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Michael is an upcoming biographical musical drama film focusing on the life of Michael Jackson, starring the artist's nephew, Jaafar. It's distributed by Lionsgate, directed by Antoine Fuqua and produced by Graham King. The film is being made with the co-operation of the Michael Jackson Estate and distributed by Universal. Michael is currently in post-production and set to release on October 3, 2025.[2][1]
Synopsis
“ | ‘Michael’ will bring audiences a riveting and honest portrayal of the brilliant yet complicated man who became the King of Pop. The film presents his triumphs and tragedies on an epic, cinematic scale — from his human side and personal struggles to his undeniable creative genius, exemplified by his most iconic performances. As never before, audiences will experience an inside look into one of the most influential, trailblazing artists the world has ever known. | ” |
–Official synopsis[1] |
Cast
- Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson
- Juliano Krue Valdi as Young Michael Jackson
- Colman Domingo as Joe Jackson
- Nia Long as Katherine Jackson
- Miles Teller as John Branca
- Jamar R. Henderson as Jermaine Jackson
- Jayden Harville as Young Jermaine Jackson
- Tre Horton as Marlon Jackson
- Jaylen Lyndon Hunter as Young Marlon Jackson
- Rhyan Hill as Tito Jackson
- Judah Edwards as Young Tito Jackson
- Joseph DavidasJones as Jackie Jackson
- Nathaniel Logan Mcintyre as Young Jackie Jackson
- Laura Harrier as Suzanne de Passe
- Kat Graham as Diana Ross
- Larenz Tate as Berry Gordy
- Jessica Sula as La Toya Jackson
- Liv Symone as Gladys Knight
- Kendrick Sampson as Quincy Jones
- KeiLyn Durrel Jones as Bill Bray
- Kevin Shinick as Dick Clark
- Allan Wayne Anderson as Andy Warhol
- Jason Pfister as Halston
- Katie Kay as "Concert Goer"
- Reid McConville as Prince Michael Jackson
- Peyton Riley McConville as Paris Jackson
- Derek Luke as Johnnie Cochran
- George Hammonds III as Young Taj Jackson
- Amari Deity as "Studio Celebrity"
- Joey Barbella as John Gotti
- Evan Shafran as "Santa Barbara Sergant"
- Monique Lindsey as "Yetnikoff's Assistant"
- Darrell Silver Hughes as Kevin Dorsey
- Emily Zapotocny as Sheryl Crow
- Cedric Lewis Stephens as Darryl Phinnessee
- Frescia Belmar as Jennifer Batten
- Dennis Boyd as Dorian Holley
- Johnny Rossa as Brad Buxer
- David Michael Lewin as Bruce Swedien
- Richard Follin as Rory Kaplan
- Danielle Fiers as Motown 25 Audience member
Crew
- Ninurta Elam - Jaafar Jackson's stunt double
- Antoine Fuqua - Director
- John Logan - Writer
- Graham King, John Branca, John McClain - Producers
- David B. Householter - Executive producer
- Dion Beebe - Cinematographer
- Barbara Ling - Production designer
- Marci Rodgers - Costume designer
- Victoria Thomas, Kimberly Hardin - Casting directors
- Bill Corso - Makeup artist
- John Warhurst - Sound and music supervisor
- Carla Farmer - Hair stylist
- Louis Morin - VFS supervisor
- Rich + Tone - Choreographers
- Harvey Manson Jr. - Music executive producer
Production
Development
Deadline shared the first reports in November 2019. It was announced to be produced by Graham King, who previously helped with making the Queen biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody.[3] In December 2021, new pictures of the Neverland Ranch emerged from Daily Mail, showing the place "back into a fairytale 'children's paradise'". Many fans have been speculating, that the ranch was restored for the purpose of filming scenes for Michael.[4] Two months later, on February 7, 2022 new reports would pop up, sharing that the title is Michael, Lionsgate is distributing the movie and the co-executors of the Michael Jackson Estate would help co-produce it.[5] On January 18, 2023, it was officially announced the movie would be directed by Antoine Fuqua. It was mentioned filming will start sometime in the same year.[6] Few days later, Jaafar Jackson (Michael's nephew) was announced to take on the lead role.[7]
“ | I’m humbled and honored to bring my Uncle Michael’s story to life. To all the fans all over the world, I’ll see you soon. | ” |
–Jaafar Jackson through his social media, January 30, 2023[8] |
Due to the SAG-AFTRA strike between July 14 and November 9, the production couldn’t continue for a while.
