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

ChanceToDance said:
I don't want to believe that the movie is going to end that early on but when Graham King says that the movie will cover MJ's entire life I honestly think that's just PR talk, there hasn't been a lot of evidence that shows otherwise. We haven't gotten one set leak from the 90's-2000's period and most of the actors who have been scaled are playing people who were around in MJ's life in the 70's-80's. So far it's all pointing out to what MP has said to be true.
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Yes, it'd be strange if the film covers the allegations and not at least show his aquittal on June 13, 2005.
Unless they're already planinng a sequel...
 
Not gonna reply to each of you but here some more thoughts based off what y'all are saying:

"Will they show the second half of his life?"
- Arguably Michael's story is the most complex and intricate from 1993-09. 3 of the biggest 5 events of his life: 93 case, 05 case, and his death happen in that time. Along with, rehab, the birth of his kids, 2 marriages, 2 studio albums, a world tour, the bridge incident --> beginning of his addictions, and the bashir doc. Unless they're hoping to make the biopic 2 movies w/ the first focusing on birth--> HWT, and the second being like his LMP-marriage --> death, we're getting it all and I'd be willing to bet that anything pre-93 will take up a grand total of 35-40 minutes.

- If I also had to guess, the 93 case will get the most screen time as it is the murkiest area of his career *to the general public* since there was a settlement and not a trial, & outside of hardcore fans, most people won't know the intricacies of that case. Compared to the 05 trial where the outcome is a straightforward 'not guilty' verdict.

"How will they fit every one of my favorite songs in the film"
- They're not gonna put full songs in the film, at best it will be a minute or two per track. the BoRhap movie had 30 songs and clocked in at 2hr 14. Rocketman had 22 songs and was barely 2 hours. I think we're gonna get adequate time for each song; with some songs such as Billie Jean, MITM, probably getting more time than others.


my own little theory:
- We're gonna get a speedrun of the 90s post civil trial, slow for a bit around invincible and his drug problem (probably get a scene recreating 30th anniversary where he's high as balls on stage) then Bashir--> trial--> not guilty--> debt/trying to make new music-->TII-->pass--> aftermath. I'd be willing to bet that they're probably gonna build up the story at the end that Michael was putting the pieces of his career back together as a triumphant comeback with TII and a new album, and then he dies without getting to share his talents with the world one last time.


OR if the film doesn't show anything after HIStory like MP says:

- HIStory/ the tour is gonna be used as a vice to show his comeback from the 93 allegations, since all things considered the album did sell fairly well. they'd probably use opening night at Prague since that had some absurd attendance like 125,000. Using one of the songs from the album we're gonna get an Elvis-style ending where a performance of SIM or probably History will be used to transition to real footage/archived footage where we'll get an ending title card referencing either his passing, the not guilty, his 3 kids, his continued dominance on the charts despite the accusations, or none of them. With the hopes that this film is successful enough to garner a sequel.
 
Beano Wild said:
im telling you, you are underestimating it. as a parent, which would you rather bring your kids to, the Michael Jackson movie or the minecraft movie?
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If they know who Michael is and like him, then michael ofc, but honestly I wouldn’t want my kids to play minecraft
 
filmandmusic said:
it is possible to have 2 very different movies perform miracles at the box office. Case in point Barbie vs Oppenheimer last year.
Minecraft will probably hit the billion box office kids+parents. Michael settles with 500 million.
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There’s no way Michael would get 500 in that scenario, this is ****** Michael Jackson, don’t forget that. One of the famous person in the world to ever live
 
threepea11 said:
There’s no way Michael would get 500 in that scenario, this is ****** Michael Jackson, don’t forget that. One of the famous person in the world to ever live
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Make no mistake 500 million would be a big success. Out of all the biopics only the Queen one will have performed better at the box office. In 3rd place comes Elvis with 300+ million.
 
Billie Jean 78 said:
Hmm, is it not realistic to expect Michael to outdo Bohemian?
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I don’t think it is. BR almost passed the billion mark which is nothing short of a miracle for a non franchise film. This only happens to the really big titles like Jurassic Park, Marvel, Avatar etc. It only happened 54 times I think in movie history.

Furthermore Queen is quite simply outperforming MJ for at least a decade now. They have the largest variety of songs played on the radio (at least in my country). They have 4 songs on Spotify with 1 billion streams. They are constantly in the top 40 most popular artists on streaming platforms (MJ follows from a distance but still top 100).

There is no way Michael with a very damaged reputation will ever come close again to Queen regarding popularity.
 
filmandmusic said:
I don’t think it is. BR almost passed the billion mark which is nothing short of a miracle for a non franchise film. This only happens to the really big titles like Jurassic Park, Marvel, Avatar etc. It only happened 54 times I think in movie history.

