For Finn Wolfhard, making the leap from child actor to writer/director was much easier with a mentor like Jesse Eisenberg. After he and Hell of a Summer co-writer/co-director/co-star Billy Bryk worked with Eisenberg on his 2022 directorial debut When You Finish Saving the World,

Wolfhard and Bryk both appeared in When You Finish Saving the World, Jesse Eisenberg’s 2022 directorial debut. Wolfhard said he picked up “tons” of advice from Eisenberg on their shared trajectory, from actor to writer-director to a combination of the three.