producer,” he adds of Oscar-winner Stone, 35. “It’s hard to describe, because what a producer does is a little bit amorphous, but I’ll just give some examples: She read the script and gave me the best note I got on my script of a thing that I could rewrite. She’s on marketing calls with the movie studio about how to present this movie to the world.“Eisenberg adds that “we all just kind of sit back and let her, you know, take charge.“Jesse Eisenberg and Emma Stone on Jan. 14, 2011.Christopher Polk/GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“She’s super bright, she’s passionate as hell and she’s a great friend,” he says. “I feel a bit like she’s my fairy godmother. You know, that she’s given me so many wonderful opportunities in my life.“In addition to producing behind the scenes ofA Real Pain, Stone and her husbandDave McCaryproduced Eisenberg’s directorial debut, 2022’sWhen You Finish Saving the World.During a virtual Q&A at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, Stonesaid it was a “no-brainer” to jump on boardto support her friend’s creative endeavor.“He’s the most curious person I’ve ever met,” she said at the time. “He studies everyone and asks so many questions. He has a deep empathy to him. I knew that from acting with him, so it just felt like a no-brainer that we’d attempt to work on something with him.“A Real Painis about cousins David (Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin), who “reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother,” per a synopsis. The cast also includes Will Sharpe, Jennifer Grey, Kurt Egyiawan, Liza Sadovy and Daniel Oreskes.A Real Painis in select theaters Nov. 1.
Jesse Eisenbergis grateful to haveEmma Stonein his corner.
Eisenberg wrote, directed and stars inA Real Pain, and at a special New York screening of the new film on Oct. 17, he told PEOPLE why “fairy godmother” is the title he gives friend Stone, a producer behind the project.
“I met Emma when we were doingZombieland, I think she was 20 years old,” Eisenberg, 41, says about their 2009 horror comedy, which spawned a 2019 sequel. “I remember just thinking, ‘This is, like, the smartest person I’ve ever met.’ She’s so brilliant.”
“She’s an incredible producer,” he adds of Oscar-winner Stone, 35. “It’s hard to describe, because what a producer does is a little bit amorphous, but I’ll just give some examples: She read the script and gave me the best note I got on my script of a thing that I could rewrite. She’s on marketing calls with the movie studio about how to present this movie to the world.”
Eisenberg adds that “we all just kind of sit back and let her, you know, take charge.”
Jesse Eisenberg and Emma Stone on Jan. 14, 2011.Christopher Polk/Getty
Christopher Polk/Getty
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“She’s super bright, she’s passionate as hell and she’s a great friend,” he says. “I feel a bit like she’s my fairy godmother. You know, that she’s given me so many wonderful opportunities in my life.”
In addition to producing behind the scenes ofA Real Pain, Stone and her husbandDave McCaryproduced Eisenberg’s directorial debut, 2022’sWhen You Finish Saving the World.
During a virtual Q&A at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, Stonesaid it was a “no-brainer” to jump on boardto support her friend’s creative endeavor.
“He’s the most curious person I’ve ever met,” she said at the time. “He studies everyone and asks so many questions. He has a deep empathy to him. I knew that from acting with him, so it just felt like a no-brainer that we’d attempt to work on something with him.”
A Real Painis about cousins David (Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin), who “reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother,” per a synopsis. The cast also includes Will Sharpe, Jennifer Grey, Kurt Egyiawan, Liza Sadovy and Daniel Oreskes.
A Real Painis in select theaters Nov. 1.
source: people.com