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

It’s highly unlikely there will be a second film. Obviously it all depends on how much the film makes but I can’t see Lionsgate wanting to work with the Mj estate again. Also, there is no way any second film would not have the executors as producers. JB’s ego would never allow that. They can’t dramatise 1993 or the settlement in any way, even if they change the names. They could have taken then chance, but stuff happened.

Also, a reminder of the raid scenes being shot at the ranch.

 
The Lionsgate guy saying that they have people looking at what they can do after the first movie releases makes me think they are considering a second movie. He didn't need to be that specific with his answer when he was asked about it.
 
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StellaJackson said:
It’s highly unlikely there will be a second film. Obviously it all depends on how much the film makes but I can’t see Lionsgate wanting to work with the Mj estate again. Also, there is no way any second film would not have the executors as producers. JB’s ego would never allow that. They can’t dramatise 1993 or the settlement in any way, even if they change the names. They could have taken then chance, but stuff happened.

Also, a reminder of the raid scenes being shot at the ranch.

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I hadn't seen that set picture. Such a shame.

One thing is for certain - everything will come out in the wash in the weeks and months after the films release.
 
StellaJackson said:
Also, a reminder of the raid scenes being shot at the ranch.

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Thanks for sharing.

Just seeing that photo of old police cars lined up really highlights how much money/resources the movie production must have lost replacing all these scenes. Makes their JC settlement excuse appear even more ridiculous.

It is starting to feel very plausible to me that the Cascio case may have derailed everything. It's certainly more convincing than the JC settlement excuse they used after shooting all the relevant parts. But it seems safe to assume those scenes do exist and the movie was planning to go ahead with them at some point, which indicates the JC settlement may have not been a problem.

I feel I keep going round in circles with this.
 
StellaJackson said:
It’s highly unlikely there will be a second film. Obviously it all depends on how much the film makes but I can’t see Lionsgate wanting to work with the Mj estate again. Also, there is no way any second film would not have the executors as producers. JB’s ego would never allow that. They can’t dramatise 1993 or the settlement in any way, even if they change the names. They could have taken then chance, but stuff happened.

Also, a reminder of the raid scenes being shot at the ranch.

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I see this photo, I thought it was real and not a reconstitution of the police raid :eek:
Maybe in two parts I hope
 
SmoothGangsta said:
The Lionsgate guy saying that they have people looking at what they can do after the first movie releases makes me think they are considering a second movie. He didn't need to be that specific with his answer when he was asked about it.
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Yeah agree. I don't know why some are acting like it's totally out of the realms of possibility. It's quite likely by all accounts.
 
dam2040 said:
Yeah agree. I don't know why some are acting like it's totally out of the realms of possibility. It's quite likely by all accounts.
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Creating rumors about a second movie is just their way of trying to make people shut up. They just don't want any criticism.

But it will be all too easy afterwards to forget all about it, or simply to say the first movie didn't meet expectations, or literally any other reason.

To put it another way, I'm an adult, and I demand that this film treat his life in an adult way. The impact of the allegations was too big for them to pretend it didn't happen.
 
Galactus123 said:
I don't think they are editing the sequel right now. They would definitely film a lot of new material for it if it happens.
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So what did this mean then?

"We're not ready to confirm plans ... [but] the creative team is hard at work making sure we're in a position to deliver more 'Michael' after the first film"

Keep in mind they said this to their investors. This isn't some PR spin. They can't exactly lie to the investors.

Also the fact that he refers to it as the "FIRST film" and not "the film" so casually makes me think a second film is a given.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1986623000117190718
 
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They way some of you are talking, it will be really interesting to revisit your posts if things turn out differently. Will definitely be returning to some of these posts for a follow up comment.
 
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