Introduced final 12 months, Michael Jackson is getting the film biopic remedy after the likes of Freddie Mercury’s Bohemian Rhapsody, Elton John’s Rocketman and Elvis Presley’s Elvis stormed the field workplace.
Manufacturing on the movie, which is just titled “Michael”, is about to start on January 22 with the late King of Pop’s nephew Jaafar Jackson within the title function.
Directed by Antoine Fuqua, the film is produced by Bohemian Rhapsody’s Graham King and penned by John Logan.
Distributed by Lionsgate domestically and Common internationally, the Michael Jackson biopic hits cinemas on April 18, 2025.
The movie may even be produced by John Branca and John McClain, the co-executors of Jackson’s property, which may affect the depiction of the numerous baby sexual abuse allegations introduced in opposition to Jackson throughout his life and after his dying.
Jackson, who died aged 50 in 2009, all the time denied allegations of kid sexual abuse and was discovered harmless of kid molestation when placed on trial in 2003.
The movie’s official synopsis reads: “Michael will deliver audiences a riveting and sincere portrayal of the good but sophisticated man who grew to become the King of Pop. The movie presents his triumphs and tragedies on an epic, cinematic scale — from his human facet and private struggles to his simple artistic genius, exemplified by his most iconic performances. As by no means earlier than, audiences will expertise an inside look into some of the influential, trailblazing artists the world has ever identified.”