On August 30, Jackson's son, Prince discussed the movie during an episode of the Hotboxin' with Mike Tyson podcast.
“ | I spent a lot of time speaking with Graham about the man that I knew as my father, which is not "the King of Pop", it was not "the Michael Jackson", it was "daddy" to me. And he went and he met with all these other people from my family members, his brothers, my uncles, to people who toured with him, traveled with him, worked for him, and after I read the first draft of the script I called him, 'cause I was crying afterwards, and I told him that he had the most authentic picture of my father. [...] It kind of was like a light bulb for me in a sense, that it put into effect, how the man that I knew was the way he was, because of his whole life story. And so it was nothing like "Billie Jean", Motown 25, doing the Moonwalk for the first time. Everybody knows that story, I was told that story, I've seen the video. But when you have the A to B to C to D and then you get to the end of the movie, it's "that was my dad and that's exactly who he is." | ” |
–Prince Jackson on the biopic, "Prince Jackson, Philantrophist and Producer | Hotboxin' with Mike Tyson"[9] |
On August 31, Antoine Fuqua revealed his approach to the movie to Entertainment Weekly, stating it would discuss both Michael's positives and flaws.
“ | Just to tell the facts as we know it, about the artist, about the man, about the human being. You know, the good, bad, and the ugly. | ” |
–Antoine Fuqua, Entertainment Weekly, "Jaafar Jackson's resemblance to uncle Michael Jackson is 'uncanny' in biopic, director says", August 31, 2023[10] |
On October 3 it has been announced that the movie will be distributed internationally by Universal.[11]
On October 12 Prince attended the MJ Live tribute concert in Las Vegas. As sources stated, he confirmed the team behind the film has been looking over unreleased music to include in the film, and likely on its soundtrack.[12]
On November 9, Lionsgate Entertainment had a conference call regarding their Q2 2024 Earnings. There, they discussed the Michael biopic as starting to be filmed in January. Crew and staff were also confirmed, including Robert Richardson (cinematography), Kimberly Hardin and Victoria Thomas (casting), Barbara Ling (production design) and Pasquale Antonelli and Wesley Barker (visual effects). A transcript of this call was released on November 20.[13]
On November 29, footage of Jaafar rehearsing for Michael leaked online. It took place on November 27 at the set in Los Angeles. The video featured a mirrored video of him dancing and lip-syncing to "Man in the Mirror".[14]
On January 12, 2024, Variety revealed Michael will officially begin its production on January 22, and that the initial release date is set for April 18, 2025.[1] On January 19 Jaafar and the @michaeljackson account posted on Instagram and X, confirming the reports.[15][16] The same day, Variety revealed Juliano Krue Valdi was cast as "Young Michael", portraying Jackson during the Motown days.
“ | This opportunity is really important to me because Michael Jackson is the King of Pop, and he is very special in my heart. I’ve been dancing to his songs for five years now. He makes me feel really special and makes me feel good about myself. I love the energy of Michael Jackson. | ” |
–Valdi on portraying the King of Pop[17] |
Casting & filming
On January 22, the production finally began.[18] Three days later, it was revealed Colman Domingo would play the role of Joe Jackson.
“ | I’m excited to be a part of a film that explores both the complicated soul of the legendary Michael Jackson as well as his impact on music and culture as a global icon. Not only am I fortunate to have a rich, complex and flawed character to portray in Joe Jackson, but I also have a front row seat for Jaafar’s incredible transformation. After seeing him in rehearsal, my mind was blown. There is something divine about the way that Jaafar is channeling his late uncle. His talent and embodiment of Michael’s essence is simply on another level. | ” |
–Domingo on playing the role[19] |
On January 23, Rich+Tone (reported choreographers for the film) posted an Instagram story, where fans could hear a live version of the intro to "This Place Hotel". The recording suggests that the audio is reused from the Triumph Tour, which is likely for the rest of performances included in the film.
