EXCLUSIVE:MichaelJackson will be played by the late icons 26-year old nephewJaafar Jacksonin theAntoine Fuqua-directed film biopic forLionsgate.
Fuqua just posted a confirmation on Instagram.
As Deadline revealed last week, theEmancipationhelmer signed on to next directMichael, which has a script byJohn Logan.
(L-R) Jaafar Jackson, Michael Jackson (1983)Getty Imagaes/Frank Edwards/Getty Images
The films being produced byGraham King, who turned the Freddie Mercury Queen story into the blockbusterBohemian Rhapsody.
GK Films will produce alongside the co-executors of Jacksons estate, John Branca and John McClain.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 14: La Toya Jackson (L) and Jaafar Jackson arrive for the Face Forward International 10th Annual Gala “Highlands To The Hills” on September 14, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gabriel Olsen/Getty Images)Gabriel Olsen/Getty Images
