After the
Equalizer
trilogy and the film
Trainig Day
, Antoine Fuqua will direct the highly anticipated biopic on Michael Jackson, announced
Variety
magazine .
The production of this biographical film was entrusted to the British Graham King.
“
We feel very lucky that he chose
Michael
as his next project.
His talents and commitment to his craft will make
Michael
an unforgettable film
,” said Joe Drake, president of Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, which will distribute the film worldwide.
At 56, Antoine Fuqua has already made around twenty films.
He started in 1998 with
The Replacement Killers
before rising to prominence in 2001 through
Training Day
.
In 2015, wrote
The Rage in the Belly
, a film about boxing with Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams and Forest Whitaker.
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On the production side, Graham King also has some successes to his credit.
He notably produced in 2018
Bohemian Rhapsody
, the biopic on Freddie Mercury, a huge theatrical success.
He also participated in the film directed in 2011 by Angelina Jolie,
In the land of blood and honey
, which looks back on the Serbo-Bosnian conflict.
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