'Now You See Me: Now You Don't' star Jesse Eisenberg may soon surpass the franchise's Robin Hood Four Horsemen in the returns department.
This December, the Academy Award nominee and longtime blood donor will give one of his kidneys to a complete stranger, he said on Thursday. “Today” show. He included the news in a conversation with host Craig Melvin about the show's recent sponsored blood donation.
When Melvin and his colleagues reacted with disbelief, Eisenberg said, “I really [donating]”
“I don't know why. I was bitten by the blood donation bug,” he said, adding that he was “very happy” to do so. undirected (so-called “altruistic”) donationin this case, the living donor is not related to the recipient and is not known to him.
According to National Kidney RegistryAbout 90,000 people in the United States currently need a kidney transplant, and approximately 6,000 people donate kidneys each year. Less than 5% of these already small donations are undirected.
Eisenberg said he suspects that if people knew how safe the process was, those numbers would increase.
“It’s virtually risk-free and therefore necessary,” Eisenberg said in a separate interview with the publication Today.com. “I think people will realize that it’s not difficult if you have the time and the desire.”
The “Social Network” alum added that potential donors don't have to worry about losing a kidney and later being faced with a situation where a family member urgently needs it.
“The way it works now is you can make a list of who you would like to be the first [relative] to be at the top of the list,” he said, meaning National Kidney Registry Family Voucher Program. Program launched in 2019, was preceded by an earlier “standard” iteration that required the voucher donor to name the voucher holder who had some form of renal impairment. (The standard voucher option is still available to donors.)
“Not only does this remove an important barrier to living kidney donation, it is also the right thing to do for generous people who donate a kidney to a stranger. Donors can now donate a kidney while ensuring the safety of their loved ones if they need a kidney transplant in the future,” Dr. Jeff Veal, who helped pioneer the voucher system, said in a statement during the program update.
Recovery is also not an issue for most kidney donors, who on average return to daily activities within a few weeks after surgery. Mayo Clinic.
Now You See Me: Now You Don't will be released in theaters on November 14, almost ten years after the previous one. installment plan The franchise premiered. Eisenberg stars alongside returning cast members Isla Fisher, Woody Harrelson and Dave Franco, as well as newcomers Justice Smith, Dominic Sessa, Ariana Greenblatt and Rosamund Pike.
