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Michael (2026)

Michael (2026)

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Michael is the long-awaited 2026 biographical film about Michael Jackson, directed by Antoine Fuqua and released theatrically by Lionsgate in the United States and by Universal Pictures internationally. Positioned as a definitive big-screen account of the King of Pop, it stars Jaafar Jackson — Michael's real-life nephew — in the title role, a casting choice that drew enormous attention when the project was first announced.

The film traces Jackson's journey from the formation of the Jackson 5 in the mid-1960s through his childhood stardom and the grueling rehearsals overseen by his father, to his ascent as the biggest solo artist in the world, closing around the era of the Bad World Tour. Colman Domingo plays the family patriarch Joseph Jackson, Nia Long appears as Katherine Jackson, Miles Teller plays entertainment attorney John Branca, Laura Harrier is Suzanne de Passe, and Mike Myers takes on music-industry executive Walter Yetnikoff.

Released in April 2026 after a premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival, Michael became a commercial phenomenon, grossing close to a billion dollars worldwide to rank as the highest-grossing music biopic in history and the most successful release in Lionsgate's history. Critics were sharply divided — many praised Jaafar Jackson's uncanny performance while faulting the film's polished, sympathetic portrait — but audiences responded warmly, awarding it an A-minus CinemaScore. It is streaming on Starz.

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