Michael Jackson: New obstacles and delays for the long -awaited movie for the pop king

Michael Jackson is wanting improvements.

The ambitious venture to move to the big screen The life of pop king Michael Jackson has new delays.

According to Deadline, they start an additional 22 days of filming to complete the second part of the movie.

The long -awaited biographical film about Michael Jackson’s life – a production of $ 150 million – has hit an unpredictable and rather huge obstacle.

As Puck’s Matthew Belloni has revealed, an important legal issue has arisen that brings out the premiere of the premiere.

According to the report, the film’s script includes a 1993 research on serious claims of Jackson’s sexual abuse by then 13 -year -old Jordan Chandler.

However, a judicial settlement in the case includes a clause that explicitly prohibits the dramatization of the incident and any reference to the Chandler family.

The outrageous is that the creative team of the film was unaware of this clause only after the completion of the main shooting of the project, now forcing production to review and remodel its material significantly.

In the « shadow » of the categories

Jordan Chandler was not the only person who accused Michael Jackson of sexual abuse.

The king of Pop categorically denied all these allegations as he was alive, and his family members continue to do so to this day.

In 2003, Michael Jackson was confronted with seven categories based on the claims of a cancer patient invited to the star’s home.

The boy said he was 13 years old when Jackson gave him alcohol and caressed him.

Jackson said innocent and was solemnly acquitted by all charges.

Later, in 2019, HBO released the much -talked -about Leaving Neverland documentary.

In this, James Sheifsak and Weid Robson presented alarming claims, arguing that Michael Jackson had sexually abused them for several years when they were children.

Robson said he had stayed several times at Jackson’s Neverland Rancho in California during his childhood, while Seifcak, who had starred in Pepsi’s advertisement with Jackson as a child, said frequent visits to the singer’s home.

Although both initially defended Jackson from the accusations, they later sued – Robson in 2013 and Seifcak in 2014 – against the managers of the singer’s property, with their own allegations of abuse.

Jackson’s property managers denied the charges. According to their lawyer, their cases were initially rejected for technical reasons, but the legal procedures continue.

The Jackson family, for its part, denied the charges of Leaving Neverland, describing the documentary as « public lynching » and claiming that the complainants had money incentives.

The future of the film

Despite the legal complications, the production of the biographical film, with Jafar Jackson (Michael’s nephew) playing the key role, has progressed significantly.

Lionsgate CEO John Feltheimer implied that the film is expected to be completed by the end of 2025.

« As for Michael Jackson’s film, we are thrilled with the 3½ hours of amazing material by producer Graham King and director Antoine Fukuas and we will announce the final traffic proposal and timetable in the coming weeks, » he said.

Lionsgate’s CEO argued that the film is « likely » to move out of the financial year 2025, which ends for Lionsgate on March 31, 2026.

This means that the premiere could take place even after April next year, affecting the financial results of 2026, but enhancing the already possible 2027 program.

A new development, revealed by Lionsgate’s leader Adam Fogelson, is that the company is considering the ambitious production consisting of two parts, according to Deadline.

This would probably allow for a more comprehensive narrative of Jackson’s life, but also more flexibility in dealing with script « obstacles ».

It is worth noting that the main shooting was completed in May 2024 and the initial premiere was set for April 18, 2025, according to People.

However, in November last year, the date was postponed to October 3, 2025.

Now, with the new legal data and the possibility of two parties, waiting for the « king » fans is expected to be extended, keeping interest in how to capture Michael Jackson’s much -talked -about life on the big screen.

Michael tells the story of the late superstar, who died in 2009 at the age of 50 of acute poisoning with propofol.

The direction of the work is signed by Antoine Fukuas and starred by the legendary star’s nephew, Jafar.

For the lead role, Jafar Jackson, son of Jermen Jackson’s older brother, was chosen.

The glittering lead cast also includes Coleman Domingo and Nia Long and the script is signed by the three -time Oscar nominee John Logan.