De Passe rose through the ranks of Motown during the late 60s and convinced its founder to sign The Jackson 5 to his label. She helped Michael Jackson navigate the music business from the early days, and played a critical role in bringing The Jackson 5 and other Motown acts to the live television.

The cast of this project was pretty packed even before Harrier hopped on board. Jaafar Jackson will portray his uncle Michael Jackson in this promising biopic, which will also star Colman Domingo as Joe Jackson, Nia Long as Katherine Jackson, Miles Teller as John Branca, plus Jamal R. Henderson, Tre Horton, Rhyan Hill, and Joseph David-Jones as the remaining members of The Jackson 5.

Harrier rose to prominence with roles in the superhero flick Spider-Man: Homecoming, and went on to star in films BlacKkKlansman, Fahrenheit 451, and White Men Can’t Jump, plus the Netflix series Hollywood. She also found success as an ambassador and model for several luxury brands, including Louis Vuitton, Bulgari, and Calvin Klein.

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Scripted by three-time Oscar nominee John Logan and directed by Fuqua, this biopic will chronicle the life and four-decade-spanning career of Michael Jackson, one of the most significant and controversial pop stars of the 20s century, who gave us such hit songs as “Beat It”, “Billie Jean”, and “Thriller”.

The singer’s nephew Jaafar Jackson has been cast in the lead role in his acting debut, while Juliano Krue Valdi will play the young Michael. They’ve recently been joined by the Oscar nominee Colman Domingo (Rustin, Euphoria) and Nia Long (NCIS: Los Angeles, The Best Man) in the roles of the Jackson family patriarch Joe and matriarch Katherine.

Miles Teller is yet to officially close the deal to star in this film, but Deadline reports he would play one of Jackson’s attorneys. Whiplash actor will soon voice the animated movie The Ark and the Aardvark, in addition to being attached to Scott Derrickson’s romantic action film The Gorge alongside Anya Taylor-Joy.

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Deadline reports that King has acquired the rights to the life and music of the late singer, and the rights to make a film based on them. 

King will be joined by a previous collaborator, screenwriter John Logan. The two have previously collaborated on Martin Scorsese’s Howard Hughes biopic, The Aviator.

Sources tell the outlet that the “film isn’t intended to be a sanitized rendering of Jackson’s life,” and that “the complexity of Jackson’s life is well known and will not be ignored in a film that will span his entire life.”

No studio is involved yet. 

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De Passe rose through the ranks of Motown during the late 60s and convinced its founder to sign The Jackson 5 to his label. She helped Michael Jackson navigate the music business from the early days, and played a critical role in bringing The Jackson 5 and other Motown acts to the live television.

The cast of this project was pretty packed even before Harrier hopped on board. Jaafar Jackson will portray his uncle Michael Jackson in this promising biopic, which will also star Colman Domingo as Joe Jackson, Nia Long as Katherine Jackson, Miles Teller as John Branca, plus Jamal R. Henderson, Tre Horton, Rhyan Hill, and Joseph David-Jones as the remaining members of The Jackson 5.

Harrier rose to prominence with roles in the superhero flick Spider-Man: Homecoming, and went on to star in films BlacKkKlansman, Fahrenheit 451, and White Men Can’t Jump, plus the Netflix series Hollywood. She also found success as an ambassador and model for several luxury brands, including Louis Vuitton, Bulgari, and Calvin Klein.

The post Laura Harrier Joins Antoine Fuqua’s Michael Jackson Biopic appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

Scripted by three-time Oscar nominee John Logan and directed by Fuqua, this biopic will chronicle the life and four-decade-spanning career of Michael Jackson, one of the most significant and controversial pop stars of the 20s century, who gave us such hit songs as “Beat It”, “Billie Jean”, and “Thriller”.

The singer’s nephew Jaafar Jackson has been cast in the lead role in his acting debut, while Juliano Krue Valdi will play the young Michael. They’ve recently been joined by the Oscar nominee Colman Domingo (Rustin, Euphoria) and Nia Long (NCIS: Los Angeles, The Best Man) in the roles of the Jackson family patriarch Joe and matriarch Katherine.

Miles Teller is yet to officially close the deal to star in this film, but Deadline reports he would play one of Jackson’s attorneys. Whiplash actor will soon voice the animated movie The Ark and the Aardvark, in addition to being attached to Scott Derrickson’s romantic action film The Gorge alongside Anya Taylor-Joy.

The post Miles Teller Eyes Key Role in Michael Jackson Biopic “Michael” appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

Deadline reports that King has acquired the rights to the life and music of the late singer, and the rights to make a film based on them. 

King will be joined by a previous collaborator, screenwriter John Logan. The two have previously collaborated on Martin Scorsese’s Howard Hughes biopic, The Aviator.

Sources tell the outlet that the “film isn’t intended to be a sanitized rendering of Jackson’s life,” and that “the complexity of Jackson’s life is well known and will not be ignored in a film that will span his entire life.”

No studio is involved yet. 

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