On January 30, Nia Long was announced to portray Michael's mother, Katherine Jackson.[20]
On February 1, Miles Teller was reported to be in talks to play one of Michael Jackson's lawyers in the film, although without specifying who exactly.[21] On February 6, it was confirmed Teller will officially play the role of John Branca.
“ | Miles is a compelling screen presence, whom I’ve admired since watching him in Whiplash. He’s the perfect actor to capture John’s enigmatic persona. From our earliest development conversations, it was clear the emotional connection that John still has to Michael. He graciously allowed us to use him as a character in the film and I’m thrilled that it’s Miles who will portray a relationship that extended over 3 decades, through Michael’s greatest triumphs and most difficult days. | ” |
On February 8, first photos from the set had emerged. These showed Domingo and Long as Joe and Katherine respectively, as well as the yet unannounced cast members portraying the Jackson 5.
On February 13, a new picture of Jaafar as Michael was revealed by the official Michael Jackson social media. It shows Jackson portraying his uncle during a live show, seemingly the 1992 Bucharest show of the Dangerous World Tour.[23] Cliff Stephenson announced on his Instagram that their will be a documentary about the making of the film.[24]
On February 14, a new video was shared by @kary_viche on Twitter, showing the filming of Michael at the Biltmore in Asheville, North Carolina. The clip features seemingly a crowd of fans surrounding Jackson, as one of them even holds up an Off the Wall vinyl.[25][26] On the same day, a new picture from the set was shared online. It featured a building in Los Angeles on Magnolia Blvd. renovated as a 1979 Tower Records store.[27] Meanwhile, on Jaafar's streaming profiles a new song, titled "Rebirth of Michael" appeared. Since its release, the recording has been speculated to be one of the songs accompanying the film.[28] However, it was removed shortly after, as it turned out to be an unofficial release of an old demo, and had nothing to do with Michael.[29][30]
On February 15, Siedah Garrett posted on her X account a photo from behind-the-scenes of Michael. However, the post was deleted shortly after, and it is assumed she wasn't supposed to share the image.[31] The picture included Garrett sitting in front of a bunch of screens, which reveal more of the Dangerous World Tour-based footage from the upcoming film. Jaafar can be seen with finger tapes, just as Michael wore them. Many fans pointed out, that this could be a "Man in the Mirror" performance.[32] On the same day, justjared.com shared even more images, showcasing more of Jaafar portraying his uncle in a white shirt and a tie, alongside Nia Long as Katherine.[33] One more picture of Jaafar was shared online, although the source is unknown. The filming place was confirmed by TMZ to be the Encino neighborhood.[34] The scene is speculated to show Jehovah's Witnesses' door-to-door ministry.
On February 16, Daily Mail shared more images from the day prior, featuring Nia Long as Katherine and Jaafar as Michael from a different perspective, walking away from a different house than shown on the photos from day prior, and later hugging.[35]
On the same day, Prince Jackson's Heal Los Angeles Foundation stated, that on February 21 they will reveal "an exciting announcement about the biopic", mentioning that it's a "once-in-a-lifetime experience".[36] The announcement was postponed to February 26, as they explained "we're enhancing the experience".[37]
On February 17, new photos from the Tower Records set were revealed, showcasing Jaafar as his uncle during Off the Wall days.[34]
On February 18, it was confirmed by Collider that footage of the film will be showcased at the CinemaCon on April 10.[38]
On February 20, the title was registered with US Copyright Office. The registration confirmed, that the filming is scheduled to finish on May 14.[18]
On February 23, actress Laura Harrier was seen at the set, although without a then-specified role.[39]
On February 24, Colman Domingo confirmed to Entertainment Tonight, that the crew behind the movie is done shooting the Victory Tour and a performance of "Man in the Mirror".[40]
On February 26, the Heal Los Angeles Foundation finally announced they will be auctioning a walk-on tole for the Michael biopic. The bid is currently set to finish on March 11, 2024 and the profits will go to the charity.[41][42]
