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Guts .belly ...Don't care. But someone said what a ton are thinking.No. I had the belly button to say it.
Guts .belly ...Don't care. But someone said what a ton are thinking.No. I had the belly button to say it.
@DJs_DoodlesThis just popped up. Haven't got the energy to do loads of detective work on this so posting merely as FYI
That's one of the articles I already read.Cannes Film Festival?
Filming of new Michael Jackson biopic, A Gift from God, underway in Menton - Monaco Life
A Gift from God, the new Michael Jackson biopic by Monaco-based filmmaker Liana Marabini, will be delving into the lesser known spiritual side of the King of Pop.monacolife.net
Dang it!That's one of the articles I already read.
We're not getting anywhere with this thing.It pains me that there is so little information about this, especially for a Michael Jacskon related film. This needs more traction.
If it's gonna be at Cannes it's for real. [...]
Is that racism?Aside from the strange belly button moment....you've lost me at the Italian American playing a black man from Gary, Indiana
Are we about to get spaghetti loving MJ? Capisce!!
Oh pleaseeee this film already has a white man playing a black man.Is that racism?
OMG! We finally got a trailer!Oh pleaseeee this film already has a white man playing a black man.
Anyway.....here's the trailer,
He's got the same skinny body as MJ which looks authentic but it's a hard pass from me.
Cringe asfOh pleaseeee this film already has a white man playing a black man.
Anyway.....here's the trailer,
He's got the same skinny body as MJ which looks authentic but it's a hard pass from me.
Wow. Consigli's belly button has really had that much of an impact on y'all, hasn't it?I wish to clear the question of the button belly. It s part of a long list of supernatural things, coincidences and events that happened during the shooting. We all had the feeling that Michael was there guiding us. Things that seemed impossible became possible, the coincidences were common things, among them this one.
Oh pleaseeee this film already has a white man playing a black man.
Anyway.....here's the trailer,
He's got the same skinny body as MJ which looks authentic but it's a hard pass from me.
Dang it!
We're not getting anywhere with this thing.
The paucity of info re the film company, the project itself, the woman apparently driving it - just makes me feel more and more suspicious.
Might as well go back to making jokes about belly buttons,lol.
I find it very interesting and I will see it.Dang it!
We're not getting anywhere with this thing.
The paucity of info re the film company, the project itself, the woman apparently driving it - just makes me feel more and more suspicious.
Might as well go back to making jokes about belly buttons,lol.
In your dreams.The actor is very much alike and is not Adrian McManus.
Also, I'm not the only one who is not expecting much of this film. So far, most of the reactions to the trailer here are not positive. Hell, even before the trailer came out, not many of us expected much.Why are you so polemic DJs Doodles? It looks like personal. Is that the case?
Hopefully, this is true. But honestly, even if the actor is black or a person of color, I'm still not a fan of the makeup.By the way, the actor is not white.
That's great. But for me, I'm still not interested. Sorry. I'm preferring to focus my attention on the biopic coming out next year.Maybe what they have to say is interesting. Personally, I prefer to see first the film and then I'll say what I think. I like the trailer.
Hopefully, this is true. But honestly, even if the actor is black or a person of color, I'm still not a fan of the makeup.
The "whitening" makeup looks too gray and not like a natural pale skin color at all (talking specifically about the clips at 0:21, 0:52, and 1:22). The lipstick used on Consigli also feels a little too red in some parts. Especially at 0:44. His hair also appears shorter in that specific clip, which makes me think he's portraying Michael in the Thriller era or even the Off the Wall era. And for that, the lip color just doesn't match.
I've spent a lot of time studying and analyzing Michael's appearance in terms of my art and storyboards for my own personal projects, which is why I feel so strongly about how an actor portraying Michael is also going to look. If they are looking to capture Michael's spirit and make the audience believe in their role, achieving accuracy in their mannerisms and appearance is very important. If an actor portrays Michael's personality well, but only vaguely looks like him, it's hard for the audience to take the role seriously. Same thing for if an actor looks so much like Michael, but sucks at portraying his personality. There needs to be some kind of balance in a way, especially for such a serious project.
EDIT: I'm also aware that this task is not easy to do. It took me years before I could be able to draw Michael's face accurately and even be able to show traces of him in my own makeup routine (A lot of the time, my own sense of fashion is inspired by Michael, although I am not imitating him per se). But that's why we have to try harder! Practice makes perfect.
That's great. But for me, I'm still not interested. Sorry. I'm preferring to focus my attention on the biopic coming out next year.
Nghhh....If it's gonna be at Cannes it's for real. At this point, just put a pin in it. And be glad it's not Leaving Neverland 2, like always.
There's no way a movie like this is on the Cannes Film Festival's official selection.Oh pleaseeee this film already has a white man playing a black man.
Anyway.....here's the trailer,
He's got the same skinny body as MJ which looks authentic but it's a hard pass from me.
Brilliant@Hulkamaniac This is the only Michael Jackson content I'd allow you to access if I had my way. It's what you deserve.
I was gonna say this, but I didn't wanna offend the team behind the movie (they're here in this thread).There's no way a movie like this is on the Cannes Film Festival's official selection.
Maybe it's in a little amateur film festival that happens to be in Cannes but not the real one, this looks way too amateurish to be taken seriously by critics.
Don’t you think they have still more merit? It is easy to make a film with a lot of money, but difficult when your budget is small. Obviously the love of this producer for Michael was bigger than his budget. I think it is a merit. Remaining in the theme, remember this passage from the Bible:
"Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.
Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on". (Mark 12:41-44).
Apart from the fact that looking at the trailer it doesn't seem like such a low budget to me. And the actor seems excellent.
I was gonna say this, but I didn't wanna offend the team behind the movie (they're here in this thread).
I mean, either Cannes has seriously lowered its standards or something's off. It just feels kinda unreal for such a rookie project to get Cannes' attention.