Also in this Monday edition of The Broadsheet: Ben Barnes is the next big thing… Warner Bros. really wants you to like Green Lantern … Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” jacket sells for plenty of money… and more ahead.
With another weekend of disappointing 3-D grosses in the books — Cars 2 was a hit, but mostly just in two dimensions — the pressure on Transformers: Dark of the Moon is mounting. Not that Michael Bay minds . The director is so sure of his work on Dark of the Moon that he’s telling fans to see it on the biggest screen possible. Really, he wrote a letter and everything.
In a second floor of The Regency Hotel on Park Avenue, someone left an apple on the conference table. Not that Jacob Wysocki minded. “I wish someone was like, ‘Here’s an apple for your interview!’ I would just eat it the whole time. Crunching in the microphone.” The young star of the new indie film Terri (out Friday) was in good spirits during his first ever trip to New York two weeks ago — animated and excited to endure his first press day. Put another way: He was the exact opposite of Terri.
Titans! Will! Scream! Loudly. Noted film aficionado Ryan Seacrest debuted the brand-new trailer for Immortals on Monday morning , and the latest bit of marketing for the 300 -like film does not disappoint — especially if you’re into seeing new Superman Henry Cavill yell shouts of encouragement to shirtless hordes at the top of his lungs.