mystery Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 (edited) DEADLINE: ‘Emancipation’s Antoine Fuqua To Direct Michael Jackson Biopic For Lionsgate; John Logan Script & ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’s Graham King Producing With Estate Antoine Fuqua is set to direct Michael, a Lionsgate drama with script by telling the complex life story of the iconic singer Michael Jackson. A script is in by John Logan, and the film will be produced by Graham King, who turned the Freddie Mercury Queen story into the blockbuster Best Picture nominated Bohemian Rhapsody. GK Films will produce alongside co-executors of Jackson’s estate, John Branca and John McClain. DEADLINE: Michael Jackson Nephew Jaafar Jackson To Play King Of Pop In Antoine Fuqua-Directed Biopic Michael Jackson will be played by the late icon’s 26-year old nephew Jaafar Jackson in the Antoine Fuqua-directed film biopic for Lionsgate. Fuqua just posted a confirmation on Instagram. The singer and songwriter is the son of Jermaine Jackson, who is the brother of Michael and member of The Jackson 5. Jaafar has been singing and dancing since age 12, and has showcased himself singing tunes from Sam Cooke to Marvin Gaye, along with originals. Edited March 20, 2023 by mystery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sourtwink Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 (edited) a michael biopic is impossible for a multitude of reasons; namely michael’s drastic physical transformation that one actor couldn’t pull off without being problematic, and his numerous… uh… controversies… which will most definitely be conveniently left out at the request of his estate, which will offend many. this is a very bad idea. Edited January 18, 2023 by sourtwink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vale9001 Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, sourtwink said: a michael biopic is impossible for a multitude of reasons; namely michael’s drastic physical transformation that one actor couldn’t pull off without being problematic, and his numerous… uh… controversies… which will most definitely be conveniently left out at the request of his estate, which will offend many. this is a very bad idea. i think it will be a movie about the motown years untill thriller and some year more. definitely a commercial biopic made for the fans is not gonna be about all the stuff about sex crimes, trials, surgery and other problematic stuff. If you make something about the first years shouldn't be a big problem. Madonna biopic is talked for being just about her 80s years and Rocketman was also focused on elton first years. Edited January 18, 2023 by vale9001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoe_ Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 The Jackson's Story miniseries is ICONIC. No need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Alexander Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 When will film studios recognize that these artists' stories needs to be TV series with multiple seasons? You can't fit their entire life and career within a 2-hour film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonsterJohn Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Is this true crime then? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X~MoviePoP Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 (edited) 1. Michael is a legend so this movie would be huge 2. They better have amazing casting for michael 3. Clearly already a front runner for best hair and makeup if they can turn a black actor white with it and cgi. And 4. They def need to show his hard child hood and all that. I love michael so the only way to do this is to e choose a portion of his life or show him old looking back on his life Edited January 19, 2023 by X~MoviePoP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraceRandolph Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 What a huge mistake. You just know the estate is going to sugar coat everything and make it corny as hell. Plus it’s obvious he was guilty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor fanboy Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 On 1/19/2023 at 3:19 AM, MonsterJohn said: Is this true crime then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X~MoviePoP Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 15 hours ago, GraceRandolph said: What a huge mistake. You just know the estate is going to sugar coat everything and make it corny as hell. Plus it’s obvious he was guilty. He was never proven guilty for 1. And for 2. A michael biopic doesnt need to include those parts, it could be a certain part of his life or even a day in his life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donquizote Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 16 hours ago, GraceRandolph said: What a huge mistake. You just know the estate is going to sugar coat everything and make it corny as hell. Plus it’s obvious he was guilty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovedaddy Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 On 1/18/2023 at 8:19 PM, MonsterJohn said: Is this true crime then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodflowers. Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Who's gonna play Janet in the movie? I guess the film might end at Superbowl 1991 before controversies started kicking in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnusualBoy Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Not sure how this one will turn out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_Man3379 Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 On 1/18/2023 at 1:19 PM, MonsterJohn said: Is this true crime then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Paradise Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 seems like Hollywood thinks the new winning strategy is to create content that will enrage at least half of their audience, instead of going for universal acclaim. it's not a terrible 2023 strategy. Universal acclaim is often seen as boring or payola. you'll get way more online discussion and virality from being messy and controversial, even if you don't really add anything to the conversation (the validity of Michael's legacy in this case) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystery Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katamari Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 chris brown is in shambles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Link Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 While I do believe he was innocent I am not interested in watching a watered down version of his story. He had mental issues and did many questionable things as a consequence of his tragic upbringing and celebrity status and that’s precisely what I would be interested to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X~MoviePoP Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 https://www.instagram.com/p/CpmKldcOr9d/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= 120 million budget for the film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystery Posted March 10, 2023 Author Share Posted March 10, 2023 1 hour ago, X~MoviePoP said: https://www.instagram.com/p/CpmKldcOr9d/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= 120 million budget for the film Oh so they are going all in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X~MoviePoP Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Needs to be on elvis/bohemian level...not i wanna dance with somebody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gesamtkunstwerk Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 No matter the narrative they are going to go with (probs that he was not guilty) people are going to be mad as **** - One group is going to be mad if they gloss over/excuse the allegations like it's nothing - Other group is going to mad if they even hit that he could be mentally ill and/or a child molester Can't wait for the drama lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator feelslikeadream Posted March 10, 2023 ATRL Moderator Share Posted March 10, 2023 A waste of time. We have Leaving Neverland and don't need anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TROPICUM Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 This could’ve been a true crime netflix documentary tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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