On February 27, the casting for the Jacksons got announced, including their younger as well as older versions. Jamal R. Henderson got casted as Jermaine, Tre Horton as Marlon, Rhyan Hill as Tito, Joseph David-Jones as Jackie, Jayden Harville as young Jermaine, Jaylen Lyndon Hunter as young Marlon, Judah Edwards as young Tito and Nathaniel Logan Mcintyre as young Jackie.[43]
On March 2, Laura Harrier was yet again seen at the set.[44] On March 6 she got announced to portray a music executive - Suzanne de Passe.[45]
On March 10 and 12, supposed "new" photos were leaked of Jaafar as Michael in his later years by Twitter user, @jjj4master, but were soon deleted. As it later turned out, these were made using AI.[46][47][48] On March 12, an article by Deadline was also released, revealing how Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer recently visited the set of Michael. He stated "This thing is going to be incredible."[49]
On March 12, 2024, Chris Tucker was seen on the set and took a photo with Siedah Garrett.[50]
On March 13, 2024 Humberto Gatica was announced to be working on the music for the film. He previously worked as one of Michael's sound engineers on Thriller and Bad.[51]
On March 15, 2024 a new images of actual Jaafar on the set were leaked. These showed him in a Bad era bomber jacket and an Off the Wall era hairstyle. He can be seen alongside an unknown actor portraying Bill Bray. Prince Jackson and John Branca were also seen on the set.
On March 22, 2024 a retro, 1980s-styled Toys R Us based set was built, meant for the movie according to those who went to see the place.[52] It was also revealed, that the crew behind the movie would film at Hayvenhurst on March 25.[53]
On March 25, Kat Graham and Larenz Tate were announced to portray Diana Ross and Berry Gordy respectively. Other cast members have been announced such as Jessica Sula to portray the role of Michael's sister La Toya, Kendrick Sampson as Quincy Jones, KeilLyn Durrel Jones as Bill Bray, Liv Symone as singer Gladys Knight and Kevin Shinick as American Bandstand host Dick Clark.[54][55]
0n March 26, photos more production photos were released via MJVibe.com [56]
On March 27, Judah Edwards shared a picture of him and the rest of the young Jackson 5 actors with rapper Common.
On March 30, the Neverland Ranch got remodeled and the amusement rides have been reinstalled for the film. The filming is scheduled to happen on April 15th.
On April 1, Allan Wayne Anderson was rumored to play famed artist Andy Warhol by IMDb, Studio 54 has yet to confirm.
On April 2, it was announced that Jason Pfister was cast as fashion designer, Halston. Actress Katie Kay was later confirmed to be apart of the film with no confirmed role yet.
On April 10, footage of the movie was finally shown at CinemaCon 2024. The trailer closed out Lionsgate's presentation, and showed numerous parts of Michael's life. Graham King stated "There are biopics, and then there's Michael Jackson." The co-owner of DiscussingFilm shared exact details of what was shown in the trailer.[57]
“ | [...] The footage covers all of the iconic eras from Jackson’s career, starting with his humble beginnings in The Jackson 5 with the hit song ‘ABC’ playing in the background. We then see a montage that goes from the Jackson 5 performing on television to Michael Jackson in his ‘Thriller’ era. We see Michael’s iconic white socks and black shoes as he’s dancing while singing ‘Bad’. Fans will be excited to know Jaafar Jackson sounds just like his uncle, nailing all the vocal cadences, when delivering dialogue. Michael Jackson is then shown, in the late stages of his career after one of his accidents, with visible pale skin, long curly hair, a black fedora, face mask, and sunglasses getting flanked by security. He’s walking towards a car while a crazy crowd of rabid fans and paparazzi scream to get a photo, with some people even jumping on his car to get a glimpse at him. Cut back to his youth when Michael’s mom tells him, as she’s wiping a tear off his face, “You were never like everyone else.” We then get a close-up of Michael’s fingers snapping, performing ‘Man in the Mirror’ to a massive concert crowd. We also get quick shots of a young Michael signing thriller records with his short hair and iconic red jacket. Then there’s a glimpse of Michael with his face wrapped up in gauze on a stretcher being led into a hospital — assuming this is the big Pepsi commercial incident. The trailer directly confirms that this biopic will address “the controversy” of Jackson’s career. The next image is of Michael on a balcony, which could be the baby dangling incident. There’s a quick shot of Michael sitting at a piano and taking a pill. We see quick glimpses of Nia Long and Coleman Domingo as Michael’s parents in his youth. The trailer ends with a shot of Michael in the white shirt/black pants combo performing in front of hundreds of fans. Jaafar Jackson nails all of the dancing in the footage shown and is seen in various layers of makeup as the film traverses the different stages of Michael’s life. | ” |
