EVIL Michael Ealy got this movie trending
on Twitter with the trailer,
but will he be able to sell actual tickets?
You're watching Beyond The Trailer's review of The Perfect Guy...
Yes, when the trailer for The Perfect Guy
debuted, it actually managed to trend on twitter
for most of the day. Which had to both make
Michael Ealy feel good, and kinda bad. See,
Ealy has been a working actor in Hollywood
for almost fifteen years, yet he just can't
find that one breakout role that makes him
a star. Sure he's picked up fans here and
there as a supporting player in films like
the Barbershop movies, Miracle at St Anna,
Underworld Awakening and romantic comedies
like the Think Like a Man movies - and also
on recent TV shows like Almost Human and The
Following, where he gave "EVIL Michael Ealy"
a test run. But when fans talk about casting
a role like John Stewart, Cyborg or a black
James Bond, it's always Idris Elba, Idris
Elba, Idris Elba. When are people going to
start throwing Michael Ealy's name into the
mix?! Speaking of Elba, he played a similar
role to Ealy's here last year with No Good
Deed, and got himself a number on debut. And
whadya know, now he's the villain in the new
Star Trek movie. So surely Ealy is hoping
for a similar boost, that is if everyone who
tweeted about the trailer goes to see the
movie. Come on, Michael Ealy fans, it's not
enough to just tweet, you've also got to PURCHASE.
The good news is that with Sanaa Lathan and
Morris Chestnut not working quite as much
as Ealy, this movie rests squarely on his
shoulders - so if it does end up doing well
at the box office, he's almost certain to
get most of the credit. Or is he, as it seems
Sony feels the real selling point here is
Lathan's breasts - at least according to this poster.
So, let's see if this is the perfect
opportunity for Michael Ealy...
