Michael Jackson in Brunei on July 16, 1996.Photo:FRANCIS Sylvain/AFP via Getty
FRANCIS Sylvain/AFP via Getty
Michael Jackson’s story is coming to the big screen next year.
Lionsgate announced that the upcoming biopicMichaelwill hit theaters on April 18, 2025.The studio is releasing the movie domestically, and Universal is releasing the film internationally. The film will begin production on Jan. 22, reportsVariety.
“It’s uncanny how much [Jaafar is] like Michael,” Fuqua toldEntertainment Weekly. “Sounds like him, dances like him, sings. It’s really uncanny. Graham King, who is a fantastic producer, found him, and introduced him to me, and I was blown away.”
Jaafar Jackson on September 14, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.Gabriel Olsen/Getty
Gabriel Olsen/Getty
Graham King will produce alongside John Branca and John McClain, the co-executors of Jackson‘s estate. The biographical movie is set to cover all aspects of the singer’s life. It is currently unknown whether the film will address Jackson’s controversies.
Child sexual abuse allegations were brought against Jackson towards the end of his life and after his death. Jackson died in 2009 at the age of 50.
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Michael Jackson on his ‘Dangerous’ World Tour, on July 30, 1992.Dave Benett/Getty
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The show scored four Tony Awards in 2022 — including best leading actor in a musical toMyles Frost, best choreography to Wheeldon, best lighting design and best sound design.
source: people.com
