US EditionThe Michael Jackson Biopic Is a Drama Both Onscreen and Off
The film is the first part of a planned duology and follows Jackson from the Jackson 5 to his solo career, with Jaafar Jackson in the lead role.
- On Friday, April 24, director Antoine Fuqua's biopic Michael premieres in theaters, starring actor Jaafar Jackson as the pop icon and marking Jackson's acting debut.
- Estate-Funded reshoots cost between $10 million and $15 million after producers discovered a $25 million 1993 settlement prevented any mention of that molestation case in the film.
- Last week, Gary, Indiana, hosted a screening where Mayor Eddie D. Melton and Jackson family members gathered to celebrate the film exploring the singer's early life and musical rise.
- Actor Colman Domingo said the film centers 'on the makings of Michael,' though legal challenges persist—in February, four accusers filed suit alleging serial child predation and sex trafficking.
- Paris Jackson said the film 'panders to a very specific section of my dad's fandom that still lives in the fantasy,' while the Jackson estate continues denying all abuse allegations.
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The Michael Jackson biopic is a drama both onscreen and off
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — If there was one place the new Michael Jackson biopic was sure to be warmly received, it was Gary, Indiana. The pop superstar grew up there with his famous siblings. Their home in the city, referenced in the 1989 The Jacksons track “2300 Jackson Street,” is now a tourist attraction. And on one night last week, the city’s only high school was the venue for a homecoming for members of the Jackson family, who tre…
Michael Jackson Film Highlights Family Legacy
Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Michael Jackson Film Highlights Family Legacy Gary, Ind. – Interest is surging around the upcoming biographical film about Michael Jackson, as new details about the production draw attention not only to his extraordinary life story but also to the family members helping bring it to the screen. The film is expected to explore Jackson’s rise from his childhood in Gary, Indiana to global superstardom, beginning …
How true must biopics be? What can they hide? Michael Jackson's hero story is the most problematic film biography of all time. Because she apologizes for something that is not shown at all.
A new biographical film is the most recent attempt at a posthumous—and lucrative—rehabilitation campaign for Michael Jackson’s heritage. THE NEW YORK TIMES It is hard to imagine Michael Jackson doing certain things, such as driving. One of the best scenes in Michael’s initial draft, the singer’s next biographical film, describes the future King of Pop making his way through traffic on a Los Angeles highway on his way to the studio. It was 1979 a…
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