{"id":59094,"date":"2023-02-01T01:16:08","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T01:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/01\/michael-jackson-biopic-casts-lead-and-its-the-king-of-pops-nephew-national\/"},"modified":"2023-02-01T01:16:08","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T01:16:08","slug":"michael-jackson-biopic-casts-lead-and-its-the-king-of-pops-nephew-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/01\/michael-jackson-biopic-casts-lead-and-its-the-king-of-pops-nephew-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jackson biopic casts lead \u2014 and it\u2019s the King of Pop\u2019s nephew – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Who higher to fill Michael Jackson<\/a>\u2018s moonwalking sneakers than one other member of the Jackson household?<\/p>\n

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Canadian-American leisure firm Lionsgate introduced on Monday that Jackson\u2019s 26-year-old nephew, Jaafar Jackson<\/a>, will star within the upcoming biopic\u00a0Michael<\/em> within the titular function.<\/p>\n

The movie is to be directed by Antoine Fuqua and produced by Graham King, who produced the 2018 Oscar-winning Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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On Twitter, Jaafar \u2014 who’s the second-youngest son of Jackson\u2019s older brother and Jackson 5 member Jermaine Jackson \u2014 stated he’s \u201chumbled and honored\u201d to play his uncle within the movie.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo all the fans all over the world, I\u2019ll see you soon,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m humbled and honored to convey my Uncle Michael\u2019s story to life. To all of the followers all around the world, I\u2019ll see you quickly.\u00a0
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Photo by Jourdynn Jackson pic.twitter.com\/Xow9Mkakup<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Jaafar Jackson (@JaafarJackson) January 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Michael<\/em> will discover the King of Pop\u2019s rise to fame and controversial legacy, \u201cincluding his most iconic performances that led him to become the greatest entertainer of all time,\u201d in keeping with an announcement from the studio.<\/p>\n

Jaafar was chosen for the function after a worldwide casting search. King advised Variety that \u201cit was clear that\u00a0he is the only person<\/a>\u00a0to take on this role.\u201d<\/p>\n