Michael

2 hrs. 08 min. / Biopic, Drama, Music / Rated G / April 22, 2026
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Screenplay: John Logan
Cast: Jaafar Jackson, Colman Domingo, Nia Long

Young Michael Jackson (Juliano Krue Valdi), the eighth of ten children, is rigorously trained from an early age for a career in music under the strict guidance of his father, Joe (Colman Domingo). He achieves his first successes with the family band, the Jackson Five, and launches his solo career at the age of 13. Even as an adult (Jaafar Jackson), his life remains dominated by music. In the late 1970s, while working on a film project, he meets Diana Ross (Kat Graham) and producer Quincy Jones (Kendrick Sampson), an encounter that fundamentally changes his musical direction. The album “Off the Wall” (1979), produced by Jones, became a huge success, which was surpassed in 1982 by the groundbreaking and best-selling album “Thriller.” Parallel to this rise to fame, he broke ties with his father, Joe, whom Jackson fired as his manager and replaced with attorney John Branca (Miles Teller). (Source: filmstarts.de)

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Guests aged 6–17 are only permitted admission if accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, as the screening does not end until after midnight.