Emma Stone got ‘Zombieland’ role by insulting Jesse Eisenberg

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Jesse Eisenberg has revealed that his Zombieland co-star Emma Stone got the role by insulting him in the audition.The 2009 post-apocalyptic comedy was directed by Ruben Fleischer (Venom, Uncharted) and starred Eisenberg as Columbus and Stone as Wichita, two survivors in a zombie-ridden America who attempt to make their way on an extended cross-country road trip.

Woody Harrelson and Abigail Breslin co-star, alongside a memorable cameo from Bill Murray.The film was a breakout moment for Stone, and in an appearance on SiriusXM’s The Spotlight with Jessica Shaw, Eisenberg has recalled how she immediately stood out from other contenders when they were casting the role of Wichita.“I was already cast in the movie, so I was auditioning like many people for her part that day,” he said. “The actors at that point were all amazing actresses, but they were all, like, trying to get into the movie, and so they were being really polite and everything.”“And then [Stone] came in, and she just started making fun of me in the scene, like just assaulting me with insults in the scene and it was so funny.

They were so quick and so funny and cutting,” he added. “And she left the room and I just felt so, so small.”“We were like, ‘Oh my God.