His story continues
I’ve always thought the Michael Jackson story was too big to tell in one two-hour movie. Unless the studio and the filmmakers intend to do multiple films, there just isn’t enough time to cover everything. Or you make a specific era-concentrated narrative, as opposed to a full-on “cradle to grave” time frame. Even as Michael can be seen as a film documenting the rise of a global icon, there’s so much to cover. However, originally, the filmmakers had originally wanted to delve into the drama of the controversies surrounding Jackson in the 90s. But what we have at the moment is the tease, “His story continues.”
Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough
For everyone involved, the movie’s current success is an assuring signal that a sequel may be the play to make. According to ScreenRant, Lionsgate Chief Adam Fogelson said on Matthew Belloni’s podcast The Town that they are in talks about a sequel. Fogelson has not confirmed or announced anything official, but the studio is naturally interested in keeping this train rolling. The biggest challenge right now is to fit it into the schedules of producer Graham King and director Antoine Fuqua.
Before the film was released, producer Graham King told ScreenRant, “I’ve definitely been thinking about some things” about a follow-up for Michael and Jaafar Jackson, who portrays the King of Pop, says “I absolutely do” have an interest in returning in a sequel.
Fuqua’s sequel talk
Director Antoine Fuqua recently spoke with Deadline about all the original footage they shot before the expensive reshoots. When he was asked about how much into the story they went into for the initial story, he explained, “We went pretty far. We went through the Jordan allegations we couldn’t use. We went farther than that. Maybe a year or two after that (1995) when things turned against Michael.”
While it definitely feels that the studios want to continue the story, Fuqua was asked if the third of footage that had to get cut out could be used in a potential sequel, he simply responded, “Absolutely.” When asked if he would be directing the sequel, Fuqua replied, “I would like to, it’s just about scheduling. It would kill me if somebody else did it.”
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