Furthermore Queen is quite simply outperforming MJ for at least a decade now. They have the largest variety of songs played on the radio (at least in my country). They have 4 songs on Spotify with 1 billion streams. They are constantly in the top 40 most popular artists on streaming platforms (MJ follows from a distance but still top 100).

There is no way Michael with a very damaged reputation will ever come close again to Queen regarding popularity.
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Queen's been doing well in the last decade a lot because of the biopic, for sure. Of course there is a difference, because MJ is not alive and Queen is still active. However, they definitely expect MJ's biopic to do better then Queen's. One indication of that is how much they spent on each movie:

Bohemian Rhapsody - $52 million
Michael - $150 million

Plus, remember this? https://deadline.com/2024/03/lionsgate-starz-ceo-stock-purchse-michael-jackson-biopic-1235855907/

There are many indications that they are expecting this to be the most successful biopic of all time. And it definitely can be.
 
Renan_Antonio said:
Queen's been doing well in the last decade a lot because of the biopic, for sure. Of course there is a difference, because MJ is not alive and Queen is still active. However, they definitely expect MJ's biopic to do better then Queen's. One indication of that is how much they spent on each movie:

Bohemian Rhapsody - $52 million
Michael - $150 million

Plus, remember this? https://deadline.com/2024/03/lionsgate-starz-ceo-stock-purchse-michael-jackson-biopic-1235855907/

There are many indications that they are expecting this to be the most successful biopic of all time. And it definitely can be.
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What is this, optimism? Go away with that nonsense. Let's stick to the doom and gloom please.
 
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Yeah me predicting it will make 500 million definitely sits in the category of ”doom and gloom”.
 
filmandmusic said:
Yeah me predicting it will make 500 million definitely sits in the category of ”doom and gloom”.
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You are not being wronged, just disagreed with. The rest of the world has high ambitions, if you don't wanna then just prepare to be on the island of isolation. You can swap with Hulkmaniac on weekends.
 
It’s obvious a lot of you have no clue about the box office. 500 million is a massive success for a biopic, almost unprecedented. I think a lot of you need a reality check, you’re bound to get disappointed if you think this will make a billion.
 
filmandmusic said:
It’s obvious a lot of you have no clue about the box office. 500 million is a massive success for a biopic, almost unprecedented. I think a lot of you need a reality check, you’re bound to get disappointed if you think this will make a billion.
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And it is regularly surpassed. Bohemian Rhapsody making what it made is the real shocker.

Bohemian Rhapsody grossed $216.7 million in the United States and Canada, and $694.1 million in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $910.8 million, against a production budget of about $52 million.

You really mean to tell me an MJ flick can not surpass that in other territories? In Asian countries alone, his influence is bigger. In African lands. Like, come on.
 
Mister_Jay_Tee said:
And it is regularly surpassed. Bohemian Rhapsody making what it made is the real shocker.
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I agree, it was a shock for me, especially since the film was mediocre at best.
Mister_Jay_Tee said:
Bohemian Rhapsody grossed $216.7 million in the United States and Canada, and $694.1 million in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $910.8 million, against a production budget of about $52 million.

You really mean to tell me an MJ flick can not surpass that in other territories? In Asian countries alone, his influence is bigger. In African lands. Like, come on.
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We will see, all I know is that reaching 1 billion happens rarely and if it happens it is for superhero films or IP’s so that certainly diminishes MJ’s chances.

Here is the breakdown. 14 superhero films (aimed at kids) are in the billion dollar club. 13 are animated films aimed at kids. We are halfway now. There are 5 Jurassic Park films and 5 Star Wars films among them, also arguably aimed at kids and or young adults. There are also 2 transformer films and Barbie created from super popular toylines. There is Avatar, Harry Potter and Tolkien related films
The odd one in the list is Titanic but then again it has always been a highly romanticized disaster.

Now tell me where do you see an MJ biopic fit in?
 
filmandmusic said:
I agree, it was a shock for me, especially since the film was mediocre at best.

We will see, all I know is that reaching 1 billion happens rarely and if it happens it is for superhero films or IP’s so that certainly diminishes MJ’s chances.

Here is the breakdown. 14 superhero films (aimed at kids) are in the billion dollar club. 13 are animated films aimed at kids. We are halfway now. There are 5 Jurassic Park films and 5 Star Wars films among them, also arguably aimed at kids and or young adults. There are also 2 transformer films and Barbie created from super popular toylines. There is Avatar, Harry Potter and Tolkien related films
The odd one in the list is Titanic but then again it has always been a highly romanticized disaster.

Now tell me where do you see an MJ biopic fit in?
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Gee, I dunno, where does the most famous man in history's 150 million dollar budget biopic fit in?
 
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