The extremely anticipated biopic about Michael Jackson has been delayed by six months, pushing its launch from April 18, 2025, to October 3, 2025, Lionsgate confirmed.
The movie, titled Michael, casts Jaafar Jackson because the King of Pop, portraying his uncle’s rise from a baby star with the Jackson 5 to his famous person standing within the music business, up till his remaining days earlier than his demise in 2009.
Lionsgate’s resolution to reschedule the launch to fall suggests a strategic transfer in positioning the movie as an awards season contender, a tactic generally seen in movies aimed toward nominations.
Set to hit theaters alongside Roofman, against the law thriller starring Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst, Michael can even arrive per week previous to Disney’s sci-fi epic Tron: Ares, starring Jared Leto.
The timing displays heightened competitors for each field workplace earnings and potential honors on the awards circuit.
Directed by Antoine Fuqua, finest identified for his work on Coaching Day, the film will function performances from Colman Domingo as household patriarch Joe Jackson, Nia Lengthy as matriarch Katherine Jackson, and Miles Teller as Michael’s longtime supervisor John Branca.
The script, penned by famend screenwriter John Logan of Skyfall and Gladiator fame, goals to seize pivotal moments all through Jackson’s life.
Fuqua, who shared an unique preview of footage at San Diego Comedian-Con in July 2024, has expressed a private connection to the mission.
“Michael was a giant affect on my profession,” Fuqua mentioned, explaining his motivation for taking over the mission. “He was an unimaginable artist and a human being, and we’re exploring that.”
The movie is anticipated to span a considerable runtime and can function a musical catalog of 30 of Jackson’s hits, that’s integral to capturing the essence of the Thriller legend’s story.
Co-produced by John Branca alongside Graham King, who took Bohemian Rhapsody to box-office success, Michael carries sure expectations of each important and business acclaim.
