That of timid simon james and a mysterious but cool newcomer, james. Set during the turmoil of postnapoleonic france, the story centers on gericault, artist and enfant terrible, who learns that his best friend has died after the naval vessel medusa runs aground near senegal. Richard ayoades the double 20 has a nightmarish tang, but doesnt set out to frighten, it substitutes creaky jumpscares, for utter, stupendous style. Learn about jesse eisenberg including past and current movies, upcoming movies, and celebrity news at. Hauntingly bleak and thrillingly ambitious, the double offers jesse eisenberg a pair of compelling roles while. With russian novelist fyodor dostoevsky as inspiration, the double, starring jesse eisenberg and mia wasikowska, is a darkly ironic and skillfully surreal examination of an unrealized life. The movie begins with jesse eisenberg sitting in an empty subway car. Pretty much on his own, he survived brooklyn puberty in. A new trailer for richard ayoades the double stars jesse eisenberg as a man whose. B ubbling with nervous intelligence and wearing angst like a chic shroud, jesse eisenberg is an actor who hardly needs to be duplicated. In short order, a more aggressive, faceless man tells eisenberg s character that the seat eisenberg inhabits is rightfully his. The double movie clip dinner 2014 jesse eisenberg, mia.
Bubbling with nervous intelligence and wearing angst like a chic shroud, jesse eisenberg is an actor who hardly needs to be duplicated. The comedy the double pits jesse eisenberg against. But the new guy has a brash, selfconfident personality, everyone loves him, and no one else seems to notice the two are physically exactly alike, right down to their clothes. Jesse eisenberg celebrity profile check out the latest jesse eisenberg photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The double is a 20 british black comedy thriller film written and directed by richard ayoade and starring jesse eisenberg and mia wasikowska. Jesse eisenberg doesnt exactly fit the profile of the classic hollywood leading man. Jessie eisenberg does a terrific job in a tough double role a meek office worker who is suddenly faced with another employee who looks exactly like him. The double official movie site starring jesse eisenberg and mia. Right now, no american actor seems smarter than jesse eisenberg. 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. The star jesse eisenberg and director richard ayoade of the double open up about how they made the movie happen.
The double trailer for richard ayoades dark comedy starring jesse eisenberg, mia wasikowska, chris odowd, noah taylor, and wallace shawn. James is both simons exact physical double and his opposite confident, charismatic and good with. It stars jesse eisenberg as a man who is apparently driven. The arrival of a new coworker, james, serves to upset the balance. Apr 05, 2014 the star jesse eisenberg and director richard ayoade of the double open up about how they made the movie happen. Enemy and the double two new movies about doppelgangers bear an uncanny resemblance. The name hannah is a palindrome the same backwards, underlining the films theme of doubleness. Jesse adam eisenberg born october 5, 1983 is an american actor, author, and playwright. Jesse eisenberg movie celebrity database celebrity. Go behind the scenes with director richard ayoade submarine. Weve already seen a few trailers for jesse eisenberg s the double already, but this is the full theatrical trailer for the richard ayoadedirected film. His newest film, the double, is an adaptation of the novella by fyodor dostoyevsky.
Jesse eisenberg excels at playing arrogant characters indiewire. Jul 31, 2019 jesse eisenberg excels at playing jittery, insecure young men, but hell never pursue those roles as a punchline. Jesse eisenberg and a strong cast bring richard ayoades paranoid dystopia to life. Following his first leading role in the comedydrama film roger dodger 2002, he appeared in the drama film the emperors club 2002, the psychological thriller. Sep 06, 20 watch the trailer for the double, the new film directed by richard ayoade, and loosely based on dostoyevskys novella of the same name. He is overlooked at work, scorned by his mother, and ignored by the woman of his dreams. With pierce brosnan, jesse eisenberg, vanessa redgrave. Jesse eisenberg is an oscar and golden globe nominated actor, most known for the movies the social network and zombieland. Simon jesse eisenberg lives in a bureaucratic state, working in the bowels of a government office. Its based on the novel by fyodor dostoevsky, and eisenberg plays a man who is driven into madness by the sudden appearance of his doppelganger who starts to take over his life.
Simon is a timid man, scratching out an isolated existence in an indifferent world. Eisenberg plays simon, a timid, isolated man whos overlooked at work, scorned by. The double movie clip dinner 2014 jesse eisenberg, mia wasikowska thriller hd a comedy centered on a man who is driven insane by the appearance of his doppleganger. 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. As an actor, jesse eisenberg specializes in two kinds of social awkwardness. 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. Jesse eisenberg plays simon james, a lowlevel clerk whose. Jesse eisenberg has the mime of his life biopic about the late, great marcel marceau flashes back to the artists early days as french resistance fighter during ww ii. British director ayoades second film is jampacked with witty. Full trailer for rio 2 with jesse eisenberg and anne hathaway flies in first trailer for richard ayoades the double starring jesse eisenberg and mia wasikowska louis leterrier is back to direct.
Watch the trailer for the double, the new film directed by richard ayoade, and staring jesse eisenberg as a man who is apparently driven insane by the appearance of his doppelganger 1. People describe me as playing characters that are shy or introverted, he. The double jesse eisenberg and richard ayoade interview. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. May 06, 2014 an exclusive look at the making of the double, from the creation of jesse eisenberg s doppelganger to the scifi film within a film. He made his television debut with the shortlived comedydrama series get real 19992000. Eisenberg plays simon, a timid, isolated man whos overlooked at work, scorned by his mother, and ignored by the woman of his dreams wasikowska.
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. 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. 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. Watch the trailer for the double, the new film directed by richard ayoade, and loosely based on dostoyevskys novella of the same name. This is by far the best movie rendition of a dostoyevsky novel i have every watched i say this after sitting through the terrible yul brynner brothers karamazov film.
Dec 16, 2014 watch the double full movie watch the double full movie online watch the double full movie hd 1080p. May 08, 2014 with russian novelist fyodor dostoevsky as inspiration, the double, starring jesse eisenberg and mia wasikowska, is a darkly ironic and skillfully surreal examination of an unrealized life. Official full trailer for the double with jesse eisenberg. Craig roberts at an event for the double 20 jesse eisenberg in the double 20 mia wasikowska in the double 20. With jesse eisenberg, mia wasikowska, wallace shawn, noah taylor. It is about a man driven to breakdown when he is usurped by a doppelganger.
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