Lionsgate has released a final trailer for Michael, the King of Pop biopic that they are hoping will be a massive, global event on April 24th.
There are plenty of larger-than-life musical artists out there, but when it comes to biopics, it’s all about the presentation. Look at the recent Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, which was smaller in scale and sort of evaporated in theaters. Well, that’s not happening with Antoine Fuqua’s Michael, a splashy, glittery look at the life and career of Michael Jackson. Lionsgate is giving it a massive April rollout, complete with IMAX, that is fitting for a superstar of Jackson’s stature.
Michael Jackson’s nephew Jaafar Jackson plays his uncle, and to be fair, he’s a spitting image. Disturbingly so. The film, penned by 3-time Oscar-nominated writer John Logan, tracks Jackson’s life and career from the discovery of his immense talent, to his time with his brothers in the Jackson 5, and later his emergence as a solo superstar and cultural icon. What you probably won’t find? A lot of the controversies that dogged Jackson later in his life.
Also in the cast are Nia Long, Laura Harrier, Miles Teller, Colman Domingo, Kendrick Sampson, Kat Graham, Larenz Tate, Jessica Sula, Derek Luke, and Juliano Krue.
