Michael Jackson Biopic “Probably” delayed by one year after news about big reshoots

The upcoming Michael Jackson It is unlikely that Biopic will meet theaters by the end of 2025, said Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer on Thursday 22 May.

” Our Michael Jackson BiopicWe are pleased with the 3½ hours with fantastic pictures from producer Graham King and director Antoine Fuqua, and we will announce a definitive release strategy and timing in the coming weeks, “said Feltheimer during the studio’s revenue for Q4 2025, per Per Per Per Amount and Indieview.

Feltheimer said it was “likely” the studio will have to move the movie, entitled MichaelFrom the 2025 financial year, “which will affect financial ’26 financial results but will strengthen an already strong tax scope ’27.”

Lionsgate’s fiscal year ends on March 31, 2026, which means Michael Maybe not met theaters until after April 2026.

Later, Lionsgate film manager Adam Fogelson confirmed during a call after the quarterly revenue call Michael will be divided into two parts, per Deadline.

Lionsgate did not immediately respond to people’s request for comment.

At the end of January, Puck reported that Michael will need to be reviewed under reshoots After lawyers learned about a clause in a contract agreement between Jackson and one of his accusers.

In 1993, Jackson was accused of sexually abusing 13-year-old Jordan Chandler. The musician, who died in 2009 at the age of 50, and the Chandler family reached a settlement outside the court, reportedly for $ 25 million. According to Puck’s sources, the settlement specified that Chandlers could never be mentioned or dramatized in a movie. The outlet reported that John Logan’s script contained the Chandler situation and the agreement is overlooked when the script was previously checked and approved.

“Michael Jackson Biopic is not in total chaos,” a source near the production told people on January 24. “The inflammatory headlines about the moving padding are simply not true. The film is moving forward and renovations happen in March.”

Spokespersons for Lionsgate (the film’s distributor), producer King and lawyer Jonathan Steinsapir (representing Jackson Estate) did not respond to people’s request for comment on the reports in January.

Lionsgate presented Michael In its 2024 Cinemacon presentation, but showed no pictures this year, despite the fact that main photography was already completed in May 2024. The film was planned until April 18, 2025, but was then pressed until October 3, 2025, in November. In April Amount reported Michael It was unlikely to be released that day due to reshoots and added that it can be divided into two films.

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Jackson Estate has repeatedly denied allegations of abuse against the late singer, which was acquitted of allegations of children’s cloud in 2005. Further charges were broadcast in the 2019 documentary Leaves NeverlandThe prompts an ongoing legal struggle.

Michael is directed by Antoine Fuqua and produced by Bohemian RhapsodiS Graham King. Jackson’s real nephew, Yeah JacksonPlays the singer. Coleman Domingo And Nia Long plays Jackson’s parents, Joe and Katherine Jackson, while Miles Teller plays Branca.