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After Fans Wondered About Michael Getting A Sequel, Exec Addresses Whether ‘More Story Can’ Be Told

A sequel could go where the first didn’t.

Cinemablend

Michael smashes UK records for biggest biopic opening

Michael Jackson biopic debuted with £11.6m at the UK box office – almost double achieved by next-best Bohemian Rhapsody

The Guardian - UK

Why Did Michael Jackson Biopic Skip 1993 Lawsuit as Filmmakers Consider Sequel to Cover Later Years

The Michael Jackson biopic 'Michael' omits the 1993 lawsuit due to legal restrictions, focusing instead on his rise to fame. The film faced major reshoots, leading to financial losses.

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Jaafar Jackson's feet bled from intense commitment to Michael

Jaafar Jackson pushed himself to the limits for his role in Michael.

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Cruz Beckham dresses up as Michael Jackson to watch biopic despite major backlash to project

The film came out after a family filed a lawsuit alleging Jackson sexually assaulted four siblings when they were children

Evening Standard

Critics Not Liking ‘Michael’ Despite Audience Reaction Proves Nothing

Critics didn’t love Michael and audiences basically went to see it in droves anyway. But, that doesn’t mean the critics were misguided in their analysis of the film.

The Mary Sue

Michael's Director Says The Same Thing Happened On The Biopic That Happened When Will Smith Slapped Chris Rock Ahead Of His Last Movie

Talk about the worst possible timing.

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Michael might be a cowardly, cursed biopic but his fans are happy to live in a fantasy

The hit success of the critically reviled Michael Jackson movie shows that his fans only want to see the good – not the truth

The Guardian - US

Michael's 'Thriller' Moment Almost Wasn't Perfect, Until The Movie Made One Wild Last-Minute Change

The Michael filmmakers talked to us about recreating 'Thriller'.

Cinemablend

Michael Breaks Biopic Record With £174M Global Debut Despite Critic Backlash

The biopic 'Michael' breaks box office records with a $217 million global debut, despite mixed reviews, showcasing Michael Jackson's lasting cultural impact.

International Business Times UK

Beat it! Michael movie prompts ‘annoying’ cinema trend that viewers claim is ‘ruining’ the film

Footage of dance parties inside screenings have ignited an intense debate over cinema etiquette

The Independent UK

Michael is a highly selective version of the singer’s life, and that suits more people than you might think

It’s not just the money-making studio execs – fans, too, are often happy for the darker parts of a subject’s life to be ignored, says Guardian arts correspondent Nadia Khomami

The Guardian - UK

Michael Jackson Biopic Is Breaking Box Office Records & A Sequel May Already Be On The Cards

It surpassed Oppenheimer's opening weekend by $43 million USD despite critics not being impressed by the film.

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Michael moonwalks to $217m opening weekend, shattering box office records for a biopic

Michael Jackson biopic has shrugged off controversy, bad reviews and a troubled production to take $217m worldwide, including $97m in North America

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The Independent UK

'Michael' moonwalks to $97 million opening, shattering record for music biopics

“Michael,” the big-budget Michael Jackson spectacle, shrugged off bad reviews and a troubled production to launch with $97 million in U.S. and Canada theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday, shattering a record debut for music biopics

The Independent UK

Michael Jackson biopic makes impressive box-office start

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Michael set for second biggest box office opening weekend of 2026

The controversial biopic is projected to make between $90 million and $100 million this weekend

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Michael Jackson biopic ‘definitely’ at the centre of talks for a sequel

According to the actress who plays Liza Minnelli in the project, the Michael Jackson biopic is “definitely” at the centre of talks for a sequel.

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Cinemablend

Critics Are Down On The Michael Jackson Biopic, But Audiences Are REALLY Disagreeing

If you liked the movie, you are not alone.

The Independent UK

How Michael Jackson became impossible to cancel

IN FOCUS: Despite dreadful reviews, the Michael Jackson biopic has been an enormous box office success. It proves, once and for all, that many are willing to overlook, or outright deny, the sex abuse allegations made against Jackson during his lifetime, writes Adam White

The Guardian - UK

From Michael to Back to Black, many authorised music biopics are becoming bland propaganda. Fans deserve more

Swerving the child abuse allegations, the new Michael Jackson film is yet another revisionist music movie in a long line. We know what’s in it for their subjects. What about the viewers?

The Independent UK

Leaving Neverland director blasts Michael Jackson biopic over abuse claims

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The Independent UK

Leaving Neverland director says Michael Jackson was ‘worse than Jeffrey Epstein’ as fans rush to see new biopic

Dan Reed’s 2019 documentary exposed graphic allegations of child sex abuse against the late pop icon

The Independent UK

Cinemagoers defy dire Michael reviews as audiences lap up new biopic

Critics have lambasted the film for ‘whitewashing’ Jackson’s controversial life

The Independent UK

Controversial Michael Jackson film cuts scenes amid legal and family rows

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