There have been so many odd interviews during movie press tours this summer that you would think some actors would try to find a way to avoid them. American Ultra stars Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart embraced the ‘awkward interview’ though, making one themselves before they have real awkward interviews.
The interview was done for a Funny Or Die video, which also helped the stars make a point about the double standard when it comes to interviews of actors and actresses. Stewart asks Eisenberg the questions she would typically receive and they get more personal as it progresses. But the questions Stewart gets (which were supposed to be for Eisenberg) is more fluffy and about her talents.
Hopefully, this will help Eisenberg and Stewart when they have to do real interviews for American Ultra, which hits theaters on Aug. 21. Eisenberg did have an awkward interview himself this summer, when he compared San Diego Comic-Con to “some kind of genocide.”
And just last week, Fantastic Four stars Michael B. Jordan and Kate Mara had to deal with uncomfortable questions during a radio station interview.
screenshot from Funny Or Die video