–Andrew J. Salazar, "CinemaCon 2024: Every New Lionsgate Announcement"[58] |
A YouTube user described further details concerning the trailer. He stated it will most likely not be the actual trailer released to the public, as it was marked as "In Development". The teaser begins with the Dangerous World Tour, and Jaafar (as Michael) can be heard saying "It's my music that makes me alive". It proceeds to show bits of Jackson's childhood, and follows it with "There might be some people who think you're different and that's going to make life a little harder for you, but you never were like anyone else". It then shows Jaafar in a car, and follows it with a shot of Michael battling drug addiction while also showing him compose a song. The film's logo is mentioned to be silver, and made with the Thriller font. After the teaser, Graham King stated the movie will also show bits of Michael rehearsing for This Is It.[59]
On April 12th, siblings Reid McConville and Peyton Riley McConville were cast as Prince Jackson and Paris Jackson respectively.[60]
On April 13, a TikTok user began livestreaming the filming of one of the scenes featuring Jaafar and Kat Graham.[61]
On April 14, Ninurta Elam was announced to be Jaafar's stunt double through IMDB.[62][63]
On April 15, filming at Neverland Ranch began. Photos of the set were later leaked, showing police raiding the place, likely showing the 1993 raid. On April 23, it was announced that Derek Luke has been cast as famed attorney Johnnie Cochran, who represent Jackson during the 1993 allegation case that was settled out of court.[64]
On April 24, George Hammonds III was cast to play the role of young Taj Jackson according to IMDb.[65]
On April 28, Amari Deity was announced as "Studio Celebrity" through the IMDB page for the film.[66]
On April 30, filming at Neverland Ranch wrapped up.[67]
On May 4, filming began in Downtown Los Angeles, photos and videos were leaked of Jaafar at the AT&T Centre in Los Angeles on the top of a limousine wearing a replica outfit of the one Michael wore during the Victory Tour Press conference in 1983 at Tavern on the Green in New York City.[68]
One May 7, Joey Barbella was cast as mafia boss John Gotti.
On May 9, Evan Shafran was cast as "Santa Barbara Sergaent"
On May 15, Mike Ambrose released an image of the lighting technician's monitor of the Stage lights for what many believe is set up for a scene involving the victory tour, due to the map on screen matching the lighting set up.[69]
On May 24, Instagram user @venice5150, released behind the scenes footage of the film recreating the "Thriller" dance sequence, as shown vaguely by dancers in the background, the song's instrumental's playing and reports stating that it was the actual street location where the original was shot.[70][71] Other leaked photos were later released of Jaafar in the normal attire and zombie makeup.[72][73][74] A video of Jackson recreating the short film leaked a few days later.
On May 30, Dwight O. Campbell (the film's camera operator), posted on Instagram story, that it is the "day 91 of 91", with the "Earth Song" audio, implying this is the last day of filming the biopic.[75] Jermaine's actor Jamal R. Henderson posted a similar post on his Instagram.[76]
Post-production
On May 31, Michael Prince mentioned on his X account, that the film's plot "goes up to and ends before History Tour and album"[77], though it is yet to be confirmed.
On June 6, reports came out of Lionsgate stating the biopic may be their biggest movie yet.[78]
On June 14, mjbeats.com.br released an article detailing a scene from the movie, where Jaafar is shown portraying his uncle, "taking the time to admire the beauty of heaven and express gratitude for the little things of everyday life. Meanwhile, other people observe him as if he were an (alien), someone who has never experienced such ordinary moments."[79]
On June 18, a five-minute long making of the Thriller scene was revealed during CineEurope in Barcelona. According to Deadline, "positively wowed the audience". Afterwards, the same footage from CinemaCon was shown. Graham King also mentioned, that "director Antoine Fuqua is currently in L.A. editing".[80]
On June 20, Andy Signore & Jenny Winings of the Popcorned Planet YouTube channel, explored the set of the film and later discussed information about the film on their YouTube channel including the possible use of CGI for Jaafar, the video has since be privatized.
