Overview
- The new trailer showcases Michael Jackson’s rise, signature performances and tense dynamic with father Joe, with Jaafar Jackson starring in his feature debut under director Antoine Fuqua and writer John Logan.
- The film opens April 24, 2026 in theaters, with IMAX planned; Universal is reported to handle international distribution while Lionsgate releases domestically.
- Colman Domingo plays Joe Jackson, Nia Long portrays Katherine Jackson, Miles Teller is attorney John Branca, Laura Harrier is Suzanne de Passe, Kat Graham appears as Diana Ross and Larenz Tate as Berry Gordy.
- Production underwent rewrites and reshoots after reporting that a settlement barred dramatizing the 1993 Jordan Chandler case, pushing the release from 2025 to 2026, and talk of a two-part rollout has been dismissed.
- Debate over the portrayal persists, with Paris Jackson saying she had no involvement and flagged inaccuracies, and documentarian Dan Reed criticizing the film as glorifying Jackson and discrediting accusers.