Michael Jackson Film Will get Launch Date – The Hollywood Reporter

The Michael Jackson biopic Michael has been dated for a world launch on April 18, 2025.

Lionsgate is behind the undertaking, which will probably be directed by Antoine Fuqua. Jackson‘s nephew Jaafar Jackson will play him within the movie in regards to the singer’s life. Common Photos has worldwide rights for the movie, excluding Japan.

Graham King, a seasoned hand at biopics with the Oscar-winning Queen movie Bohemian Rhapsody below his belt, is producing together with John Branca and John McClain, who’re the co-executors of the Michael Jackson property. John Logan, who penned Gladiator and The Aviator, wrote the script.

In response to Lionsgate, the movie will cowl all points of Jackson’s life, although it’s unclear how — or even when — it’ll handle the various controversies involving the late music icon, on condition that the biopic is being made at the side of his property, which has defended him towards accusations of sexually abusing youngsters. These accusations had been returned to the general public discourse because of the 2019 HBO documentary Leaving Neverland.

The official synopsis for the movie reads: “Michael will carry audiences a riveting and trustworthy portrayal of the sensible but sophisticated man who turned 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 one of the influential, trailblazing artists the world has ever recognized.” 

The Minecraft movie is at the moment the opposite main studio movie dated for April 2025. The Warner Bros. film is about to star Jason Mamoa and Jack Black.