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EXCLUSIVE: Sources are telling us that Antoine Fuqua’s Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, from Lionsgate, with a close to four-hour lower, might be break up into two motion pictures. That’s an possibility on the desk, and never a particular at the moment. Whenever you consider Jackson’s life from Gary, Indiana, to the Jackson 5, to Off the Wall, to Thriller, to his undoing — it’s an epic story worthy of a two components ala Depraved.
Will the Graham King manufacturing make its October 3 launch date? Most definitely not. However understand there’s numerous sign-offs right here with Common dealing with abroad and Japan bought individually. A key issue for a concert-like film of this stature is entry to Imax screens. Graham King’s Bohemian Rhapsody, which was additionally about one other controversial pop star in Queen’s Freddie Mercury, overcame all obstacles and opened to $51M stateside and crooned to north of $216M U.S./Canada and $910.8M WW with 4 Oscar wins.
Will the film positively go to 2026 like InSneider stated this AM? Possibly, however nothing is particular or gospel but. There’s a slight probability that Michael might nonetheless boogie down the highway towards the top of this 12 months for awards season; that isn’t out of the query. Sure, Lionsgate has Paul Feig’s beautiful Sydney Sweeney-Amanda Seyfried thriller The Housemaid on Christmas Day (which wowed CinemaCon yesterday with its first trailer), however exhibition is all the time open to extra movies. By the best way, at a time after we want nice motion pictures, Lionsgate had a surprising presentation yesterday with its kickass Ballerina footage exhibiting Keanu Reeves vs. Ana de Armas, in addition to efficiency by the Weeknd, and Jenna Ortega doing a deadpan onstage routine within the promotion of Hurry Up Tomorrow.
Lionsgate didn’t present footage for Michael yesterday since all these selections are up within the air for the movie which stars Jackson’s nephew and Jermaine Jackson’s son Jaafar within the title function. Coleman Dominigo is Joe Jackson and Nia Lengthy is Katherine Jackson. Extra on the forged right here for the John Logan-penned film.
