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

Mister_Jay_Tee said:
You’re comparing a blurry screenshot to a (photoshopped) promotional picture. Kinda rankling my brain dude, honestly. They weren’t supposed to be 1:1.
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True my friend, but I couldn't find a similar still image from the Beat It short film, it was just an example albeit a poor one

I do think Jaafar is the best man to play Michael and I'm sure he's given it his best, I'm glad he was cast
 
squirrelinthetree said:
What do you guys think about the teaser publication date? What could be a reason to announce it on Grammy show but not actually show it and then do it on a Monday? Seems of to me and as if either Grammys didn't want the trailer or the film company didn't want to be mixed into all the political and celebrity news of the awards 🤔
I can't see a good reason to choose a Monday. Since no celebration of number of views are being shared here i assume it was not massive too?
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First Day of Black History Month
 
archonten said:
They literally filmed the 1993 raid at Neverland Ranch, and there are leaked photos from the set. There was also an article recently that came out about how stressful it was for Jaafar.
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Wait where? Can I see these photos and the article please? Anybody got them???
 
Blues_Away2023 said:
Ok so you want a cookie cutter type movie where it’s all fluff and rainbows , got it 🙌

The harsh reality is that MJ’s life was far from fluff and rainbows. To this day, the man is being called a child predator by many.

This films needs to expose the truth and finally hit back at the hate on a global scale.

You are defo one of those fans that Paris said this film will cater to, those still living in fantasy land .
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Agree with u
 
#applehead24 said:
Wait where? Can I see these photos and the article please? Anybody got them???
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#applehead24 said:
Wait where? Can I see these photos and the article please? Anybody got them???
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Article is here. This was how the movie opened and the entire story was centered around the Chandler allegations as major points of Michael’s life were explored, basically showing the journey of how things ended up where they did. Meeting Lisa Marie was the happy ending to the story. All gone now.

www.mjvibe.com

Neverland Ranch Police Raid recreated for the biopic - MJVibe

As we expected, the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic will include the allegations and part of what happened.
www.mjvibe.com www.mjvibe.com
 
squirrelinthetree said:
I remember a quote by Katherine somewhere about Michael insisting on a white faced chimpanzee (i looked it up, it's the east African sub species) and how this one is rare and was difficult to get. So a film trained individual might be especially hard to get. Maybe that's another reason for faking bubbles.
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Google 'Travis the chimpanzee' and you'll see exactly why Bubbles is CGI.
 
squirrelinthetree said:
What do you guys think about the teaser publication date?
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I don't think it matters.

squirrelinthetree said:
What could be a reason to announce it on Grammy show but not actually show it and then do it on a Monday?
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I really don't think it matters.

squirrelinthetree said:
Since no celebration of number of views are being shared here i assume it was not massive too?
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I really don't think it matters.

These aren't really conversation topics.

Blues_Away2023 said:
I don’t think you’re allowed to use real animals on certain productions anymore, that will be why they had to CGI bubbles.
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I don't believe that at all. I can make any movie about any animal I want, and nobody can stop me.

squirrelinthetree said:
Also, I conclude from the cast and trailer that private non family relationships, I.e. girlfriends, will not be covered. I feel that this would be an important part of his life and groundwork for a prospective second part though. I would be interested in your opinions on that?
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Yeah, it's a pretty obvious part of somebody's life. And an aspect of Michael's life that never got any coverage.

When he was alive I couldn't care less about that sort of private detail, but in a biopic I think it is something people would expect to learn more about.
 
dukenukem said:
Google 'Travis the chimpanzee' and you'll see exactly why Bubbles is CGI.
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Thank you!!!
So for transparency to all, Travis seriously injured a person and "In the aftermath, the Captive Primate Safety Act was reintroduced to add chimpanzees, among other primates, to the list of "prohibited wildlife species" that cannot be sold or purchased through interstate and foreign sales. The bill died in committee but was reintroduced in 2024 and (as of August 2024) remains before Congress.[1][2]" (Wikipedia)
I was aware chimps are very dangerous, but since they regularly appear in videos I didn't think that would stop film makers to "cast" them. But with a law pending, they basically had to replace him by artificial means.
 
Mister_Jay_Tee said:
First Day of Black History Month
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Wow!
If they choose to publish it on this symbolic day to make a statement, over the Grammy Sunday that might have generated more publicity, that would be a bold move.
(And, to those who always need to emphasize skepticism, that is something I would care about!)
I am not sure if this day receives a lot of media attention in the US, I had read a bit about it but it sounded like it was mostly perceived by a subculture of people active in that field. It's definitely not perceived in Germany and I guess most of Europe.
 
The Devil wears Prada 2 trailer generated record breaking views and did better than Michael.

Y’all sure this film is gonna make a billion? 🧐
 
this film will make money, that's not the point. it will over the simply purely reason it looks like a commercial project. the real question is: is it also a solid movie that is aiming for critical acclaim and some awards? or is just a last minute scrapped project from these two years rewriting and reshoting they just put together again to recoup money? that's the hard question

the estate did funnel millions for this movie and its reshoots after the alleged mistakes that prompted the reshoots in the first place. if at this point they are trying more to recoup money than swept awards seasons no wonder Paris lawyers see this as a waste of estate money. She listed the biopics as one of the examples she claims the estate is mismanaging money to "fund" their own entertainment projects. let's see.
 
Zizzistar said:
this film will make money, that's not the point. it will over the simply purely reason it looks like a commercial project. the real question is: is it also a solid movie that is aiming for critical acclaim and some awards? or is just a last minute scrapped project from these two years rewriting and reshoting they just put together again to recoup money? that's the hard question

the estate did funnel millions for this movie and its reshoots after the alleged mistakes that prompted the reshoots in the first place. if at this point they are trying more to recoup money than swept awards seasons no wonder Paris lawyers see this as a waste of estate money. She listed the biopics as one of the examples she claims the estate is mismanaging money to "fund" their own entertainment projects. let's see.
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You've hit the nail on the head here, I think.
 
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Maybe I'll see this in theaters. But with most if not all movies coming out on streaming not long after they're released in theaters, maybe not. Theaters just haven't been quite the same since COVID; everything comes out on streaming like 1 month later lol.
 
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