Michael Jackson's 'biopic' already has a protagonist: his nephew Jaafar

The film that will tell the life of Michael Jackson already has a protagonist: his nephew Jaafar Jackson will be in charge of embodying the king of pop in the

entitled, simply,

in which the production company Lionsgate is already working, as confirmed by the film studio through a statement published this Monday, January 30.

“I am humbly honored to bring the story of my Uncle Michael to life.

To all his fans around the world, see you soon,” Jaafar Jackson, 26, wrote after the announcement.

This has been the first photo that he publishes on his Instagram account (for now, with 140,000 followers), in which he appears characterized as the interpreter of

and

A publication that already accumulates more than 64,000

.

Jaafar Jackson is one of eight children of Jermaine Jackson, brother of the

who has also dedicated his life to music as a songwriter and producer, and of course was a member of the iconic Jackson Five group that launched the brothers into the fame in the sixties.

“It is wonderful to see him continue the Jackson legacy of artists and performers,” Katherine Jackson, Jaafar's grandmother and mother of the King of Pop, said in the official statement.

A clear statement that the family supports this production on the life of Michael Jackson, who died at the age of 50 on June 25, 2009.

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Like his uncle, Jaafar began his musical career at a very young age.

At the age of 12 he already began to compose on the piano, of which they say he is a virtuoso.

His debut on stage would be made with his father Jermaine and his brother Jermajesty in 2017, already 21 years old, in a Christmas performance on Dutch television.

In 2019 he would publish his first

entitled

, a preview of the album

that he is currently preparing and that does not yet have a release date.

“You have worked so hard all your life to achieve greatness!

I know that you will amaze the world with your incredible talent as you have always amazed us with your talent!

I love you! ”, Wrote Alejandra Genevieve Oaziaza, Jaafar's mother and Jermaine's wife, on her Instagram profile next to the image of her son characterized as her uncle.

"I met Jaafar over two years ago and was blown away by the way he embodies Michael's spirit and personality," Graham King said in a statement.

He is a co-producer of this film, as he was of

(2018), the film that recounted the life of Freddie Mercury, singer of Queen, and for which Rami Malek won the Oscar for best actor.

“He was something so powerful that even after searching the world, it was clear that he is the only person to take on this role.

I am beyond delighted that he has come aboard the project to portray his uncle and I can't wait for the world to see him on the big screen as Michael Jackson,” added King.

Filmmaker Antoine Fuqua will be in charge of directing Jaafar, who recently produced

(2022), starring Brad Pitt.

The also director of

(2001) agrees with King's vision and explained in the same statement that the protagonist of his new project has a "natural ability" to emulate Michael and an "enormous chemistry in front of the camera."

According to the film studio, the film will explore all aspects of Michael Jackson's life, "including his most iconic performances that led him to become the greatest artist of all time."

The question is how the film, which has the financial support of the Jackson family, will address all the darker aspects of the life of the king of pop.

The specter of child abuse accusations had hovered over the icon for decades before he died of cardiac arrest.

In 2005, Jackson was found not guilty of sexually abusing a child under the age of 13, a crime for which he was investigated more than 10 years earlier, in 1993, in a case that was settled out of court.

The start of filming will begin this 2023. An example that the icons of the past are in fashion for the film industry.

The biographical film about Elvis, directed by Baz Luhrmann, has garnered eight Oscar nominations, including best picture and best actor for the role of American Austin Butler, who has already won a Golden Globe for best actor in a movie. drama.

Ana de Armas, who plays Marilyn Monroe in

(2022), the film that tells the life of the actress, has also been nominated as best actress for the coveted statuette.