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‘Michael’ review: Michael Jackson biopic is painfully bad
movie review MICHAEL Running time: 127 minutes. Rated PG-13 (thematic material, language, smoking). In theaters. This is it? How flabbergasting to see “Michael,” the new biopic about Michael Jackson, the best-selling solo artist of all time, crash and burn into such a cheap and embarrassing bore. Say what you will about Michael Jackson — and […] More
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Box Office: ‘Michael’ Michael Jackson Biopic Eyes $150 Million Opening
Lionsgate‘s Michael Jackson biopic Michael, after additional shoots, will not ease down the road but rather boogie this weekend with what’s expected to be a $150 million start at the global box office. The feature, which carries a $200M production cost, in Lionsgate fashion has foreign sold to mitigate risk, with international distribution in the […] More
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‘Michael’: What The Reviews Are Saying About Michael Jackson Biopic
The critics are weighing in on the big-budget Michael Jackson biopic Michael, which releases globally this weekend. Directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by John Logan, the movie covers the Jackson 5 period in the early ’60s through to the iconic singer’s early solo career. The “King of Pop” is played by his nephew Jaafar […] More
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How’s the Michael Jackson Biopic? It’s Bad
It was the casual giraffe cameo that broke me. You will have your own OMG WTF moment of no return, your own personal crossing of the Rubicon regarding Michael, the much-heralded (by its producers) biopic on Michael Jackson, in the same way you have your own favorite Jackson song. Maybe it’s one of his early […] More
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Snoop Dogg Live At CinemaCon To Celebrate Upcoming Biopic With Star Jonathan Daviss
Snoop Dogg and Jonathan Daviss, the Outer Banks actor who plays the hip hop superstar in an upcoming untitled biopic, kicked off Universal Pictures’ CinemaCon outing, taking the stage to talk up the film by Craig Brewer. “I wish I could give you more details” on the project, Snoop said. But there were not many, […] More
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Nia Long Tells Michael Jackson Biopic Critics to Beat It, Protects Her Peace
Nia Long ‘Michael’ Biopic Haters Can Beat It!!! Published April 14, 2026 7:06 AM PDT Nia Long says the haters can beat it — she’s protecting her peace while stepping into Michael Jackson territory. The actress, who plays Katherine Jackson in the highly anticipated upcoming biopic, “Michael,” made it clear in her Playboy spring issue […] More
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Angel Studios Adds Owen Wilson In ‘Runner’, Tommy Lee Jones’ ‘Angel And The Badman’ Reboot & Milton Hershey Biopic To 2026 Slate
EXCLUSIVE: Angel Studios is adding five films to its 2026 slate with thriller Runner by Scott Waugh starring Owen Wilson and Alan Ritchson set for September 11. It unveiled a reimagining of John Wayne’s 1947 Angel and the Badman starring Tommy Lee Jones, a Cold War-era Reagan-Gorbachev film with Jeff Daniels and Jared Harris, a […] More
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Michael Jackson biopic reshoots cost $15million, removed all mention of child abuse allegations
The upcoming Michael Jackson biopic spent $15million (£11million) on reshoots when production learned it could not include scenes about legal charges brought against the singer. The film, titled Michael, is due for release on April 22 in the UK, and will dramatise the King of Pop’s rise to megastardom. Jaafar Jackson, the singer’s nephew, will […] More
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Michael Jackson’s Estate Paid Millions for Hefty ‘Michael’ Biopic Reshoots
Michael Jackson’s Estate Paid Roughly $10M to Reshoot ‘Michael’ Biopic Ending Published April 7, 2026 9:51 AM PDT The Michael Jackson estate reportedly shelled out millions to cut any mention of child molestation accusations in the end of “Michael” … and because of it, they now own a stake in the film. The late singer’s […] More
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‘Michael’: Michael Jackson Movie Eyes $55M+ Record Musical Biopic Opening
Lionsgate‘s Michael is bound to be a chart-topping hit when it opens on April 24. Three-week tracking today indicates an opening between $55M-$60M, besting the previous box office record set by a musical biopic, that being the 2018 Freddie Mercury movie, Bohemian Rhapsody, which bowed to $51M. Advance tickets sales at this point in time, […] More
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CAA Signs ‘Outer Banks’ Jonathan Daviss, Next Up As Young Snoop Dogg In Universal Biopic
EXCLUSIVE: CAA has emerged from a signing scrum and has landed Jonathan Daviss as a client in all areas. Daviss had hit breakout turn as Pope Heyward in the Netflix series Outer Banks. He has wrapped the final season of that show. He will next take on the iconic role of Snoop Dogg in Universal’s […] More
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Kim Novak blasts Sydney Sweeney biopic casting decision: ‘She was totally wrong to play me’
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sydney Sweeney doesn’t have a fan in Kim Novak. Novak, 93, confessed that casting Sweeney, 28, to play the iconic actress in her upcoming biopic, “Scandalous!” was “totally wrong.” “I would never have approved,” Novak recently told The Times, before adding that the “Euphoria” star “sticks out […] More