On June 21, Grammy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. was revealed through IMDb to serve as music executive producer.
On June 23, first re-shoots took place, and filming of a new scene, introducing a new location - downtown Santa Paula, California.[81][82] For the filming, rain and artificial snow were used, and according to those present at the set, "everything seemed very quiet".
On July 9, Darrell Hughes was announced to portray Kevin Dorsey in the film.[83]
On July 10, Emily Zapotocny was announced to portray Sheryl Crow. and Cedric Lewis Stephens was cast as singer-songwriter and Darryl Phinnessee. [84][85]
On July 13, 2024, musician Frescia Belmar was casted to play guitarist Jennifer Batten, Dennis Boyd was casted as background singer Dorian Holley and Johnny Rossa was casted as keyboard player Brad Buxer.[86]
On July 18, Michael was announced to be distributed by Kino Films in Japan. The same day Peyton McConville and her brother Reid McConville have been removed from the IMBD cast list, it is unsure as to why they were removed from the listing.[87][88]
On July 22, it was announced that David Michael Lewin was cast as Bruce Swedien.
On August 4, it was announced that Richard Follin was cast as keyboardists, Rory Kaplan.
On October 15, John Campea who saw an early draft of the movie's trailer, revealed it could be up to 3 hours long as a whole. He also mentioned it had an "Oscar feel to it", and a lot of Jackson's songs were featured.[89]
On October 29, Press release from the MJ Biopic in China was revealed, Universal Pictures says it will get a huge marketing campaign with unprecedented promotion and investments as they expect a multi-billion dollar box office. The studio says it is confident that Michael, produced for $155 million, will surpass the $1 billion mark. The press describes MJ as the biggest foreign star in Chinese history[90]
On November 5, the film would be delayed to October 3, 2025. It's unconfirmed as to what caused the delay.[91]
Gallery
Promotional images
Behind the scenes
Trivia
- Michael will be the first theatrical biopic about Michael Jackson.
- It isn't the first biopic about him however, as a couple other televised movies came out before: Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story (2004) and Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland (2017). The former was heavily criticized by the general public and the artist himself, while the latter was received much better, although still didn't gain the most positive reviews. It is also worth mentioning a half documentary half biopic came out as well, Michael Jackson: Man in the Mirror (2017), and in 1992 a show regarding the history of The Jacksons came out, The Jacksons: An American Dream.
- Michael is the first and only biographical movie about the singer, where the Jackson family members helped with creating it.
- It is rumored, that over 30 songs are set to appear in the film.
- Another rumor states, that the film's runtime will be over 3 hours, as the research for it lasted for 7 years and it'd only make sense if the movie delves into every detail of Michael's life.
