Michael Jackson's nephew recreates 'Man in the Mirror' look in his biopic

The first look of the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic has been revealed and it depicts one of the singers most memorable outfits Variety reportedIn the biopic titled Michael the late singers nephew Jaafar Jackson portrays the King of PopSet to hit theatres on April 18 2025 the film is currently under productionThe journey has begunhellipMichaelMovie pictwittercom7HB7G0sJ09mdash Michael Jackson michaeljackson February 13 2024In the first look photo Jaafar Jackson recreated his uncles legendary Man in the Mirror appearance from his Dangerous tour of 199293 The image was taken by photographer Kevin Mazur who photographed Jackson throughout his career and during his This Is It rehearsals as per VarietyWith Jaafar every look every note every dance move is Michael said producer Graham King in a statementHe embodies Michael in a way that no other actor couldThe movie will bring audiences a riveting and honest portrayal of the brilliant yet complicated man who became the King of Pop according to the loglineThe film presents his triumphs and tragedies on an epic cinematic scale from his human side and personal struggles to his undeniable creative genius exemplified by his most iconic performances As never before audiences will experience an inside look into one of the most influential trailblazing artists the world has ever knownColman Domingo an Oscar nominee plays father Joe Jackson Nia Long as mother Katherine Jackson Juliano Krue Valdi as child Michael and Miles Teller as lawyer John BrancaDirector Antoine Fuqua was cited in Variety We have assembled an incredible team of artists for this project hair and makeup costumes cinematography choreography lighting everything and some who knew and worked with Michael are reuniting for this film But most importantly its Jaafar who embodies Michael It goes beyond the physical resemblance Its Michaels spirit that comes through magically You have to experience it to believe itMichael has been produced by King and the Michael Jackson estates coexecutives Branca and John McClain Lionsgate is releasing the film domestically while Universal Pictures International will handle all regions except Japan which Lionsgate will superviseThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever