Michael‘s first trailer arrived last week (November 6), and has already broken a record to become the most-watched music biopic trailer in history after an initial 24-hour period, per The Hollywood Reporter.
The film will see the King of Pop’s real-life nephew Jaafar Jackson take on the title role, while Oscar nominee Colman Domingo will play his father, Joe Jackson. It will hit the big screen on April 24, 2026.
Antoine Fuqua, the filmmaker behind Training Day and The Equalizer, will direct Michael, while John Logan (Gladiator, Skyfall) serves as screenwriter. Nia Long (Empire, Boyz n the Hood) will play Jackson’s mother Katherine, while Miles Teller will portray John Branca, the lawyer and manager who is the co-executor of the Jackson estate and a producer on the film.
The trailer sees Jackson in the studio with Quincy Jones as they prepare to lay down a take of a song apparently from the ‘Thriller’ era, interspersed with glimpses of him on stage and dealing with the adulation of fans.
Paris Jackson is making it clear that she has “zero per cent involvement” in the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic.
The forthcoming biopic, titled simply Michael, is currently scheduled to release in April next year. It is directed by Antoine Fuqua, with Michael’s real-life nephew Jaafar Jackson playing the King of Pop. Oscar nominee and Euphoria star Colman Domingo will play Michael’s father Joe Jackson.
Domingo recently spoke with PEOPLE about the film, and mentioned to the outlet that Michael’s children Paris and Prince Jackson were “very much in support” of the film, and they had “chatted briefly” about the project and she was “very helpful”.
Yesterday, Paris Jackson took to social media to publicly decry Domingo’s claims. In a string of now-expired Instagram Stories, she wrote, tagging Domingo: “Don’t be telling people I was “helpful” on the set of a movie I had 0% involvement in lol that is so weird.”