- During his lifetime, Jackson was very against having a white actor to portray him in biopics, commercials etc.[92]
External links
- @michaelmovie on Instagram
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- ↑ https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/michael-jackson-biopic-jackson-5-casting-actors-photo-1235616904/
- ↑ https://www.hawtcelebs.com/laura-harrier-on-the-set-of-michael-jackson-biopic-movie-michael-in-los-angeles-03-02-2024/#google_vignette
- ↑ https://variety.com/2024/film/news/michael-jackson-biopic-laura-harrier-suzanne-de-passe-1235932899/
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/MichaelTheMovie/comments/1bbrktv/_/
- ↑ https://x.com/Nlnkbyle123/status/1767447965906477241?s=20
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fall-the-recent-michael-biopic-leak-images-were-fake-v0-tcl2sjrb3doc1.png%3Fwidth%3D325%26format%3Dpng%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D119fb30be1ac21565abbc1635a76139477eb872f
- ↑ https://deadline.com/2024/03/lionsgate-starz-ceo-stock-purchse-michael-jackson-biopic-1235855907/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/SIEDAHGARRETT/status/1767629836183638048
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/C4btXvYR8Ra/
- ↑ https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGe5h7cQL/
- ↑ File:MichaelBiopicFilmingMarch222024.webp
- ↑ https://variety.com/2024/film/news/michael-jackson-biopic-kat-graham-diana-ross-larenz-tate-berry-gordy-1235951141/
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/MichaelTheMovie/comments/1bo8bk2/kevin_shinick_announcing_his_role_as_dick_clark/
- ↑ https://www.mjvibe.com/production-continues-for-michael/
- ↑ https://www.mjvibe.com/michael-trailer-debuts-at-cinemacon/
- ↑ https://discussingfilm.net/2024/04/10/cinemacon-2024-every-new-lionsgate-announcement-exclusive-footage-descriptions/#:~:text=you%20already%20have.%E2%80%9D-,Michael,makeup%20as%20the%20film%20traverses%20the%20different%20stages%20of%20Michael%E2%80%99s%20life.,-Borderlands
- ↑ https://youtu.be/yLbVh3-RDqk
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/MichaelTheMovie/comments/1c2mhu3/peyton_mcconville_and_her_brother_reid_mcconville/
- ↑ File:Michael Biopic Filming April 13 2024.mp4
- ↑ https://x.com/francisco_bltrn/status/1779369577891410297
- ↑ https://www.mjvibe.com/ninurta-elam-is-michael-jackson-stunt-in-the-biopic/
- ↑ https://www.mjvibe.com/andy-warhol-johnnie-cochran-cast-for-the-biopic/
- ↑ https://www.mjvibe.com/taj-jackson-will-be-represented-in-the-biopic/
- ↑ https://x.com/iamveronica777/status/1784591355886604675
- ↑ https://twitter.com/francisco_bltrn/status/1785534659134202354
- ↑ https://www.mjvibe.com/jaafar-jackson-channels-michael-jackson-in-new-photos-from-the-biopic/
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/MichaelTheMovie/comments/1ct0dpu/an_image_released_by_mike_ambrose_the/
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/MichaelTheMovie/comments/1czjp3q/the_thriller_music_video_being_filmed_for_the/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/MichaelTheMovie/comments/1czkk5v/another_video_of_the_thriller_music_video_being/
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/MichaelTheMovie/comments/1czxtov/leaked_set_photos_of_jaafar_in_thriller_music/
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/MichaelTheMovie/comments/1d19rx8/new_jaafar_thriller_mv_leaks/
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/MichaelTheMovie/comments/1d1fy0j/new_leaksssssss/
- ↑ File:Dwightcampbelligstorymay302024.png
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/C7mo1hmv3qa/?hl=en
- ↑ https://x.com/MichaelPrinceMD/status/1796637212794359917
- ↑ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/lionsgate-distribution-film-tv-studio-1235916390/
- ↑ https://mjbeats.com.br/2024/06/michael-roteiro-revela-detalhes-emocionantes-da-cinebiografia-do-rei-do-pop/
- ↑ https://deadline.com/2024/06/universal-michael-jackson-thriller-wicked-cineeurope-1235976801/
- ↑ https://x.com/AlyssaArel87705/status/1805954844517454166
- ↑ https://twitter.com/onbeltran/status/1806130749562822987?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1806130749562822987%7Ctwgr%5E7d8a6a3a0b75df18332b5e80d9a7ce68e802b828%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mjjcommunity.com%2Fthreads%2Fmichael-a-biopic-about-michael-jackson-is-officially-happening.200390%2Fpage-138
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9N7TDhybuG/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/MichaelTheMovie/comments/1dzw2y5/emily_zapotocny_is_playing_sheryl_crow/
- ↑ https://www.mjvibe.com/more-characters-revealed-for-the-official-michael-jackson-biopic/
- ↑ https://www.mjvibe.com/jennifer-batten-and-dorian-holley-also-represented-in-the-biopic/
- ↑ https://deadline.com/2024/07/michael-jackson-biopic-japan-release-kino-film-1236014043/amp/
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/MichaelTheMovie/comments/1e6tm10/peyton_mcconville_and_her_brother_reid_mcconville/
- ↑ https://x.com/mjinnocentuk/status/1846200473881399376?s=61
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