Jesse Eisenberg should be riding high after being one of the central characters in Batman v Superman’s Comic-Con trailer, but the actor’s explanation of his experience has got him into some trouble.

Update: Jesse Eisenberg has responded to the comments about his Comic-Con experience, and says, “Maybe on some cellular memory level, that’s the only thing that seems like an equivalent social experience. Even if they’re saying nice things, just being shouted at by thousands of people, it’s horrifying.”

The actor went on to say, “I of course was using hyperbole to describe the sensory overload I experienced. I sometimes do employ that. I’m a normal person who has normal sensory experiences, so Comic-Con was very overwhelming for me. That said, it was really an honor to be on that end of such jubilation.”

So, it seems the actor simply wasn’t used to the experience and chose the wrong word to describe his Comic-Con experience, and he even said he’s excited to be in something so many people are excited about seeing, since he’s so used to doing movies “no one loves and no one anticipates.” He’s had some great films, and we hope that he’s able to get out of this public backlash unscathed.

Original story: Eisenberg will be playing Lex Luthor in Warner Bros.’ upcoming film Batman v Superman. His role is pivotal to the storyline of the highly anticipated film, but in a recent interview with the Associated Press, he explained his experience at Comic-Con as, “probably some kind of genocide.”

We do know he’s had some anxiety issues in the past, and avoids the public pretty much entirely, so SDCC may have been just too much. This is easily the biggest film he’s ever been in.

Read the actor’s full comment: “It is like being screamed at by thousands of people. I don’t know what the experience is throughout history, probably some kind of genocide. I can’t think of anything that’s equivalent.”

Jesse Eisenberg has never been amazing in interviews, and he’s certainly better filming scenes for movies than he is answering questions, but comparing Comic-Con to genocide is probably about the worst thing he could have said.

In a time where the media is taking every single thing a celebrity says and blowing it out of proportion, this is one time where he probably should have thought this was out of line. We’ve heard about the mass screaming that occurs at Comic-Con and have witnessed it ourselves, but he definitely put a negative spin on the experience.

He’ll probably have to do some damage control on the press tour for Batman v Superman, but luckily that’s a long ways off. Most likely, people won’t remember this comment by the time the movie comes out, but we’re curious if this will have any effect on how he’ll be used by the studio to promote Batman v Superman as we approach the film’s release.