Jesse Eisenberg on SXSW Doc ‘The World Before Your Feet,’ Returning to Lex Luthor

Until now, Jesse Eisenberg has juggled two different jobs in Hollywood — actor (in films like “The Social Network” and “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”) and playwright.

At this year’s South by Southwest, he’ll add producer to his resume.

Eisenberg’s name appears in the credits for documentary “The World Before Your Feet,” which follows a man named Matt Green who spent six years walking on every street in New York City.

That’s a total of 8,000 miles in all.Eisenberg said he was contacted by the film’s director, Jeremy Workman, to see if he’d back this story.

“I’ve shepherded along projects that I’ve acted in and turned down producing roles because they just seem superfluous,” Eisenberg said.

“This was a different situation.

In my opinion, it just felt like being a public champion for something I liked.”Ahead of the film’s premiere in Austin,

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