Michael: The Michael Jackson Biopic from Antoine Fuqua, Starring Jaafar Jackson | Delayed to April 24, 2026

[jwinfield]

Edit: Apparently it's fake.

 

[Lannister]

My main concern with this film as with most biopics is that they will try to fit in every bit of his life into 2hrs+ and things dont get a chance to breathe as they should. Biopics are better when they focus on one particular time in a person's life. Like Walk the Line was mainly about the beginnings of Johnny Cash's relationship with June and it was a great film because of it.

Michael has four big eras (70s, 80s, 90s and 00s) and you could probably make a film out of each of them so trying to condense it all into one is a wild feat that is going to be extremely difficult to pull off.

 

[Spiider]

My main concern with this film as with most biopics is that they will try to fit in every bit of his life into 2hrs+ and things dont get a chance to breathe as they should. Biopics are better when they focus on one particular time in a person's life. Like Walk the Line was mainly about the beginnings of Johnny Cash's relationship with June and it was a great film because of it.

Michael has four big eras (70s, 80s, 90s and 00s) and you could probably make a film out of each of them so trying to condense it all into one is a wild feat that is going to be extremely difficult to pull off.

I thought I read somewhere that this movie would only go up to the late 80s

 

[jwinfield]

My main concern with this film as with most biopics is that they will try to fit in every bit of his life into 2hrs+ and things dont get a chance to breathe as they should. Biopics are better when they focus on one particular time in a person's life. Like Walk the Line was mainly about the beginnings of Johnny Cash's relationship with June and it was a great film because of it.

The Marley movie just tried to do that, focus on a certain period in someone's life, but it was still too much to cover.

 

[darealvelle]

My main concern with this film as with most biopics is that they will try to fit in every bit of his life into 2hrs+ and things dont get a chance to breathe as they should. Biopics are better when they focus on one particular time in a person's life. Like Walk the Line was mainly about the beginnings of Johnny Cash's relationship with June and it was a great film because of it.

Michael has four big eras (70s, 80s, 90s and 00s) and you could probably make a film out of each of them so trying to condense it all into one is a wild feat that is going to be extremely difficult to pull off.

Ray did a great job at it.

 

[threattonature]

My main concern with this film as with most biopics is that they will try to fit in every bit of his life into 2hrs+ and things dont get a chance to breathe as they should. Biopics are better when they focus on one particular time in a person's life. Like Walk the Line was mainly about the beginnings of Johnny Cash's relationship with June and it was a great film because of it.

Michael has four big eras (70s, 80s, 90s and 00s) and you could probably make a film out of each of them so trying to condense it all into one is a wild feat that is going to be extremely difficult to pull off.

Yeah i'd prefer either a multi-part movie or a full blown mini-series like they did with New Edition.

 

[darealvelle]

I thought I read somewhere that this movie would only go up to the late 80s

As it should. We know the rest of the story.

 

[darealvelle]

Yeah i'd prefer either a multi-part movie or a full blown mini-series like they did with New Edition.

With a HBO budget though.

 

[Dynamite James]

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I thought I read somewhere that this movie would only go up to the late 80s

That’s false

 

[Dynamite James]

My main concern with this film as with most biopics is that they will try to fit in every bit of his life into 2hrs+ and things dont get a chance to breathe as they should. Biopics are better when they focus on one particular time in a person's life. Like Walk the Line was mainly about the beginnings of Johnny Cash's relationship with June and it was a great film because of it.

Michael has four big eras (70s, 80s, 90s and 00s) and you could probably make a film out of each of them so trying to condense it all into one is a wild feat that is going to be extremely difficult to pull off.

 

[DOSDUMUNI]

My main concern with this film as with most biopics is that they will try to fit in every bit of his life into 2hrs+ and things dont get a chance to breathe as they should. Biopics are better when they focus on one particular time in a person's life. Like Walk the Line was mainly about the beginnings of Johnny Cash's relationship with June and it was a great film because of it.

Michael has four big eras (70s, 80s, 90s and 00s) and you could probably make a film out of each of them so trying to condense it all into one is a wild feat that is going to be extremely difficult to pull off.

It’d be so dope if they made it a series

70s era 2025

80s 2027

90s 2029

00s til death 2031

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

With a HBO budget though.

Highkey Michael should have a Netflix series like The Crown. I didnt stick with that show but I know it covered the Queen from when she was young till she was old for several seasons.

 

[darealvelle]

Highkey Michael should have a Netflix series like The Crown. I didnt stick with that show but I know it covered the Queen from when she was young till she was old for several seasons.

That would be dope.

 

[Spiider]

That’s false
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I guess it’ll end up being like 4 hours long then

 

[Dynamite James]