With reshoots deliberate and extra rumors circulating round it, a brand new report notes that the Michael Jackson biopic is most certainly set to be a two-part movie collection.
In line with a brand new report from THR, Lionsgate and Common are nonetheless determining what to do, however the Jackson property and producer Graham King wish to break up the film into two components. The report notes that the “most certainly” consequence for the movie is to be break up into two, as manufacturing prepares for an extra 22 days of filming subsequent month.
New particulars concerning the upcoming film have additionally been revealed, with THR reporting simply what the plan is for the upcomng bulk of filming.
What are the brand new particulars for the Michael Jackson biopic?
THR’s report goes on to say that deliberate filming days subsequent month aren’t being thought of “reshoots” a lot as they are going to be used to develop the primary half of the movie into its personal function.
The thought, in response to the report, is for the primary movie to finish with Jackson leaving the Jackson 5 following the discharge of his iconic first album, Off the Wall. It’s unclear how a lot or little has already been filmed for all of this, nevertheless.
The report comes following the movie formally being delayed into 2026 earlier this month. The standing of the movie, nevertheless, has been underneath scrutiny for a while. Earlier this 12 months, stories of the reshoots first surfaced, with The InSneider’s Jeff Sneider describing the movie as “an absolute dumpster fireplace” that went by a number of adjustments all through its growth.
The movie additionally got here underneath scrutiny over numerous authorized points. In January, a report from Puck famous that Jackson’s property agreed to by no means embrace the Chandler household — who accused Jackson of sexually abusing their 13-year-old son in 1993 — in any film or venture in regards to the star.
The property reportedly missed this element, and had the Chandler household prominently featured within the again half of the film. THR’s new report notes that, with the movie now seemingly being break up into two components, this provides director Antoine Fuqua extra time to repair the problems.
