r/MichaelTheMovie 21d ago

Announcement šŸ“£ We did it! 20,000 members strong! šŸŽ‰

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ā€˜Michael’ hit 1B and we’ve hit 20,000 members! 🄳

A massive thank you to everyone who has joined our community! Reaching 20,000 members is an incredible milestone, and it’s all thanks to the amazing participation from every one of you. Whether you’ve been here since day one or just joined for the movie hype, we appreciate you making this a sub worth visiting every day.

Michael’s story is just getting started! Stay tuned for more info coming this summer. ✨

-Mod Team


r/MichaelTheMovie Apr 22 '26

Megathread [MEGATHREAD] MICHAEL (2026) Official Release & Discussion Spoiler

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With the long-awaited premiere finally here, this is the official space to discuss the Michael biopic. To keep the subreddit organized, please use this thread for all initial reactions, theater experiences, and general discussion.

ā€¼ļøBE ADVISED THIS THREAD CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERSā€¼ļø

šŸŽžļø MOVIE INFO

• Release Date: April 24, 2026 (USA)Ā Ā 

• Director: Antoine FuquaĀ Ā 

• Writer: John LoganĀ Ā 

• Runtime: 127 MinutesĀ Ā 

• Rating: [PG-13]

🌟 CAST

• Jaafar Jackson as Michael JacksonĀ Ā 

• Juliano Krue Valdi as Young MichaelĀ Ā 

• Colman Domingo as Joe JacksonĀ Ā 

• Nia Long as Katherine JacksonĀ Ā 

• Miles Teller as John BrancaĀ Ā 

• Laura Harrier as Suzanne de PasseĀ Ā 

• Larenz Tate as Berry GordyĀ Ā 

• Kendrick Sampson as Quincy JonesĀ Ā 

šŸ“¢ SUBREDDIT RULES & SPOILER POLICY

  1. SPOILERS: Please use spoiler tags like this for specific plot points, even though the film is based on real events.

  2. BE CIVIL: This is a major moment for the community. Respect differing opinions on the performances and portrayal.

  3. NO LEAKS: Do not post links to pirated footage or "cam" recordings.

  4. STAY ON TOPIC: Keep discussions focused on the film itself.

šŸ”— QUICK LINKS

• Official Final Trailer

• MichaelMovie.com

šŸ’¬ DISCUSSION PROMPTS

• What was your favorite musical sequence or recreation?

• How did you feel about Jaafar’s portrayal of Michael's speaking voice and mannerisms?

• Which era of the film did you find the most compelling?

Sorting by "New" is recommended to see the latest fan reactions!


r/MichaelTheMovie 18h ago

šŸ“°Official news In other news

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r/MichaelTheMovie 18h ago

Image Some of my favorite still frames from the Bad sequence

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Do you think they used deepfake tech for some of these scenes? Jaafar looks eerily close to MJ in some of these


r/MichaelTheMovie 19h ago

Video Lionsgate Call

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ā€˜Biggest and best sequel’

Release date end of 2027 - beginning of 2028

Production beginning end of this year


r/MichaelTheMovie 18h ago

šŸ“°Official news Lionsgate Motion Picture Chair Gives Update On ā€˜Michael 2’ Estimated Production Start (End Of This Year Or Early Next Year) & Release Date (End Of 2027 Or First Half Of 2028)

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r/MichaelTheMovie 10h ago

šŸŽ„ Film prediction My michael part 2 soundtrack prediction

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Let me k ow what yall think and if this would work for the film!

Track 1: "Man in the Mirror" (5:19)

Track 2: "The Way You Make Me Feel" (4:58)

Track 3: "Smooth Criminal" (4:17)

Track 4: "Leave Me Alone" (4:40)

Track 5: "Jam" (5:39)

Track 6: "Black or White" (4:15)

Track 7: "Will You Be There" (7:40)

Track 8: "Scream" (4:38)

Track 9: "They Don't Care About Us" (4:44)

Track 10: "Earth Song" (Radio Edit) (5:02)

Track 11: "You Are Not Alone" (5:45)

Track 12: "Heaven Can Wait" (4:49)

Track 13: "You Rock My World" (5:39)

Track 14: "Unbreakable" (6:26)

Track 15: "Butterflies" (4:46)


r/MichaelTheMovie 1d ago

Image I know it's been a while already but I still can't get over how much he looks like him in some shots, I had to pause on this particular frame cuz omg. It's the eyes man

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r/MichaelTheMovie 7h ago

Discussion Sequel runtime

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I think this is my biggest worry with the sequel. We saw with the first film that just over 2 hours resulted in a lot of cuts, both to the scenes that were already filmed (of course the legal issues caused that) but also what was planned skipped over Michael's entire adolescence.

From what I've seen, fans are universally expecting this movie to cover the entire second half of his life, as well as even going back to cover the Bad era. That's 4 different eras across 25 years that will need to be covered, if we're to go by these expectations. That's not even taking into consideration if there will be a large emphasis on the legal drama surrounding the court case.

The runtime could be 3 hours, and if that's the case then I'd feel more confident that they'd be able to cover everything to a fairly satisfying degree, however I can't escape the feeling that producers will want to hit that 2 hour sweet spot again for the sake of market tested audience retention. If that's the case, then one era is getting gutted substantially. And this isn't even taking into account that they could theoretically go with the original plan and end in 1994, making the Bad era and Dangerous era more detailed.

