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

[wonderouzmj]

𝐈 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠... 𝐀𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠

 

[Billie Jean 78]

Create 7 slightly different tv spots advertising the movie, closing with the tagline "See the life story of the man who brought you: The Dangerous Album in 1991!"

That would be an awesome idea!!!

Regarding the soundtrack. It would be nice to have a couple deep cuts at least. As for unreleased songs, I’d be totally fine with non in the film itself, but id want some to be on the soundtrack as bonus tracks.

I think they should include a new song provided they have one that was fully finished or at least finished to a satisfactory level. This movie will be a one off oportunity as far as exposure is concerned.

 

[beltrano]

duet MJ and the weekend !!


throwing your life away or Chicago 1945!!!

 

[alikayjon]

Yes, I agree, 2 hours doesn't cut it, but it will be interesting, to say the least. I recently read J. Randy Taraborrelli's (no hate please- I can read with an open mind and my own opinions held strong or I wouldn't read) book that was hundreds of pages long, and I finished it, like yes... AND?? I still had a million questions like what about this, or how about when that happened...?! I just don't think we'll ever get enough.

 

[IhateTheMedia]

the "Michael has been dead for 15 years" era.

there are no more eras, i dont see people labelling the elvis movie an era or the whitney movie an era.

The difference is nobody cares about Elvis, whereas Michael is trending every other second of the day on social media. So he might as well not even be dead given how much people keep talking about him

 

[zinniabooklover]

The difference is nobody cares about Elvis, [...]

I don't pay attention to Elvis online so I have no idea if his fans are busy on social media. That said, I was just reading something about Elvis recently - apparently there are still approx 400 active Elvis fan clubs plus approx 50,000 Elvis impersonators around the world. There's even something called the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest held in Memphis.

So I guess someone still cares about him!

 

[Blues_Away2023]

The difference is nobody cares about Elvis, whereas Michael is trending every other second of the day on social media. So he might as well not even be dead given how much people keep talking about him

Do you say these things just to be provocative?

If nobody cares about Elvis, how come Graceland is still a massive tourist attraction?

There are so many Elvis tribute artists , competitions, arena shows and Elvis festivals that still take place.

You make this type of statement and then in the other thread speak about the fact you hate Quincy. Seems very bitter to anyone who is not Michael.

 

[michaelsson]

Film pushed back until October of 2025. 11 months now to go lol

 

[zinniabooklover]

Michael Jackson Biopic Just Moonwalked Its Release Date Back Several Months

Antoine Fuqua's upcoming Michael Jackson biopic has moved its release date back to October 2025 from its original spring premiere date.

collider.com

"The eagerly anticipated Michael, the Antoine Fuqua -directed biopic of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, is pushing back its release date by six months to October 3, 2025, but for good reasons, rather than bad. The film's production was smooth sailing, with the singer's nephew Jaafar Jackson in the title role, and Lionsgate, the studio behind the movie, is so confident in what they've seen so far that they're pushing the film into the awards corridor as they believe it could be a big hit with voters come the awards season."

Michael Jackson Biopic Moonwalks To Fall 2025, Aziz Ansari’s ‘Good Fortune’ Eyes Luck There Too: Lionsgate Release Dates

The Michael Jackson biopic 'Michael' is now opening in the fall 2025. The Aziz Ansari directed Keanu Reeves and Seth Rogen movie 'Good Fortune' is debuting in October.

deadline.com

[...] The Graham King produced Michael is now positioned in the awards corridor next year. Previously, King’s Queen biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, opened on Nov. 2, 2018 to $51M stateside and went on to gross $216.4M stateside and $903.6M worldwide plus four Oscar wins.

 

[dam2040]

I can’t even begin to think how big Thriller will be for next Halloween with this new date.

 

[zinniabooklover]

I can’t even begin to think how big Thriller will be for next Halloween with this new date.

oh god, hadn't even considered that!

 

[zinniabooklover]

I can’t even begin to think how big Thriller will be for next Halloween with this new date.

otoh, when the hell do they release more info about the remaining cast names?

 

[zinniabooklover]

@StockRetail

"Seeing the Michael Jackson biopic is moving out a few months. Recently the studio had announced it was going to put very large marketing behind it and that they believe it will be a huge blockbuster. Probably just finding the best spot they believe it can perform in.

