Despite its worldwide acclaim, Michael Jackson'sBad has few Grammys to its name. His seventh studio album ranks among Michael Jackson's best albums. At the 30th Annual Grammy Awards in 1988, Jackson was tied with rock band U2 and country singer Emmylou Harris for the most nominations of the night, all sprouting four nods. To the shock of critics and viewers, Michael Jackson walked away from the Grammys virtually empty-handed. 313172

A singer often praised as one of music history's most meticulous lyricists is none other than Michael Jackson. There's a reason why he got the nickname King of Pop, and it wasn't just because he knew how to dance and sing a tune. MJ knew how to write songs with lyricism that was not only catchy, but remained well-thought-out with a message attached.

Star Wars' new trailer for the Star Wars: Skeleton Crewseries is packed full of subtle hat-tips to other Star Wars projects, but one Easter egg in particular pays tribute to one of George Lucas' unique projects: Michael Jackson's Captain EO. The premise of Skeleton Crew is heavily rooted in the coming-of-age stories often brought to life during the 1980s, particularly The Goonies and other Amblin Entertainment projects. This has given Skeleton Crew itself quite a bit of '80s influence, something Star Wars is really digging into by paying tribute to one of Lucas' most surprising projects.

The 2025 Michael Jackson biopic, Michael,cast a few notable debut actors to play the legendary King of Pop as his journey to stardom unfolds. The film, directed by Antoine Fuqua, chronicles the many highs and lows of Michael Jackson's career. This includes his time in the Jackson 5, the creation of many of his legendary songs, and some of the many controversies surrounding the singer both during his career and after his death in 2009.

Antoine Fuqua’s Michael Jackson biopic Michael sets a spring 2025 release date, as the start of filming nears. One of the true icons of pop music, Jackson, who ed away in 2009, suffered an unprecedented fall from grace due to allegations of child sexual abuse. Despite his tarnished image, the Thriller hitmaker remains hugely popular, and is set to get the musical biopic treatment like fellow icons Johnny Cash, Freddie Mercury, Elton John and Elvis Presley.

With the multiple Grammy winner being just as controversial as he is beloved, director Antoine Fuqua is explaining how Michaelwill chronicle the musician's life. Fuqua, well-known for his frequent collaborations with Denzel Washington, revealed he would be working on a Michael Jackson biopic in early 2023, collaborating with Oscar-winning producer Graham King, who previously tackled the music biographical genre with 2018's Bohemian Rhapsody. Jaafar Jackson, the musician's real-life nephew, is set to lead the cast of Michael as Jackson, with filming initially scheduled to kick off later in the year.

Dan Reed, director of the controversial documentary Leaving Neverland, brutally condemns the Michael Jackson biopic Michael. Released in 2019, Leaving Neverland focuses on two men who allege that they were sexually abused by Jackson as children at the singer's home, Neverland Ranch. While the documentary was acclaimed by critics and audiences alike, it also sparked massive controversy from the Jackson estate and from longtime fans, who claimed that the singer never sexually abused anyone, and that the documentary perpetuated vicious lies. Recently, it was announced that a new biopic of Jackson, Michael, will enter production this year.

Michael Jackson's nephew has been cast to play him in the biopic Michael. Lionsgate's biopic will chronicle the life and legacy of the legendary pop star, who hailed from a musical family that made up the child pop band, the Jackson 5. After moving on from the group, Jackson would achieve one of the most successful musical careers of all time. Michael has already tapped Training Day's Antoine Fuqua as director and now, the movie has made its first major casting.

The movie about the life and career of Michael Jackson is already controversial, but it's also suffering from a major risk in making the biopic genre's biggest problem much worse than it already is. Michael will continue the recent trend of centering a film around a major entertainer, but the consistent problems with biopics make the Michael Jackson movie an extremely risky move. One of the world's greatest performers of all time, any project about the King of Pop must be done right and not in a way that comes across as cliché.

Acclaimed director Antoine Fuqua has been tapped to helm Lionsgate's highly anticipated Michael Jackson biopic. Fuqua rose to prominence in 2001 with the gritty crime thriller Training Day. which starred Denzel Washington as a crooked cop and earned him his first Academy Award for Best Actor. Since then, Fuqua has continued to find success in the director's chair with other gritty films such as Brooklyn's Finest,Southpaw, and the Equalizer trilogy. His most recent project, Emancipation starring Will Smith, was released in December 2022 through Apple.