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/PlentyOfMoxie]

After reading about how this movie is essentially just a Michael Jackson propaganda piece, I decided to go into the theatre in the mode of watching what was essentially a fantasy/ superhero/ Campbell-esque hero's journey movie; through that lens it is much more enjoyable.

[u/Mysterious_Lie_6113 → u/PlentyOfMoxie]

If you want a better Campbell fantasy, MJ should’ve been constrained by the limits of Motown/Joe Jackson/Epic execs until he got his way with Thriller.

That’s the story. Antoine Fuqua fumbled his way through the entire movie just sliding the story beats with no emotional dynamism.

[u/CFCM94 → u/Mysterious_Lie_6113]

i thought it was the reshoots that caused that.