15 years ago, almost to the day, Michael Jackson left us. The King of Pop died on June 25, 2009 at the age of 50. To commemorate the singer, a biographical film will be released in cinemas in 2025. Here’s everything we know so far about the movie, simply called Michael.
Written by John Logan, who notably collaborated with Martin Scorsese (The Aviator, Hugo Cabret) and Sam Mendes (Skyfall, 007 Spectre), the film will be produced by Graham King, who is responsible for the successful Freddie Mercury biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody.
What will the movie say?
With a sober title MichaelDirector Antoine Fuqua says he will retrace the superstar’s journey without avoiding his dark side. The film is expected to chronicle the rise of the artist, from his beginnings with the Jackson Five to his death at the age of 50.
when is it published?
You will have to wait until 2025 to discover a biography dedicated to Michael Jackson. The movie Michael directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Jafar Jackson will be released on April 16, 2025 in France.
Who is playing in the movie?
Jafar Jackson, nephew Michael, plays the role of uncle. A photo of the actor singing on stage was released. The resemblance to Michael Jackson is striking.
Jafaar Jackson, 27, is a singer and songwriter and the son of Jermaine Jackson, who was also a member of the Jackson 5. Jafar has been singing and dancing since the age of 12 and became famous for covering songs by Sam Cooke and Marvin. Gay before releasing his own titles.
Colman Domingo will play the role of Michael Jackson’s father.
Will the movie talk about the singer’s gray areas?
Notably, allegations of pedophilia plagued the singer’s final years, until his death in 2009 at the age of 50 from cardiac arrest caused by a cocktail of sedatives. On the set of Good Morning America last August, director Antoine Fuqua promised that his film will appeal to “The good, the bad and the ugly“, or”The good the bad and the ugly.”
“To me, no artist has the power, the charisma and the pure musical genius of Michael Jackson. He was a great artist. He was human. We’re going to show the good and the bad. We’re going to tell a story. Michael based on the facts and me and Graham King, the producer of Bohemian Rhapsody, we I’ll tell you the facts we know, and it’s up to the audience to decide what they think of Michael, but we’ll describe the facts as we know them.he assured her.
Michael Jackson and cinema
The singer has been the subject of various documentaries and has also been known to receive special attention for her music videos, often mini-musical films such as Thriller directed by John Landis or Bad directed by Martin Scorsese. After his death, we were able to find the film This is it (video above), which shows behind-the-scenes footage of the tour he produced.
A new wave of biography
After Freddie Mercury, Elton John, and more recently Whitney Houston, Bob Marley, and Amy Winehouse, it’s Michael Jackson’s turn to get his own biopic. The star’s entire music catalog would also be acquired for the soundtrack of the feature film.
Other biopics will soon hit the big screen in France, most notably Mr. Aznaur starring Tahar Rahim.
Source: Allocine
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