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Michael: Michael Jackson Music Biopic

<p><strong>Michael: Michael Jackson Music Biopic</strong> is the monumental biographical musical drama directed by <a href="/person/antoine-fuqua">Antoine Fuqua</a> (<em>Training Day</em>), written by three-time Oscar nominee John Logan (<em>Gladiator</em>), and produced by Graham King (the mastermind behind <em>Bohemian Rhapsody</em>).</p><p>Starring Michael's real-life nephew <a href="/person/jaafar-jackson">Jaafar Jackson</a> in an extraordinary, uncanny breakout performance, the film chronicles the extraordinary life, creative triumphs, and deeply vulnerable personal struggles of the King of Pop. From his childhood prodigy days in Gary, Indiana leading the Jackson 5 under the strict discipline of father Joe Jackson (Colman Domingo), through the era-defining studio sessions of <em>Off the Wall</em>, <em>Thriller</em>, and <em>Bad</em> with Quincy Jones, to the legendary Motown 25 moonwalk and the grueling media circus of global superstardom, the film offers an unflinching, intimate exploration of the genius who changed world entertainment forever.</p>