Michael Jackson biopic teaser breaks record for most viewed Musical Biopic trailer in 24 Hours; Film releases April 24, 2026

[PAOerfulone]

TallSilhouette said:

My heart says this feels special while my head says to temper expectations. Jaafar looks and sounds great as his uncle and the footage looks good, but Fuqua is a pretty inconsistent film maker and I doubt they're going to dig too deep into Michael's many controversies. In all likelihood it'll be a pretty safe and inoffensive bio like Bohemian Rhapsody. Hoping for more, though. I'm sure it'll do great commercially. 

Apparently, Lionsgate has given the greenlight for a 'Part II.'

From what I could gather, you're correct to assume the film isn't going to dig too deep into Michael's controversies. Like I said in the OP, it'll likely just cover from his childhood/Jackson 5 days all the way up to 'Bad.' As the trailer showed footage of him on the Bad Tour and wearing the outfit from the music video. 

If there is indeed a 'Part II,' I'd imagine that would pick up where this film leaves off and go into the 90s onward and THAT'S where we'd see Dangerous, HIStory, Invincible (Hopefully? That album doesn't get as much praise and coverage as it should.) his issues with Sony over the catalogue (which played a FAR bigger role in his life than people realize and is what ultimately led to his death), his marriage to Lisa Marie, him having kids, and, of course, the child sex abuse allegations. 

I hope that's the case. Because you really can't tell one element of Michael's story without the other. You can't talk about the amazing, once-in-a-lifetime entertainer he was - Arguably the greatest music artist ever (I'm constantly flip-flopping between him and the Beatles - They're 1A and 1B to me) without talking about the extremely troubled and controversial personal life. And there's no way you could tell Michael's entire story - The Thriller, the Bad, and the Dangerous, in just one film.

Last edited by PAOerfulone - on 09 November 2025