BoxOfficeFangrl Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, CoolioD1 said: casting a relative was probably the smartest move since it was always gonna be a tricky one to cast. surprised to hear the film will actually tackle the pedo accusations. good luck to 'em, i guess. They will probably briefly mention that there were allegations without implying any guilt whatsoever. Would the Jackson estate really authorize the music rights for a movie that would make MJ look like a terrible person? The movie could jump around in time a lot to skate around his diciest moments. 4 hours ago, grim22 said: Smartest way to avoid the casting minefield that any Jackson project brings with it. Hopefully the kid is a good enough actor and dancer. Maybe they'll use AI to do MJ's physical transformation. If they're smart the movie will focus on the Off the Wall/Thriller years where the nephew's resemblance would be the closest to how Michael really looked. Edited January 30, 2023 by BoxOfficeFangrl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJG Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Bring back Flex Alexander in whiteface(?). The definitive Michael. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 This definitely reeks of a "nobody else wanted the gig" casting. Understandably so tbh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jonwo Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 I assume Universal is paying a portion of the budget in exchange for OS rights. Weird that Lionsgate is keeping Japan but not UK but I wonder if Universal wanted UK distribution and Lionsgate didn't argue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firepower Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 Could be huge if done right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dudalb Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 On 10/3/2023 at 12:50 PM, Firepower said: Could be huge if done right. With the Jackson estate calling the shots,chances are this will be whitewash..no joke intended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
interiorgatordecorator Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 why is this movie called "michael", if youre already using his first name why not go all the way and call it Michael Jackson? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 plus it's disrespectful to this classic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 43 minutes ago, interiorgatordecorator said: why is this movie called "michael", if youre already using his first name why not go all the way and call it Michael Jackson? Because Michael Jordan and Marvel threatened to sue if they called it MJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grim22 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Post by @culturecrave View on Threads I wonder how much it will actually get into the court cases Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Clearly not even attempting to give it the aura of an awards contender with this date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorkingonaName Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Gonna be a massive Easter with this and Resurrection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxx93 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 (edited) This should have been a two-parter. There's no way you can squeeze Michael's entire life into one movie, even if it's 3 hours long. Edited January 12 by Boxx93 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 3 hours ago, Boxx93 said: This should have been a two-parter. There's no way you can squeeze Michael's entire life into one movie, even if it's 3 hours long. They probably don't want to deal with Michael's entire life...for obvious reasons with the estate calling the shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAJK Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 As long as it's "good" (crowdpleasing) and Lionsgate is somehow able to mount a blockbuster ad campaign ala Bohemian Rhapsody, I don't see why this can't come close to that movie domestic and worldwide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wboxoffice Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Just as I was looking to see if Taylor Swift’s concert has surpassed MJ’s This is It that was at 261 million WW, I see that MJ jumped all of a sudden from 261 million to 516 million? An update 15 years later? An error? A hack? I don’t get it. https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1477715/?ref_=bo_se_r_1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatree Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 20 hours ago, DAJK said: As long as it's "good" (crowdpleasing) and Lionsgate is somehow able to mount a blockbuster ad campaign ala Bohemian Rhapsody, I don't see why this can't come close to that movie domestic and worldwide. Because Bohemian Rhapsody is literally the exception to the rule? There is no other musical biopic that comes anywhere close to BR. Assuming that any musical biopic about a similarly giant artist will be the same doesn't really make any sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...