Movie Review: In 'Michael,' the King of Pop Is Resurrected, Sans Complications

Jackson biopic 'Michael' is a family affair as nephew takes lead role

The premiere of the long-awaited Michael Jackson biopic 'Michael' brought emotion and reflection to Los Angeles on Monday, as cast members and the Jackson family shared the depth of effort behind bringing the King of Pop’s story to life.

‘Michael’ Biopic Cast: A Guide to the Stars Playing Michael Jackson & More

The upcoming Michael Jackson biopic features an ensemble cast that will portray the entire Jackson family. Here is a full guide to the stars.

Welcome To The MCU (The Michael Cinematic Universe)

“Michael” step-and-repeat at a screening in Atlanta on Monday, April, 2026. Photo by Noah Washington/The Atlanta Voice Before TikTok dances, before K-pop, before bedazzled streetwear became a staple of clothing racks in America, there was Michael Jackson, the man who made it all possible. The long-in-the-making biopic, directed by Antoine Fuqua and distributed by Lionsgate, chronicles the life of Michael Jackson from his childhood in Gary, India…

Movie Review: In 'Michael,' the King of Pop is resurrected, sans complications

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Michael review – cliched Jackson biopic is bland, bowdlerised … and bad

Rammed with every music-movie cliche, an almost mute supporting cast and a Michael who only produces endless smiley blandness, this is a frustratingly shallow filmAntoine Fuqua’s demi-biopic of Michael Jackson gives you the chimp, the llama, the giraffe … but not the elephant in the living room. It’s like a 127-minute trailer montage assembling every music-movie cliche you can think of: the producers’ astonishment in the recording studio, the to…

‘Michael’ Review: Embattled Michael Jackson Biopic Is Glossy, Sanitized, and Surprisingly Dull

There are only two ways of looking at Michael Jackson in Antoine Fuqua’s predictably sanitized and surprisingly tedious biopic “Michael”: with pity or adoration. Sometimes, both! But always at least one, as the film alights on either screaming, tear-filled fans (“MI-CHAEL! MI-CHAEL!”) or quietly devastated family and friends (“Oh, Michael“). Of course, that “Michael” skirts around the controversies, legal troubles, and horrifying allegations tha…