Although Kieran Culkin won a Golden Globe for his performance in A Real Pain, he almost dropped out of the role. Jesse Eisenberg recently explained how producer Emma Stone “blackmailed” his co-star to stop him from quitting the film with two weeks to spare before production kicked off in New York City and Poland.

Golden Globe Awards, Kieran Culkin shared a special thank you to his ex Emma Stone—who produced his film A Real Pain—while accepting the win for Best Supporting Actor.

Home Alone famed Kieran Culkin, who just bagged a Golden Globe Award for his performance in A Real Pain, tried to drop out of the comedy drama.Culkin was trying to drop out of the film just

Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield—who dated from 2011 to 2015—reunited on the red carpet at the 2025 Golden Globes Jan. 5 alongside Emma's husband Dave McCary.

A Real Pain director Jesse Eisenberg revealed that Emma Stone stopped Kieran Culkin from backing out of the film when he got cold feet before filming.

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The star of "A Real Pain" shared a special thank you to his ex Emma Stone and her husband, whose company helped produce the film, while accepting the win for Best Supporting Actor.