{"id":650804,"date":"2025-01-25T02:15:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T23:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/report-michael-jackson-biopic-in-limbo-after-third-act-said-to-be-legally-unusable\/"},"modified":"2025-01-25T02:15:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T23:15:16","slug":"report-michael-jackson-biopic-in-limbo-after-third-act-said-to-be-legally-unusable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/report-michael-jackson-biopic-in-limbo-after-third-act-said-to-be-legally-unusable\/","title":{"rendered":"#Report: Michael Jackson biopic in limbo after third act said to be \u201clegally unusable\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4e98a7ec76a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span 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class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-267181\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/michael-jackson-fans-sue-wade-robson-james-safechuck-2019_a1ubuo\/photo-by-jim-ruymen-pool-getty-images.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/michael-jackson-fans-sue-wade-robson-james-safechuck-2019_a1ubuo\/photo-by-jim-ruymen-pool-getty-images.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/michael-jackson-fans-sue-wade-robson-james-safechuck-2019_a1ubuo\/photo-by-jim-ruymen-pool-getty-images.jpg 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class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      Photo by Jim Ruymen &#8211; Pool\/Getty Images<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-267198\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-267182\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            The upcoming Michael Jackson biopic <i>Michael<\/i> has reportedly run into serious trouble, with the film&#8217;s entire third act &#8220;deemed legally unusable&#8221; over its depiction of the father of one of Jackson&#8217;s child sexual abuse accusers, as <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/michael-2025-movie-michael-jackson-third-act-reshoot-report\/\">Screen Rant<\/a> points out via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/puck.news\/newsletter_content\/what-im-hearing-a-michael-jackson-shocker-oscar-stakes-netflixs-blowout-3\/\">Puck<\/a>.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            According to Puck journalist Matt Belloni, the film centers on the 1993 allegations of child sex abuse Jackson faced. That year, Jackson was accused of assaulting 13-year-old Jordan Chandler by the boy&#8217;s father, Evan. Jackson was criminally investigated and the Chandlers sued him; a financial settlement was reached in January of 1994.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <i>Michael<\/i>, directed by Antoine Fuqua and created in close collaboration with the late singer&#8217;s estate, \u201cdepicts Jackson as the na\u00efve victim of the money-grubbing Chandlers,\u201d Belloni writes. In the third act, Jackson&#8217;s legal team led by John Branca and Johnnie Cochran (played by Miles Teller and  Derek Luke, respectively) debate settling the case, and play a recording where Evan Chandler says he will use his son&#8217;s claims to destroy Jackson&#8217;s career.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            However, years before <i>Michael<\/i> went into production with a reported $150 million budget, the singer&#8217;s estate allegedly signed a contract with Evan Chandler that prevents them from depicting him or any of his family in a motion picture. The agreement was reportedly overlooked when the film went into production, and will prevent the completed picture from including several important scenes and plot points.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> has sent the team behind the film scrambling for a solution. Fuqua, producer Graham King, and screenwriter John Logan are reportedly working on a new <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a> and a schedule for reshoots to present to Universal. However, if Universal does not agree to the changes, the studio may pull out entirely from the project.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            For now, <i>Michael<\/i> is slated for release on October 3. The FADER has reached out to Michael Jackson&#8217;s estate for more information.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Jordan Darville<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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