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

According to Clause 10, as shared by @StellaJackson, they can't discuss the allegations or allude to them in any capacity.

What I'm failing to understand is, where is the official statement? The Estate are leaving it up to the media to create whatever false narrative they see fit. The estate needs to put out some kind of statement quoting Clause 10 and simply say...

"It's not in the film, we want to talk about it, we aren't allowed to talk about it"!!
John Branca being such a clever lawyer and missing to see this in advance... Why oh why would the Estate (Branca) not formally step away from the biopic? Then it would just be Lionsgate producing a movie and Lionsgate have nothing to do with Clause 10! Seriously, there would be no one to blame, much like we are not to blame for discussing the case. Would that not have been an option or might that not be an option for the second movie?
 
I'm not sure but I believe Branca said that they didn't want to do a rebuttal documentary after LN and chose the biopic format to combat all allegations..

I have no idea why they think a Hollowood movie would work better than a documentary though..
 
Do we really have to make a guess at the profits every time we mention the movie?! It gets very tiresome.
No we don’t, and I think 1$ Billion might be an overly optimistic estimate anyway, but my point was that since the studio and estate have made clear that they want the film to gross that much, having a short and snappy title for it can only help.
Actually, song titles are quite common. Possibly the most common.
I didn’t say they weren’t common. I said having a one word title, especially using the artist’s first name, is better if one wants a film to have a lot of commercial success. Using long song titles not so much, in my eyes.
 
We know they filmed Dangerous era stuff even if they end up not using them. He seems to look pretty accurate in that MITM photo.
Yes but that was before all the reshoots due to not being able to include the 93 case.

That MITM picture looked fantastic but based on what we’ve seen in the trailer, Jaafar doesn’t look quite as good as that on film.
 
Why oh why would the Estate (Branca) not formally step away from the biopic?
Exactly. I am not saying that biopic has to be a rebuttal, no, but not showing it might look (for some people) like sugarcoating his path. Maybe at least they can make a huge warning before the movie saying that certain parts of Michael's life cannot be pictured due to legal stuff.
 
Matt already said that the movie takes a good amount of creative liberties
 
According to Clause 10, as shared by @StellaJackson, they can't discuss the allegations or allude to them in any capacity.

What I'm failing to understand is, where is the official statement? The Estate are leaving it up to the media to create whatever false narrative they see fit. The estate needs to put out some kind of statement quoting Clause 10 and simply say...

"It's not in the film, we want to talk about it, we aren't allowed to talk about it"!!
Michael alluded to them pretty strongly in HIStory and on the Diane Sawyer interview though.

I know EVANStory lawsuits were filed as a result, but nothing came of that lawsuit right?
 
For a movie that comes out in April , is there enough promo? I wonder if it could possibly be pushed back an extra month? 🧐

Rumours of a trailer to be show at the Super Bowl , then only 2 months until the movie is released. I feel there needed to be more hype.
 
For a movie that comes out in April , is there enough promo? I wonder if it could possibly be pushed back an extra month? 🧐

Rumours of a trailer to be show at the Super Bowl , then only 2 months until the movie is released. I feel there needed to be more hype.
the movie already has enough hype, literally everyone knows about it, even those who are very far from listening to MJ
 
Clause 10 of the settlement, which I have linked to below, states what they can and can’t cover.
Meh, it doesn't matter. All you gotta say is the film isn't being made by Michael or anyone who represents him.

Like, if I was making a film about Michael, I would include whatever the hell I wanted to include, and nobody would be telling me otherwise.

Same goes for the biopic. Just call it unofficial and you're fine.

Didn't inform myself in that section but couldn't they just show the allegations and the impact it had on him without stating their names? Like Michael hearing the news, being told to simply settle it and pay. Continue into HIStory and Invincible and then go in detail into the 2005 trial
Yes. They definitely could do it that way.

But again, the estate don't want to talk about the allegations. It doesn't fit their agenda to whitewash everything.

I didn’t say they weren’t common. I said having a one word title, especially using the artist’s first name, is better if one wants a film to have a lot of commercial success. Using long song titles not so much, in my eyes.
I don't know about you, but I have never decided to watch a movie based on the length of the title, and I have never liked/disliked a movie based on the length of the title.

I like the movie "Lion". But I also like "Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society".

On the other hand, I don't like "Saw".
 
Meh, it doesn't matter. All you gotta say is the film isn't being made by Michael or anyone who represents him.

Like, if I was making a film about Michael, I would include whatever the hell I wanted to include, and nobody would be telling me otherwise.

Same goes for the biopic. Just call it unofficial and you're fine.


Yes. They definitely could do it that way.

But again, the estate don't want to talk about the allegations. It doesn't fit their agenda to whitewash everything.
But it is being made by people who represent him so they can’t. And they do want to talk about the allegations, which is why they originally had a movie that had it as it’s main plotline.
 
Matt who?

has Matt seen the movie? I doubt it, so his claims are worthless.
Matt Forger, who not only worked with Michael since April 1982, but is also thr technical consultant on the biopic and was on set. He also stated, after I asked him directly, that the song titles we didn‘t know of in the trailer, are not actual song titles and those tracks were never done or considered for Thriller
 
Matt Forger, who not only worked with Michael since April 1982, but is also thr technical consultant on the biopic and was on set. He also stated, after I asked him directly, that the song titles we didn‘t know of in the trailer, are not actual song titles and those tracks were never done or considered for Thriller
Weird.....Why would they put them on if they not real songs🤦‍♀️
 
Idk if this has been asked or answered yet, but do we know who any of the actors are gonna be? I know Jaafar and I know ppl know the actor for Quincy but other than that idk if we have that information out or I’m just blind.
Like who’s gonna play the parents and siblings and other people Michael worked with and other celebrities or people he hung out with like Diana and Brook and Madonna? Do we have any other actors that we know for certain? And why aren’t they being so public about it? I don’t usually pay attention to credits and actors and things like that but usually they tell us these things when a trailer or teaser comes out don’t they?
 
Idk if this has been asked or answered yet, but do we know who any of the actors are gonna be? I know Jaafar and I know ppl know the actor for Quincy but other than that idk if we have that information out or I’m just blind.
Like who’s gonna play the parents and siblings and other people Michael worked with and other celebrities or people he hung out with like Diana and Brook and Madonna? Do we have any other actors that we know for certain? And why aren’t they being so public about it? I don’t usually pay attention to credits and actors and things like that but usually they tell us these things when a trailer or teaser comes out don’t they?
 
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