Michael Jackson Biopic Trailer Electrifies CinemaCon With Moonwalking King of Pop, ‘Thriller’ Performance and More
variety.comMichael,” an upcoming biopic about pop legend Michael Jackson that seems guaranteed to spark conversation, debuted a dazzling first look at CinemaCon during Lionsgate’s presentation to theater owners.
The sweeping footage starts as hysterical fans scream along to Jackson as he owns the stage, flashing between performances of hits like “Man in the Mirror, “Thriller” and Jackson 5’s classic rendition of “ABC” on “American Bandstand.” The movie, which will feature over 30 songs and recreate many of his iconic concerts, promises to be a sweeping look at the musician’s life, including the emotional toll that being a superstar took on the shy and private man behind the moonwalk. “There might be some people who think you’re different, and that’s gonna make life a little harder for you,” his mom, Katherine Jackson, tells her gifted son. “But you never were like anyone else.
Michael, you have a very special light. So make that light shine onto the world.” Later in the footage, he says, “When I’m not onstage everything feels foreign to me.” There’s a lot of material to mine from the life and times of Jackson.
Before rolling the trailer, producer Graham King called the film “an inside look at the most prolific artist who ever lived.
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