Naturally, when you see the names Uma Thurman and Samuel L. Jackson in the cast list of a film, people are going to get excited.
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The director of Lionsgate’s upcoming Michael Jackson biopic is sharing some new details about the movie.
The film stars the late King of Pop’s nephew Jaafar Jackson in the lead role and in a new interview with EW, filmmaker Antoine Fuqua said that he was “blown away” by the 27-year-old’s performance.
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“It’s uncanny how much he’s like Michael,” he said of Jaafar, who is the son of Michael’s brother Jermaine Jackson. “Sounds like him, dances like him, sings. It’s really uncanny. Graham King, who is a fantastic producer, found him, and introduced him to me, and I was blown away.”
The movie, which is titled Michael, is currently on hold amid the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. When asked about what his approach was while making the film, Antoine said he was focused on how “to tell the facts as we know it, about the artist, about the man, about the human being. You know, the good, bad, and the ugly.”
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Naturally, when you see the names Uma Thurman and Samuel L. Jackson in the cast list of a film, people are going to get excited.
50 Cent has shared a clip of Chris Tucker re-telling a story about him and Michael Jackson listening to his 2003 single ‘In Da Club’.In 2015, the comedian’s Netflix stand-up special Chris Tucker Live was released. In it, Tucker recounted the time that he and his friend Michael Jackson were in a car together when the late singer revealed he “loved” 50 Cent’s first-ever Number One single.“He liked rap,” Chris Tucker said about Jackson. “He liked that 50 Cent song ‘In Da Club,’ he liked the beat.
EXCLUSIVE: Amid some uncertainty over the level of pre-sales business possible at Toronto and the AFM due to the strikes, a handful of packages are beginning to emerge.
Despite Lewis Capaldi taking a break from his musical career to focus on his health, the Scottish hitmaker has managed to still leave a huge impact on his beloved fans and scooped a win at the National Television Awards on Tuesday night.
Director Antoine Fuqua is teasing Michael, the Michael Jackson biopic he is set to work on and says he’s “blown” away by the “uncanny” resemblance between the lead star and his real-life uncle, the King of Pop.
Paris Jackson is dealing with really scary threats right now!
Paris Jackson – the daughter of late pop icon Michael Jackson – has recalled being sent death threats for not acknowledging her father’s birthday online.The musician took to social media earlier this week to recall the harassment she faced from Michael Jackson super-fans, who criticised her after she chose not to post anything online on what would have been his 65th birthday.Here, she explained the reasons behind her lack of acknowledgement of the event, explaining that when her father was alive, he would hate anyone celebrating his birthday.“Today’s my dad’s birthday, and back when he was alive, he used to hate anybody acknowledging his birthday,” she told viewers in the video, which was posted on Tuesday night (August 29). “Wishing him a happy birthday, celebrating it; nothing like that.
Paris Jackson is calling out fans who have sent her NASTY messages all because she didn’t wish her late father Michael Jackson a happy birthday on social media!
Michael Jackson’s youngest son is celebrating his dad.
Paris Jackson posted a video on Instagram on Tuesday (August 29), her father Michael Jackson‘s birthday.
Paris Jackson is celebrating what would be her dad’s 65th birthday. The 25-year-old singer and actress shared her appreciation for Michael Jackson during her latest performance, sharing a sweet moment with her fans, revealing that she “owes everything to him.”PRINCE JACKSON CELEBRATES MICHAEL JACKSON’S BIRTHDAY WITH RARE PHOTOSPARIS JACKSON’S NEW SINGLE WAS ENTIRELY PRODUCED BY WOMENThe ‘American Horror Story’ star also encourages fans to pay homage to Michael by donating to a good cause.
ate father and music icon. Jackson, 25, took to Instagram to explain that Michael never liked celebrating his birthday and that by not posting anything, she was actually honoring her father.
Paris Jackson and her siblings have led tributes to their father Michael Jackson on what would have been his 65th birthday.The singer died in 2009 at the age of 50, and Paris said in a series of Instagram Stories that he hated celebrating his birthday.“So today’s my dad’s birthday, and back when he was alive, he used to hate anybody acknowledging his birthday, wishing him a happy birthday, celebrating it, nothing like that,” she told fans.“He actually didn’t want us to even know when his birthday was because he didn’t want us to throw a party.”Going on to criticise pressure from “superfans” for her to acknowledge his birthday, she added: “If you don’t wish someone a happy birthday via social media, it apparently means that you don’t love them, you don’t care about them.“There have been times where I don’t post anything for my dad’s birthday, and people lose their fucking minds. They tell me to kill myself.
Paris Jackson has had to deal with some cruel social media trolls over the years.
Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Chinese filmmaker Wang Bing is this year’s Guest of Honor at IDFA, which holds its 36th edition from Nov. 8 to 19 in Amsterdam. IDFA is also honoring filmmaker and artist Peter Greenaway with a Lifetime Achievement Award, a selective retrospective and an extensive on-stage talk.
Michael Jackson would be celebrating his 65th birthday today. To commemorate the occasion, his children are sharing some photos and memories of their father. Paris Jackson’s new single was entirely produced by womenParis Jackson and Chloe Lattanzi have become close friends despite their age differenceA post shared by Prince Jackson (@princejackson)Prince Jackson shared an old photo of his father and three children: Prince, Paris, and Bigi.
Prince Jackson is honouring his late father on a very significant day.
Michael Jackson would have turned 65 on Tuesday (August 29), and the King of Pop is being remembered by his sons Prince, 26, and Blanket, 21.
Angelique Jackson On the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, Netflix released the trailer for “Rustin,” which explains how civil rights leader Bayard Rustin defied the odds to plan the historic event. “On Aug. 28, Black, white, young, old, rich, working-class, poor will descend on Washington D.C.,” Rustin, portrayed by Emmy winner Colman Domingo, says early in the clip, which chronicles the lead-up to the monumental march.
Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Grammy-winning singer Shakira will become the first South American artist to receive MTV’s Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the channel’s Video Music Awards on Sept. 12.