One of Jesse Eisenberg‘s most memorable leading ladies gave him a run for his money before even landing the role. After 15 years, the Zombieland actor recalled how co-star Emma Stone wowed the casting director and left him feeling “so,

Nowadays, Emma Stone is well-known as being one of the best actresses of our generation with two Academy Awards to show for it, but there was a time when she was a gem of a talent waiting to be discovered.

Emma Stone has come a long way since appearing in the teen comedy Superbad . While she was great in that film, it was the movie Zombieland that really launched her acting career into a whole new stratosphere.

Jesse Eisenberg couldn’t help but heap praise on his Zombieland co-star, Emma Stone, calling the actress “an unusually brilliant person”.

Jesse Eisenberg recently reflected on his first encounter with Emma Stone during her audition for Zombieland, where her unconventional approach left a lasting impression. In a recent interview on SiriusXM’s The Spotlight with Jessica Shaw, Eisenberg shared the memorable story, describing Stone’s audition as both “insulting yet funny.”

Jesse Eisenberg will never forget his first meeting with long-time friend and collaborator Emma Stone — and the brutal roast that won her a role in Zombieland. In a Nov. 1 interview