Emma Stone is nothing if not extremely persuasive. Kieran Culkin just won best supporting male actor at the Golden Globes for his role in A Real Pain, but none of this would have happened if it weren't for his longtime pal Emma — director Jesse Eisenberg has just revealed.

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.

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