The forthcoming Michael Jackson biopic has been slammed by the maker of the documentary Leaving Neverland, with Dan Reed calling the film’s script “a whole whitewash.”
Reed, whose 2019 movie featured claims by Wade Robson and James Safechuck that Jackson had abused them as kids, advised The Occasions of London he had seen a draft script of the biopic, due for launch subsequent yr. He stated:
“It’s an out-and-out try and utterly rewrite the allegations and dismiss them out of hand, and comprises full lies. You by no means even see him alone with any boys, when it’s a matter of undeniable fact that he shared his mattress with babies for a few years.”
The biopic has drawn a pedigree crew in director Antoine Fuqua, who made Coaching Day, and author John Logan, Oscar-nominated for Gladiator, The Aviator and Hugo.
Oscar-nominated Colman Domingo is enjoying Jackson’s abusive father, Joe, whereas Miles Teller (Whiplash, High Gun: Maverick) will play John Branca, Jackson’s supervisor.
The newspaper provides that music gross sales information means that Jackson’s enchantment is rising once more after his star waned previous to his loss of life in 2009. It cites Sony’s affirmation final month that it’ll purchase half of Jackson’s catalog in a deal that valued his property at $1.2 billion — the biggest transaction for a single musician’s work. And Billboard experiences that consumption of Jackson’s music worldwide grew final yr by greater than 38 per cent to six.5 billion on-demand streams.
The musical MJ, telling the story of the star’s life and utilizing his music, has additionally arrived in London, contemporary from success on Broadway, with German and Australian tour dates additionally scheduled. The musical makes no point out of the abuse allegations that Jackson confronted.
