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"Michael", a biopic about Michael Jackson, is officially happening.

kelley said:
Lol that never happened either. It's was made up by Aarons mother and sister way back in the early 2000s at a time when Aaron was estranged from both. So There's no way that they got that story from him. They made it up, sold it to the media and Aaron denied it at the time.

Fast forward years later when he's in the throes of a drug addiction and needed money he decided to claim the old tabloid story it for himself.

Same s***, different liar.
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I don't know about that story. Just for the record though. In one of his last interviews, he defended MJ during LN and wanted to punch Wade lol. Rip Aaron.

Hopefully these rumors aren't the reason for re-shoots. '93 has to be mentioned in the film. It changed almost everything.
 
No idea if this is legit info, updated from yesterday ...

"UPDATE: A rep for Lionsgate tells me nothing has changed. The film still has that October 3, 2025 slot on the release calendar."


www.worldofreel.com

‘Michael' Delayed to 2026? [Updated] — World of Reel

Some have caught wind (via Box Office Mojo ) that Antoine Fuqua’s Michael Jackson biopic has just been removed from Lionsgate’s 2025 calendar. Its intended October 3 release potentially delayed?
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also are we gonna get a two part film??
www.yahoo.com

Michael Jackson Biopic Could Be Split into 2 Movies After Reshoots

As the Michael Jackson biopic undergoes potential reshoots amidst some alleged legal issues, a new report suggests the film could perhaps be split into two films. According to a new report from Jeff Sneider’s The InSneider, the planned biopic was “an absolute dumpster fire” that underwent...
www.yahoo.com www.yahoo.com
 
And remember that the "biopic top brass" has told Taj he cant release his project until after the biopic and aftermath is over with. So it means that project will be delayed even further. It already was pushed back at least 6 months by the biopic moving dates. Like I said before, its a nightmare for Taj to plan around the biopic, Leaving Neverland 2 and the upcoming trial!
 
@mjfanatic777 said:
also are we gonna get a two part film??
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Nobody knows. LOL.

Personally, I doubt it. It would be very late in the day (after years of all that pre-production work) to decide to do it as a two-parter. Trying to split it into two at this late stage would really mess up the script and the story arc, I would think.

kelley said:
So which on is it? Because they other blog says lionsgate denied this.
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I would love a proper, official statement from Lionsgate. I posted the WorldofReel article bc it seemed to be a bit more up-to-date (imo) than the filmstories one - which just repeated stuff from the original boxofficemojo article - but who knows how accurate any of this really is? The worldofreel writer claims to have emailed someone at Lionsgate and had the response that the film is still scheduled for October 2025 but until Lionsgate speak out officially there's no way to know.

It's frustrating, for sure!

IhateTheMedia said:
Lionsgate in their official earnings call today said the movie's production is finishing
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Interesting!
 
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@mjfanatic777 said:
also are we gonna get a two part film??
www.yahoo.com

Michael Jackson Biopic Could Be Split into 2 Movies After Reshoots

As the Michael Jackson biopic undergoes potential reshoots amidst some alleged legal issues, a new report suggests the film could perhaps be split into two films. According to a new report from Jeff Sneider’s The InSneider, the planned biopic was “an absolute dumpster fire” that underwent...
www.yahoo.com www.yahoo.com
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The report goes on to mention that this came to light after the HBO documentary Leaving Neverland, specifically after a September story in the Financial Times revealed that John Branca, one of Jackson’s executors, paid out $16.5 million to the accusers in the Leaving Neverland documentary, with one deciding to seek an additional $213 million, leading to litigation from Jackson’s estate.

Wait, what? Branca paid out money to the accussers in Leaving Neverland? Robson and that other bugger were paid by the Estate???
 
zinniabooklover said:
Personally, I doubt it. It would be very late in the day (after years of all that pre-production work) to decide to do it as a two-parter. Trying to split it into two at this late stage would really mess up the script and the story arc, I would think.
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Except if it's all a marketing strategy and it was always planned to make a two-parter, but present it as a late decision.
 
Billie Jean 78 said:
The report goes on to mention that this came to light after the HBO documentary Leaving Neverland, specifically after a September story in the Financial Times revealed that John Branca, one of Jackson’s executors, paid out $16.5 million to the accusers in the Leaving Neverland documentary, with one deciding to seek an additional $213 million, leading to litigation from Jackson’s estate.

Wait, what? Branca paid out money to the accussers in Leaving Neverland? Robson and that other bugger were paid by the Estate???
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No, it's terrible journalism.
 
Billie Jean 78 said:
The report goes on to mention that this came to light after the HBO documentary Leaving Neverland, specifically after a September story in the Financial Times revealed that John Branca, one of Jackson’s executors, paid out $16.5 million to the accusers in the Leaving Neverland documentary, with one deciding to seek an additional $213 million, leading to litigation from Jackson’s estate.

Wait, what? Branca paid out money to the accussers in Leaving Neverland? Robson and that other bugger were paid by the Estate???
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That article is badly written and poorly researched. The settlement was with the Cascio’s - they had to make it public when Frank Cascio (although not named, it was most likely him based on the description) tried to break the agreement by threatening to make public their allegations if he didn’t get more money. So the estate put their side of the story out first via the Financial Times.

It seems the movie producers found out around the same time as the rest of us and six weeks later they delayed the film. It’s beyond ridiculous.
 
StellaJackson said:
That article is badly written and poorly researched. The settlement was with the Cascio’s - they had to make it public when Frank Cascio (although not named, it was most likely him based on the description) tried to break the agreement by threatening to make public their allegations if he didn’t get more money. So the estate put their side of the story out first via the Financial Times.

It seems the movie producers found out around the same time as the rest of us and six weeks later they delayed the film. It’s beyond ridiculous.
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Why would the Cascio "settlement" affect the biopic?
 
StellaJackson said:
That article is badly written and poorly researched. The settlement was with the Cascio’s - they had to make it public when Frank Cascio (although not named, it was most likely him based on the description) tried to break the agreement by threatening to make public their allegations if he didn’t get more money. So the estate put their side of the story out first via the Financial Times.

It seems the movie producers found out around the same time as the rest of us and six weeks later they delayed the film. It’s beyond ridiculous.
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Or maybe all the these articles got some part of the story wrong. Because, as I said, the math ain't mathing. So, let's wait.
 
IhateTheMedia said:
Lionsgate in their official earnings call today said the movie's production is finishing
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Your username is so appropriate lol

Where can I listen to the call?

If that's true the story about the reshoots might be a lie. How can production be finishing if they have reshoots?
 
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