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Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson
When you're dealing with the Jackson clan, it has to be a family romantisk händelse . Jaafar Jackson, the King of Pop's nephew, will portray the music legend, marking his first major role in a feature film. "It's uncanny how much he's like Michael," Fuqua told EW. "Sounds like him, dances like him, sings. It's really uncanny. Graham King, who is a fantastic producer, found him, and introduced him to me, and I was blown away." If you don't believe him, just take a look at the picture.
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Michael (2025 film)
Upcoming film by Antoine Fuqua
Michael is an upcoming American biographicalmusicaldrama film based on the life of the American singer, songwriter, and dancer Michael Jackson. It is directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by John Logan. Michael Jackson is portrayed by his nephew Jaafar Jackson, in his film debut. It also features Colman Domingo, Nia Long, Miles Teller, Laura Harrier, Kat Graham, Larenz Tate, and Derek Luke. Michael is scheduled for release in the United States on October 3, 2025, by Lionsgate, and by Universal Pictures internationally.
Premise
The film follows Jackson's life and career from his time with the Jackson 5 as a child in the 1960s and 1970s to his final weeks before his death in 2009.[4]
Cast
Production
Development and casting
In November 2019, Deadline reported that Graham King had secured the rights to produce a film about Michael Jackson, with John Logan responsible for writing the screenplay, but it
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‘Michael’ Cast: Who’s Who In The Michael Jackson Biopic
The Michael Jackson biopic movie Michael, being directed by Antoine Fuqua from a script by John Logan, has been ramping up on the casting front since Deadline first broke the story of the project in January 2023. The film is underway on production ahead of an April 18, 2025 release date via Lionsgate and Universal.
The film will focus on Jackson’s career highlights beginning with the days he fronted the Jackson 5 to becoming the world’s biggest star but also deal with the pedophile accusations that dogged his later years up to his death in 2009 at age 50.
Casting started at the beginning. when Fuqua and producer Graham King tapped Jackson’s nephew and Jermaine Jackson’s son Jaafar to portray Michael in the singer’s prime. Juliano Krue Valdi has been set as the young Michael.
Fuqua said he’s been “blown away” by Jaafar’s resemblance to the King of Pop,