Michael Jackson’s nephew, Jaafar Jackson, who will painting the pop star within the upcoming biopic concerning the singer’s life, has signed with CAA for illustration.
Jackson is the son of Jermaine Jackson and the nephew of Michael Jackson and can make his performing debut within the position of his late uncle in Michael. Antoine Fuqua will direct and Graham King, a seasoned hand at biopics with the Oscar-winning Queen movie Bohemian Rhapsody, is producing for GK Movies.
Jaafar Jackson as a singer launched his debut single, “Got Me Singing,” in 2019. That adopted Jackson beginning at age 12 to play the piano and sing with a watch to pursue a profession in music.
Michael can be produced by John Branca and John McClain, the co-executors of the Michael Jackson property, and is about for a worldwide launch on April 18, 2025. Lionsgate will launch the movie within the U.S. and Japan, whereas Common Footage has the rights for different territories.
The studio has stated the biopic will cowl all points of Michael Jackson’s life, which presumably means it should deal with the kid sexual assault allegations which have been made towards the singer, who died in 2009. John Logan, who penned Gladiator and The Aviator, wrote the script for Michael.
Apart from his music and performing profession, Jackson has backed organizations dedicated to ending human trafficking and world starvation. He continues to be represented by David Weber and Robert Provide at Sloane, Provide, Weber & Dern.
