Michael Jackson Movie relianing the entire third act in the middle of the drama behind the scene

It could be said that no pop star in living memory can rival Michael Jackson in terms of popularity, influence or controversy, and filmmakers behind the next “Michael” music film are learning the hardest lesson imaginable about that last part. Directed by the director of Action best known by the “Training Day” and the “Equalizer” trilogy, Antoine Fuqua, and written by veteran writes John Logan (“Gladiator”, “The Aviator”, “Skyfall”), the drama He has not saved expenses at Star Power in an attempt to capture the same ray that converted “Bohemian Rhapsody” into a unbogged blow in 2018. In addition to Miles Teller, the cast includes the newly welcomed the Oscar Oscar Domingo, Laura Harrier and even the Jackson’s nephew, Jaafar Jackson, in his film debut like The King of Pop. “Bohemian Rhapsody,” they hit an inconvenience. And when I say a “hitch”, I mean the worst possible setback that could affect a box office success.

Matthew Belloni, former Hollywood Reporter editor who created his own newsletter called Puck, has Launched a new Bombshell report revealing the agitation that has wrapped the creation of “Michael”. Apparently, Fuqua and his team have had to return to the drawing table as a result of a false legal that, in some way, no one at the Jackson farm (who approved the script and the use of Jackson’s real music) learned Until the last moment. This implies the decision to address the well -known accusations of sexual abuse and pedophilia that surround Jackson who eventually led to his prosecution (although he does not condemn) in 2005. As a result, the film was never legally allowed to dramatize the alleged victim Jordan Chandler or His family first.

Incredibly, this meant that the complete final act He has had to undergo extensive remake, delaying the release of the film in at least six months and almost surely costing someone (or multiple someone) his work. Keep reading to get all the details of what is surely the wildest story of 2025.

Of all the reasons to make a biographical film by Michael Jackson, the ability to tell the story of the famous celebrity while using all his beloved songs would be at the top of that list. That, of course, requires the approval of Jackson’s Family Estate, who has carefully kept the rights of such productions and almost surely required the complete approval of the script before signing in “Michael”. As doubtful as those interested in that the film could potentially bleach what, in reality, it was a terribly complicated legacy, the pressing issue that has derailed the production has to do with someone who has not crossed all its IY splashing its splashing its T while looking at the script.

As detailed in the Puck report, that “someone” would be John Branca, Jackson Estate’s executor (and that actually appears in the biographical film, played by actor Miles Teller). According to Belloni, the producer of “Michael” Graham King was the deeply unfortunate soul that had to raise the phone, since the film approached the finish line and received the news of the Branca that the film could not be released in its form current. (The news describes filmmakers as “blind”. To cite directly from the article of origin:

“Years before signing in the movie ‘Michael’ with the chandlers that appear in the script, Jackson’s team agreed that they would never include the family in such a film. Yes, according to two sources, there is an agreement signed with the chandlers that prohibits No dramatization of them or their stories.

Of course, this came after Lionsgate has already launched the red carpet for “Michael” through the first looks at Cinemacon in 2024 and spoke the Wow factor involved in Jackson’s nephew, Jaafar Jackson, perfectly embodying the appearance and physicality of his late uncle. The film was originally launched in April this year, but Deadline He reported in November last year that the biographical film had been delayed until October 2025. Now we know exactly why that happened.

Inventing great especially this unforeseen drama, of course, it is when, or yes, “Michael” can be released in its new and updated form. Reshoots are a fairly widespread practice throughout the industry, but rarely on such a scale. “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” “He infamously suffered a difficult production when Tony Gilroy intervened for director Gareth Edwards to rework large parts of the final act and, as referred to above,” Bohemian Rhapsody “survived its original director Bryan Singer Bryan Being fired from the production in the middle of filming along the way to become a success of almost one billion dollars at the box office. … but it is an open question about whether this will really reach the finish line.

While all headlines will shed light on the readjustment of the final law, Belloni’s reports actually shows that this is an even greater problem. As he explained:

“The script (‘Michael’) begins and ends during the 1993 investigation on statements on the anatomy of Jackson made by Jordan Chandler, the 13 -year -old boy whose claim of sexual abuse led to world holders and an eventual agreement of $ 20 millions.

So worrying (and problematic) such as that narrative framing, it also means that filmmakers will have to rework much of the first (and probable mean) also act. There is a famous saying in script writing circles that the problems of the third act are actually the first act problems, and that they never feel more relevant than here. From now on, Fuqua and Logan have been rewriting and reviewing the script before delivering it to Lionsgate as soon as this week, according to Puck. With the Jackson estate, the restart bill, Word is that the creative team is optimistic that they can save this disaster. If that really happens or is not a assumption of anyone.

“Michael” is scheduled to launch on October 3, 2025.