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Emma Stone landed Zombieland role after insulting co-star Jesse Eisenberg

Jesse Eisenberg has revealed Emma Stone landed her Zombieland role after insulting him in her audition

Jesse Eisenberg says Emma Stone landed her 'Zombieland' role after "assaulting" him with "insults".

The 'Poor Things' actress, 36, was just 19 when she landed her breakthrough role as Wichita in the 2009 post-apocalyptic comedy film alongside Jesse, 41, as fellow survivor Columbus, and it turns out, her "cutting" comments about her co-star in her audition led to her being hired.

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