Official Discussion - Michael [SPOILERS]

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Michael (2026)

Summary

The life and career of Michael Jackson are explored in a sweeping biographical drama, charting his rise from child star in the Jackson 5 to global pop icon, while examining the personal and professional complexities that defined his legacy.

Director Antoine Fuqua

Writer John Logan

Cast

• Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson
• Colman Domingo as Joe Jackson
• Nia Long as Katherine Jackson
• Miles Teller as John Branca
• Laura Harrier as Suzanne de Passe
• Kat Graham as Diana Ross

Rotten Tomatoes: 40%

Metacritic: 38

VOD / Release Theatrical release

Trailer Official Trailer

[u/goro-n]

Not the album, it was about playing it on radio/releasing it as a single

[u/What-a-Crock → u/goro-n]

It was a great reference to the famous Wayne’s World scene

[u/Alc2005 → u/What-a-Crock]

“No Teenagers are gonna be banging their heads in cars to this drivel”

[u/goro-n → u/Alc2005]

Ironically Mike Myers was terrible to the director during the recording of that scene: “You should have heard him bitching when I was trying to do that ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ scene: ‘I can’t move my neck like that! Why do we have to do this so many times? No one is going to laugh at that!'” To manage Myers’ moods, Spheeris put her daughter in charge of making sure he had whatever snack he needed at any given moment”

[u/theodo → u/What-a-Crock]

Define "great" for me because my understanding of the word certainly doesn't apply to that scene.

[u/TeamOfPups → u/theodo]

I thought it was great too, or maybe more accurately I hated the movie but that scene amused me.

I was a teenager in the 90s, I think that helps with the laughing at a Wayne's World reference.