Lionsgate has moved the discharge date for producer Graham King’s Michael from April 18 subsequent yr to October 3.
The transfer locations the Michael Jackson biopic in the same slot to King’s massively profitable Freddie Mercury movie Bohemian Rhapsody, and positions it in subsequent yr’s awards hall.
Directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Jackson’s nephew Jaafar Jackson because the pop music megastar, Michael is produced by King with John Branca and John McClain. John Logan wrote the script and likewise starring are Nia Lengthy, Laura Harrier, Miles Teller and Colman Domingo.
The primary footage from the movie – which can be distributed by Common Photos Worldwide exterior the US (excluding Japan) – was proven to exhibitors in April on the CinemaCon conference in Las Vegas.
Bohemian Rhapsody, which King produced with Jim Seaside, was launched by Fox on November 2, 2018 and went on to gross $216.4m in North Am and $687.2m in worldwide markets for a worldwide tally of $903.6m.
Lionsgate’s different releases for 2025 embrace Man Ritchie motion drama In The Gray and John Wick spin-off Ballerina.