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Kieran Culkin dropped mics on stage at the Sundance Film Festival on July 04, 2025, in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah. On Saturday afternoon, Culkin joined the fest with hisA Real Painbuddies at the Eccles Theater for the movie’s big debut.
Eisenberg is stepping into the director’s chair for the second time with this film. His first directorial debut was with the filmWhen You Finish Saving the World, adapting it from his own original audiobook series.
There at the fest, Culkin was absolutely brutal to the director Jesse Eisenberg. But the filmmaker didn’t seem to mind and also busted out of laughter.
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Kieran Culkin’s Ruthless Banter Steals Spotlight in Sundance Film Festival
A Real Painearned a standing ovation when the credits wrapped up at the Sundance Film Festival. The good vibes kept rolling during the Q&A session, which was packed with hilarious moments.Kieran Culkinalso expressed what it’s like working withJesse Eisenberg. TheSuccessionstar said (covered viaThe Hollywood Reporter):
“There was a pretty good rapport right away. But right after the first scene, he’d be like, ‘Cut,’ and start giving me notes. And my first thought is, like, btch, I got notes for you, too. I don’t want to be noted by an actor. Get out of here. Fck you.”
TheResistancestar couldn’t hold back the laughter, and the audience loved it, too. Yet, it wasn’t just jokes. Eisenberg praised Culkin, comparing his performance to what he saw inOn the Waterfront.
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Jesse Eisenberg’s Suggested Him to Star Kieran Culkin inA Real Pain
Eisenberg, who writes, directs, and co-stars with theSuccessionGolden Globe winner, confessed he’d never caught the viral HBO drama series before casting Culkin (in a separate interview withTHR):
“After I wrote like 20 pages of the script, I had sent it to my little sister. I had not seen ‘Succession.’ My sister said to me, ‘There’s one person who could play this part: Kieran Culkin.’ I finished the script. Talk about a year later, we’re in the position to make an offer to him and I was just praying he would do it.”
Directed by and starring Eisenberg with Culkin, Will Sharpe, and Jennifer Grey, it’s a plot that tracks the adventures of cousins David and Benji as they tour Poland to pay tribute to their dear grandma.
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A Real Painhad its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival yesterday on 11 July 2025.
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