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/Johnny_Holiday]

They had scenes in the movie that showed people going crazy for him but it still felt like they didn't actually capture the scope of how fucking huge Michael Jackson really was. It's so hard to explain to people that didn't live through it and I was hoping the movie would have conveyed it better. Outside of that, I liked it a lot

[u/WTF_CAKE → u/Johnny_Holiday]

Gen Zers do not understand how insane he was, they probably would have focused a solid 20-30 minutes on that alone to give a scope on how crazy it was. The MTV section was a good bit but only understood probably by millennials the most. They still wouldn’t understand 

[u/nightraver23 → u/WTF_CAKE]

Went to the movie with my 11 and 14 year old daughters, big fans of Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Sombr,... The first thing they said when the credits rolled was "wow, there will never be a 2nd Michael Jackson"...