Do you know the saddest thing about considering a Michael Jackson biopic? I struggle to imagine a film that would be just about the music, the dance and the energy that Jackson brought to the world. What I imagine is, in essence, a freak show or history being completely whitewashed. Pun very much intended.
Now the executor of the Jackson estate, John Branca, has reportedly (via Variety) approached Ivan Reitman and Tom Pollock with the idea of producing and financing a biopic about the famous and infamous singer.
The film would only cover specific points in Jackson's life, likely to conveniently edge around the more contentious events, and there is no word yet on who will play Michael but I hear Andy Serkis and WETA are standing by.
When he isn't writing for the prestigious site you currently find yourself reading, Andrew is busy either writing for EatSleepLiveFilm or posting pictures of dogs in hats on Facebook. He fell in love with movies after a double-bill of The Empire Strikes Back & Return of The Jedi at the tender age of four. His favourite film is Goodfellas, his favourite director is Martin Scorsese, his favourite actor is Paul Newman. Caught you off guard there, eh? You were expecting Robert De Niro or something.
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Michael Jackson Biopic Now A Possibility, Unlikely To Be A "Thriller"
