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  • Michael Jackson’s nephew Jaafar Jackson to play pop legend in Antoine Fuqua’s film 

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Singer Jaafar Jackson, the 26-year-old nephew of ‘King of Pop’ Michael Jackson, will play the late music icon in the Antoine Fuqua-directed film biopic for Lionsgate.

    Titled “Michael”, the film hails from producer Graham King, who earlier backed “Bohemian Rhapsody” which earned Rami Malek the Academy Award for best actor in a leading role.

    Fuqua, known for the “Equalizer” films “Training Day”, and “Southpaw”, shared the news on his official Instagram account on Monday.

    “Proud to announce @jaafarjackson as Michael – the motion picture event that explores the journey of the man who became the King of Pop.

    Coming soon,” the acclaimed filmmaker wrote.

    Jaafar Jackson — the son of Jermaine Jackson, the brother of Michael and member of The Jackson 5 — said he was “humbled and honoured to bring my Uncle Michael’s story to life”.

    “To all the fans all over the world, I’ll see you soon,” he added.

    Penned by John Logan of “Skyfall” fame, the film will explore all aspects of Michael Jackson’s life, including his most iconic performances that led him to become the greatest entertainer of all time.

    Regarded as the ‘King of Pop’, the singer-dancer has several hit tracks to his credit including “Beat It”, “Thriller”, “Black Or White”, “Smooth Criminal”, and “Billy Jean”.

    Michael Jackson died in 2009 at the age of 50. Production of “Michael” will begin this year.

    LOS ANGELES: Singer Jaafar Jackson, the 26-year-old nephew of ‘King of Pop’ Michael Jackson, will play the late music icon in the Antoine Fuqua-directed film biopic for Lionsgate.

    Titled “Michael”, the film hails from producer Graham King, who earlier backed “Bohemian Rhapsody” which earned Rami Malek the Academy Award for best actor in a leading role.

    Fuqua, known for the “Equalizer” films “Training Day”, and “Southpaw”, shared the news on his official Instagram account on Monday.

    “Proud to announce @jaafarjackson as Michael – the motion picture event that explores the journey of the man who became the King of Pop.

    Coming soon,” the acclaimed filmmaker wrote.

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    Jaafar Jackson — the son of Jermaine Jackson, the brother of Michael and member of The Jackson 5 — said he was “humbled and honoured to bring my Uncle Michael’s story to life”.

    “To all the fans all over the world, I’ll see you soon,” he added.

    Penned by John Logan of “Skyfall” fame, the film will explore all aspects of Michael Jackson’s life, including his most iconic performances that led him to become the greatest entertainer of all time.

    Regarded as the ‘King of Pop’, the singer-dancer has several hit tracks to his credit including “Beat It”, “Thriller”, “Black Or White”, “Smooth Criminal”, and “Billy Jean”.

    Michael Jackson died in 2009 at the age of 50. Production of “Michael” will begin this year.

  • Michael Jackson’s nephew Jaafar Jackson to play pop legend in Antoine Fuqua’s film

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Singer Jaafar Jackson, the 26-year-old nephew of ‘King of Pop’ Michael Jackson, will play the late music icon in the Antoine Fuqua-directed film biopic for Lionsgate.

    Titled “Michael”, the film hails from producer Graham King, who earlier backed “Bohemian Rhapsody” that earned Rami Malek the Academy Award for best actor in a leading role.

    Fuqua, known for the “Equalizer” films “Training Day”, and “Southpaw”, shared the news on his official Instagram account on Monday.

    “Proud to announce @jaafarjackson as Michael – the motion picture event that explores the journey of the man who became the King of Pop. Coming soon,” the acclaimed filmmaker wrote.

    Jaafar Jackson — the son of Jermaine Jackson, the brother of Michael and member of The Jackson 5 — said he was “humbled and honoured to bring my Uncle Michael’s story to life”.

    “To all the fans all over the world, I’ll see you soon,” he added.

    Penned by John Logan of “Skyfall” fame, the film will explore all aspects of Michael Jackson’s life, including his most iconic performances that led him to become the greatest entertainer of all time.

    Regarded as the ‘King of Pop’, the singer-dancer has several hit tracks to his credit including “Beat It”, “Thriller”, “Black Or White”, “Smooth Criminal”, and “Billy Jean”.

    Michael Jackson died in 2009 at the age of 50. Production on “Michael” will begin this year.

    LOS ANGELES: Singer Jaafar Jackson, the 26-year-old nephew of ‘King of Pop’ Michael Jackson, will play the late music icon in the Antoine Fuqua-directed film biopic for Lionsgate.

    Titled “Michael”, the film hails from producer Graham King, who earlier backed “Bohemian Rhapsody” that earned Rami Malek the Academy Award for best actor in a leading role.

    Fuqua, known for the “Equalizer” films “Training Day”, and “Southpaw”, shared the news on his official Instagram account on Monday.

    “Proud to announce @jaafarjackson as Michael – the motion picture event that explores the journey of the man who became the King of Pop. Coming soon,” the acclaimed filmmaker wrote.

    Jaafar Jackson — the son of Jermaine Jackson, the brother of Michael and member of The Jackson 5 — said he was “humbled and honoured to bring my Uncle Michael’s story to life”.

    “To all the fans all over the world, I’ll see you soon,” he added.

    Penned by John Logan of “Skyfall” fame, the film will explore all aspects of Michael Jackson’s life, including his most iconic performances that led him to become the greatest entertainer of all time.

    Regarded as the ‘King of Pop’, the singer-dancer has several hit tracks to his credit including “Beat It”, “Thriller”, “Black Or White”, “Smooth Criminal”, and “Billy Jean”.

    Michael Jackson died in 2009 at the age of 50. Production on “Michael” will begin this year.

  • Antoine Fuqua to helm biopic on Michael Jackson titled ‘Michael’

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Filmmaker Antoine Fuqua is set to direct a biographical movie on the life of music legend Michael Jackson.

    Titled “Michael”, the Lionsgate film comes from producer Graham King, who earlier backed “Bohemian Rhapsody” which earned Rami Malek an Oscar for best actor.

    According to the entertainment news website Variety, the movie will begin production in 2023 and is written by John Logan of “Skyfall” fame.

    Michael JacksonThe film will explore all aspects of Jackson’s life, including his most iconic performances that led him to become the greatest entertainer of all time.

    Regarded as the King of Pop, Jackson died in 2009 at the age of 50.

    “The first films of my career were music videos, and I still feel that combining film and music is a deep part of who I am,” said Fuqua, known for movies such as “Training Day”, “Tears of the Sun”, “Olympus Has Fallen”, “The Equalizer” and “Southpaw”.

    “For me, there is no artist with the power, the charisma, and the sheer musical genius of Michael Jackson. I was influenced to make music videos by watching his work, the first Black artist to play in heavy rotation on MTV. His music and those images are part of my worldview, and the chance to tell his story on the screen alongside his music was irresistible,” he added.

    “Michael” will be distributed worldwide by Lionsgate.

    LOS ANGELES: Filmmaker Antoine Fuqua is set to direct a biographical movie on the life of music legend Michael Jackson.

    Titled “Michael”, the Lionsgate film comes from producer Graham King, who earlier backed “Bohemian Rhapsody” which earned Rami Malek an Oscar for best actor.

    According to the entertainment news website Variety, the movie will begin production in 2023 and is written by John Logan of “Skyfall” fame.

    Michael JacksonThe film will explore all aspects of Jackson’s life, including his most iconic performances that led him to become the greatest entertainer of all time.

    Regarded as the King of Pop, Jackson died in 2009 at the age of 50.

    “The first films of my career were music videos, and I still feel that combining film and music is a deep part of who I am,” said Fuqua, known for movies such as “Training Day”, “Tears of the Sun”, “Olympus Has Fallen”, “The Equalizer” and “Southpaw”.

    “For me, there is no artist with the power, the charisma, and the sheer musical genius of Michael Jackson. I was influenced to make music videos by watching his work, the first Black artist to play in heavy rotation on MTV. His music and those images are part of my worldview, and the chance to tell his story on the screen alongside his music was irresistible,” he added.

    “Michael” will be distributed worldwide by Lionsgate.

  • Will Smith’s runaway-slave thriller ‘Emancipation’ halts filming after positive COVID cases

    By PTI
    LOS ANGELES: Production on Will Smith-starrer runaway-slave thriller film “Emancipation” has been halted by Apple Studios after some of the members from the crew tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

    The movie, directed by Antoine Fuqua, was being filmed in Lousiana.

    According to Deadline, the shoot will be paused for at least six days.

    Writer William N Collage has penned the period film based on the true story of Peter, a slave on a Louisiana plantation.

    Peter managed to run away to the north to join the Union Army and on his arrival, Army doctors took photos of his whipping scars. One photograph, known as the scourged back, was published by The Independent in May 1863, and later by Harper Weekly in its July 4 issue.

    It got circulated around the world and was held up as proof of the cruelty of slavery in America.

    It prompted many free blacks to join the Union Army in order to fight racists in the south.

    The film will be produced by Smith and his Westbrook Studios partners James Lassiter and Jon Mone as well as Joey McFarland of McFarland Entertainment and Todd Black of Escape Artists.

    According to data maintained by Johns Hopkins University, the US recorded 23,139 cases on Sunday taking the total tally to 35 million.