Moved from April to October (from q2 to q4)"

 

[Bogdan]

Well fudge. At least this could theoretically mean that they could premiere it at film festivals around the world at that time (Venice tiff etc). And yes timing with thriller / Halloween next year could be an interesting marketing tactic.

 

[zinniabooklover]

Well fudge. At least this could theoretically mean that they could premiere it at film festivals around the world at that time (Venice tiff etc).

Good point.

And yes timing with thriller / Halloween next year could be an interesting marketing tactic.

Agreed. Could make such a difference.

 

[MKTCREATE]

Release moved to the fall.

Michael Jackson Biopic Moonwalks To Fall 2025, Aziz Ansari’s ‘Good Fortune’ Eyes Luck There Too: Lionsgate Release Dates

The Michael Jackson biopic 'Michael' is now opening in the fall 2025. The Aziz Ansari directed Keanu Reeves and Seth Rogen movie 'Good Fortune' is debuting in October.

deadline.com

 

[MJ5]

Fine for me. I guess first trailer will arrive in spring, though.

 

[wonderouzmj]

𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐢𝐭... 𝐒𝐦𝐡

 

[Victor]

Fine for me. I guess first trailer will arrive in spring, though.

https://imgur.com/aY1oW65

 

[ssj]

Honestly I'm low-key relieved to read this. April was such a weird time imo, this way it has bigger potential for being huge!

 

[Hot_Street]

Film pushed back until October of 2025. 11 months now to go lol

October 2025.... wait a second... that can only mean that the film is to promote Triumph's 45th anniversary.

Released on : October 18, 1980

Triumph (1980)

All the studio recordings (songs, demos and alternate versions) recorded by MJ during the Triumph era (1980). Songs and poems written but never recorded, live performances, covers and remixes by ot…

jacksondynasty.net

 

[Michaels Lover]

𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐢𝐭... 𝐒𝐦𝐡

 

[Billie Jean 78]

The movie being pushed back makes me sad for one reason only... it makes it less likely for Katherine to get to see it.

 

[IhateTheMedia]

Do you say these things just to be provocative?

If nobody cares about Elvis, how come Graceland is still a massive tourist attraction?

There are so many Elvis tribute artists , competitions, arena shows and Elvis festivals that still take place.

You make this type of statement and then in the other thread speak about the fact you hate Quincy. Seems very bitter to anyone who is not Michael.

I haven't forgiven Quincy for the horrendous insults and things he said about Michael after he died.

 

[wonderouzmj]

𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐬://𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐭𝐢𝐤𝐭𝐨𝐤.𝐜𝐨𝐦/𝐭/𝐙𝐓𝐅𝐜𝐝𝐐𝟒𝐞𝐇/

 

[Moviefan2k4]

Pardon my language, but this news is complete ****** lunacy to the highest degree. I understand they want to attract attention from the award-type people, but c'mon - a movie like this should be for the fans, first and foremost. And if it ends up sucking for whatever reason, those who waited even longer to see it will have a response that's far beyond the standard "pissed off" definition.

 

[wonderouzmj]

The movie being pushed back makes me sad for one reason only... it makes it less likely for Katherine to get to see it.

𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐲... 𝐈 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚 𝟑𝐡𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐜... 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐬. 𝐈 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐚 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰?

 

[IhateTheMedia]

Pardon my language, but this news is complete ****** lunacy to the highest degree. I understand they want to attract attention from the award-type people, but c'mon - a movie like this should be for the fans, first and foremost. And if it ends up sucking for whatever reason, those who waited even longer to see it will have a response that's far beyond the standard "pissed off" definition.

They are doubling down, it's going to break all of the records and help Thriller go #1

 

[SmoothGangsta]

I'm not really bothered about them pushing it back. If the studio is confident enough in it that they want to do that then it can only be a good sign.

Of course it means we will have to wait longer, lol.

 

[wonderouzmj]

I haven't forgiven Quincy for the horrendous insults and things he said about Michael after he died.

𝐈 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐈 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐥𝐝 & 𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐦 & 𝐌𝐉 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧. 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝'𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐭... 𝐈 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 & 𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 & 𝐌𝐉 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐨 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 & 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