Michael Jackson Biopic_ Jaafar Jackson Embraces Nia Long On Set
Michael Jackson Biopic_ Jaafar Jackson Embraces Nia Long On Set
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00:00 (upbeat music)
00:02 Jafar Jackson and Nia Long on the set
00:05 of their Michael Jackson biopic.
00:07 ♪ You've been hit by a smooth amino ♪
00:10 This just days after our first look
00:12 at his transformation into the king of pop.
00:15 ♪ So feel it ♪
00:16 ♪ Just feel it ♪
00:18 In new photos, Jafar donning trademark MJ attire
00:21 behind the scenes.
00:22 White dress shirt, black tie, black pants.
00:25 ♪ It don't matter if you're black or white ♪
00:29 And let's not forget Michael's signature curly hair.
00:33 The son of Jermaine Jackson,
00:34 now a spinning image of his uncle Mike.
00:37 - We think of him every day, every day.
00:40 And there's not a hour that goes by
00:43 he doesn't come across our mind
00:44 because of just the music and just the memories.
00:48 - Alongside Jafar, Nia in costume
00:50 as the family matriarch, Catherine Jackson.
00:53 So far, no details on the 1980s era scene being filmed,
00:57 but the scenes were snapped outside Los Angeles in Encino.
01:01 Where Michael lived for years on and off
01:04 at the Jackson family compound.
01:06 - At home, Michael is just like any of the other children
01:08 when we're together.
01:09 He's stay away from the public mostly
01:11 because I think the media made it so
01:14 that he doesn't like to be out.
01:17 - Catherine sharing her approval
01:19 of her grandson's casting last year saying,
01:21 "Jafar embodies my son."
01:23 Meanwhile, Nia's speechless and grateful
01:26 to play Michael's mother.
01:27 - There's nothing that's impossible for the Jacksons.
01:30 Everything is possible.
01:32 - As for Joe Jackson,
01:33 Coleman Domingo will play the patriarch
01:36 fresh off his Rustin Oscar nod.
01:38 - The time has come for us to do the same.
01:42 - He calls the role of Michael's father
01:44 rich, complex, and flawed.
01:47 - I feel like when it comes to a win for an actor,
01:50 I have won just by existing in this space
01:53 and being able to do this work.
01:55 It feels like legacy.
01:57 It's the work that we hope to do as actors.
02:01 - As for Janet, LaToya, and other members
02:04 of the famous fam,
02:05 those casting details still TBD.
02:08 ♪ Don't stop 'til you get enough ♪
02:10 - The movie's not moonwalking into theaters
02:12 until April 18th, 2025.
02:15 Until then, fans can speculate over which iconic
02:18 Michael moments make it to the big screen.
02:21 ♪ 'Cause that's the time ♪
02:24 - Growing up watching "Thriller,"
02:25 I was always terrified of,
02:26 is my dad ever gonna turn into a werecat?
02:28 - But Michael's eldest, Prince Jackson,
02:31 tells ET his dad's legacy is more than the music.
02:34 - He always used to say, you know,
02:36 people call me the greatest entertainer of all time,
02:38 but that's not really what I stand for,
02:40 and that's not really what I wanna be remembered as.
02:42 He really wanted people to remember him
02:44 as the philanthropist and the humanitarian.
02:46 Because even if the music that made him
02:48 so popular as the king of pop,
02:49 it was through him spreading a message of love and peace
02:52 and helping out one another.
02:54 And he wanted to lead by example.
02:55 (upbeat music)
02:58 (chimes)
03:00 [MUSIC]