The Michael Jackson biopic directed by Antoine Fuqua will begin filming this 2023

The dark life of the king of pop will come to the big screen under the watchful eye of the director Antoine Fuqua. The director of Training day has been behind the biographical film of Michael Jackson for a long time and under the lionsgate seal, will begin shooting this year. In the field of production we will find, once again, Graham King. The executive knows very well what it is to succeed with the story of a music icon, since he is one of those responsible for the success of Bohemian Rhapsodytape that told us about the rise to fame of the Queen group.

However, capturing part of Jack’s life in a feature film it will be much more complicated than telling the life of Freddy Mercury. Jackson became a star from a very young age, when he and his five brothers formed Los Jackson 5, before reaching the pinnacle of solo music like never before. For example, she was the first black superstar of the MTV era and her album Thrillerremains the best-selling album of all time, with over 70 million copies sold. However, the shadows behind that great brightness hid the abuses by his father, an adult beset by health crises and the persistent accusations of pedophilia which recently triggered a controversial documentary. For his part, Fuqua says he feels up to the challenge of making a film about such an influential figure for him:

“To me, there is no artist with the power, charisma and sheer musical genius of Michael Jackson. I was influenced to make music videos by seeing his work: the first black artist. His music and those images are part of my worldview, and the opportunity to tell his story on screen alongside his music has been irresistible.”. Apart from King at the controls of production, John Branca and John McCLain (responsible for his estate) will also act as producers. The script will be written by Oscar nominee John Logan, who, among other things, has been responsible for films such as Gladiator, The Aviator o Heavy rain.

Fuqua started directing music videos like the “Gangsta’s Paradise” de Coolio and this year, premiered towards freedom on Apple TV+ with Will Smith. Michael Jackson biopic to start shooting at the end of November of this 2023.