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

[Blues_Away2023]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2021254478163476694

Jaafar looks ripped AF in that white shirt it must just be the angle and while I’m at it , who’s the Jaafar Jackson impersonator on the far right ?

 

[Galactus123]

It did look like dangerous tour with the lighting set up like that.

Also the dancers being on stage. Looks like Black or White.

 

[dukenukem]

Evidently they're including the rehearsals for Motown 25:

 

[R1chard]

It would be cool to have a film scene about Hot Street where Q, Rod and Michael discuss whether the song should be on the album.

It would?? Huh??? Nobody - absolutely nobody - wants to see a movie about an outtake song they've never heard, lol.

The Queen film is literally named after their biggest hit, and is packed full of songs everybody knows.

Talking about Hot Street would be a dead scene and would literally alienate everybody.

they can’t cover the allegations. Have you actually read the settlement? Do you understand what a legally binding agreement is?

I'm a movie director. I can make a movie about MJ. I didn't sign any agreement, so I can include any content I want.

Do you understand when freedom of expression is?

Wjy does the name bad bunny remind me of spike from moonwalker......you know just saying

Right on!

 

[Scared of the Moon]

It would?? Huh??? Nobody - absolutely nobody - wants to see a movie about an outtake song they've never heard, lol.

The Queen film is literally named after their biggest hit, and is packed full of songs everybody knows.

Talking about Hot Street would be a dead scene and would literally alienate everybody.

I don't think a short scene were they discuss the tracklist of Thriller and mention Hot Street would "alienate" anyone. You act like they suggested that the whole movie should be about Hot Street. It would even make sense to tease Hot Street in the movie if they plan to release it as a single.

 

[Spaceship]

Are Randy and Janet not gonna be in the movie lol

 

[StellaJackson]

I'm a movie director. I can make a movie about MJ. I didn't sign any agreement, so I can include any content I want.

Do you understand when freedom of expression is?

Your not an executor of the Mj estate or an heir of Michael Jackson, hence the 1994 settlement doesn’t apply to you. If you were, then you would be legally forbidden from dramatising the Chandler allegations in any way. Do you understand that?

 

[SmoothGangsta]

Yeah from what we've seen of his dancing so far Jaafar must have worked his ass off preparing.

 

[AmitLal92]

This is awesome

This is awesome

This was great. Jaafar is looking amazing. More behind the scenes please.

 

[dam2040]

Jaafar should have big things ahead of him if the full film looks as good as it does in these teasers. What an insanely talented young man.

 

[DuranDuran]

I'm a movie director. I can make a movie about MJ. I didn't sign any agreement, so I can include any content I want.

Do you understand when freedom of expression is?

Technically you could make that movie. But Sony/Motown and/or the estate can refuse to let you use any of Mike's music, either the originals or any re-recordings by the actors. That's what happened with certain biopics about Jimi Hendrix & The Beatles. The Beatles have a movie called Backbeat about the early Stu Sutcliffe & Pete Best era of the band. The filmmakers didn't need to get permission to use any songs written by The Beatles (or their recordings) because they didn't exist yet. The group were just doing covers in clubs. Without songs by Mike/J5, you can't have any performance scenes, you'd just have a courthouse movie like an episode of Law & Order SVU or that old movie 12 Angry Men. Most people aren't going to pay to watch that in a movie theater.

 

[Blues_Away2023]

Hope we get Jaafar wearing a surgical mask a few times…..sorry just a random thought that came to my head , it’s an iconic MJ look after all