“It’s gonna surprise people what we’re gonna do with this film,” teased ‘Michael’ actor Colman Domingo
is teasing the upcoming .
Michael, scheduled for an April 18, 2025, release, will “shine a different light on Michael Jackson,” Domingo, 54, told at the June 30 , where he was nominated for best actor.
The King of Pop, who in the biopic will be played by his real-life nephew , left a complicated legacy that included multiple following his death at age 50 in 2009.
“Michael Jackson is undeniably one of the most prolific artists that has ever been on this planet,” Domingo told the outlet. “He’s a complicated human being, and I think what the film will do is tell the story of a very complicated person.”
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The Oscar-nominated Rustin star Jaafar, 27, onscreen as Michael’s father , who managed the Jackson 5 and daughters Rebbie, and from the 1960s through the ’80s.
Nia Long plays Jackson matriarch Katherine Jackson, while 9-year-old Juliano Krue Valdi portrays a Jackson 5-era Michael, and plays Michael’s lawyer and manager .
Michael recreates for the screen the pop star’s “triumphs and tragedies on an epic, cinematic scale — from his human side and personal struggles to his undeniable creative genius, exemplified by his most iconic performances,” per its official synopsis.
“As never before, audiences will experience an inside look into one of the most influential, trailblazing artists the world has ever known.”
Said Domingo to ET, “Honestly, I think it’s gonna surprise people what we’re gonna do with this film. It’s gonna be epic.”
He added particular praise for the biopic’s leading man. “When people watch Jaafar Jackson and what he does, they’re gonna be blown away,” continued the actor. “There’s sort of this spiritual connection that he has with his late uncle. It’s beautiful.”
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Jaafar is the son of , who performed alongside brothers Jackie, Tito, Marlon and Michael since their Jackson 5 days.
Glimpses of Jaafar in action as his uncle on the movie’s set have surfaced since the January 2023 announcement of his . Most recently, the actor could be seen , one of several iconic musical moments Michael will include.
Domingo also stars in the A24 film (in theaters July 12), a drama about the Rehabilitation Through the Arts theater program at New York’s Sing Sing Correctional Facility featuring formerly incarcerated alumni of the program. His acclaimed playrecently premiered as an .
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