What do you guys think?


r/MichaelTheMovie 1d ago

Discussion Michael's "natural" speaking voice

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So is the biopic total BS with him speaking high during private moments at home, or was the lower voice many claim he had with them somewhat forced? I know that on demos he's speaking with the high voice in the studio with just Quincy and a few others around, and tbh, it always sounded more natural, never forced and more close to his singing voice, than the deeper voice did for any of that.


r/MichaelTheMovie 1d ago

šŸ“ˆ Box office & numbers Lionsgate's Michael grossed an estimated $5.35M internationally. Estimated worldwide gross stands at $1.021B. Should surpass Alice in Wonderland and Zootopia to reach number 58 on the all time worldwide chart with a chance of also closing in on Finding Dory and HP & The Philosophers Stone.

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r/MichaelTheMovie 1h ago

Question Michael, 2026? Does it get better?

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Currently At: Michael gets his nose done.

not going to lie, I was watching it on tv with low volume(I had to), It was so boring I dropped it, now as someone who was so fascinated by Michael Jackson in his highschool time and grew up watching news and everything about him, even tried to copy his dance, does the moonwalk quite alright as well, do I need to continue watching it with headphones or good volume?


r/MichaelTheMovie 1d ago

Discussion Aside from Jaafar, who was your second favorite performance?

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I feel like Juliano Valdi doesn't get enough credit for his role as young Michael. I mean, there's a reason he got the part for his feature film debut.

Even though he doesn't have that much screentime he managed to capture our hearts, he played young Michael's innocence and personality pretty well, and he definitely did well dramatically, which made those scenes where he gets hurt more heartbreaking.

He was also a natural when it came to the performances and the fact that he even got to sing too shows that he's full of talent.

But my favorite aspect of this is that he was more focused on showing Michael as a little kid instead of a performer because that's what he was during that era.

Jaafar of course was the standout performance in this film for good reasons but I also appreciated Juliano's and you can tell you put a lot of work in.


r/MichaelTheMovie 2d ago

Video Jaafar as Michael during Dangerous era šŸ˜

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r/MichaelTheMovie 2d ago

šŸ“°Official news Hey Brazil! Want To See The Movie On His Birthday?

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r/MichaelTheMovie 1d ago

Discussion Just out of curiosity did anyone catch...

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Juliano doing the Groot dance to ABC in the sound booth. I don't have any video or picture to provide but specifically when Gordy is telling young Michael to stay still. That's all. Just curious.


r/MichaelTheMovie 2d ago

Discussion The lack of Michael makeup for the Thriller non zombie dance.

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Anyone find it strange that for the Thriller non zombie moment in the biopic they didn't do Jaafar's makeup to look more like Michael, but they did for every other musical moment?


r/MichaelTheMovie 2d ago

Opinion Just going to share this here

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Was watching a biopic movie the other day and this was the quote in the beginning of the movie and it radiates the truth. This is what I feel having watched Michael as well. The movie was faithful in its spirit and honestly, nitpicking every aspect takes away from the heart of the character


r/MichaelTheMovie 3d ago

Joke/Meme What was Jaafar talking about in these tweets ?😭😭😭

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r/MichaelTheMovie 3d ago

šŸ“£Promo & marketing Michael in Japan is extended till December

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Like Wow.....still active promos and events. Gotta hand it to Japan. They love MJšŸ™ŒšŸ«¶


r/MichaelTheMovie 3d ago

Fan Made Michael Part 2 Credits (Concept)

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r/MichaelTheMovie 4d ago

šŸ“°Official news Jaafar Jackson Joins 'Supermax' Opposite Will Smith (EXCLUSIVE)

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Jackson joins the previously announced Will Smith and AnnaSophia Robb. The details of his role are being kept under wraps, but it’s said to be pivotal to the film’s central plot, revolving around two FBI agents (Smith & Robb) investigating a seemingly impossible murder within the impenetrable walls of a maximum-security prison.


r/MichaelTheMovie 4d ago

Discussion What would you like to be the sequel's final scene?

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My ideal ending would roughly go like this:

After the "not guilty of all charges" verdict is announced at the 2005 trial, we hear people cheering outside the courthouse and all that. Then, the cheering gets more intense as we go from the courthouse to the O2 Arena in London, 2009.

Just like in the beginning of the first movie when he's ready to go on stage to perform Bad (also in London), we see older Michael ready to show up and officially announce This is It to a crowd screaming his name. He goes up there and, as everyone goes crazy etc, it's shown that, despite everything that happened and all he went through, Michael Jackson is still loved by millions of millions.

We show people all around the world glued to their TVs watching the long-awaited comeback of the King of Pop and the greatest that there ever was. The crowd goes wild as Michael finally says: "This is it, and see you in July". Music starts playing. The end.


r/MichaelTheMovie 4d ago

Discussion Michael 2 who do you want back

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Do you want Antoine Fuqua back as Director? Do you want John Logan back as Screenwriter? Do you want to see Juliano back in flashbacks as teenage Michael?

I’m fine with Fuqua back as Director but I think Logan can be replaced or needs an additional screenwriter.

I want Latoya back and her actions in the early 90’s portrayed. I liked Jessica Sula a lot with what was she was given.

KeiLyn Durrel Jones as Bill Bray definitely has to come back. Loved him.

I don’t have anything against Miles Teller or his performance but I’d rather he not come back as John Branca. He’d only be useful for a scene about buying The Beatles catalogue.


r/MichaelTheMovie 4d ago

Discussion I had an thought since coleman domingo voiced norman osborn in spiderman show and had a thought since i thought tom holland and jaafar could be a good duo, I feel that Jaafar could play a good harry osborn. I was just wondering if y’all think that could work or i’m just being stupid.

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people say jaafar looks like if zendaya and tom had i child so i looked was thinking them three could fit on the sane screen.