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So there is an article on Puck.net from a guy whose read the script
I’m paraphrasing but according to him
-The film starts with Michael at Neverland Ranch looking out of the window as cops come to raid his house
-The film “aggressively” defends Michael and takes the viewpoint that Michael was naive and the parents of the children, wanting money, take advantage of Michael’s good hearted nature. The film explicitly references a taped recording of the first accusor’s father admitting he wants money and his son’s well being is irrelevant to him
-The film paints Joseph as the movie’s villain and is described as someone who emotionally and physically abused Michael and stripped him of his childhood. Which Michael fights to regain and relive throughout his life
-John Branca and Johnnie Cochran have a discussion in the film regarding the 1993 allegations and describe them as an “extortion attempt”
-There’s grueling scene of police stripping Michael naked and taking pictures of his genitalia. “This assault, this scorching trauma, will shake him to the core and never leave him,” the script reads.
-and at one point, Branca says, “It’s not the kids I’m worried about, it’s the parents. He’s opening his door to tons of people we don’t know. And there’s a lot of greedy people in the world.” Later, Michael laments to his lawyers, “I tell the truth—and it doesn’t matter. I’ve been around kids my whole life, but now they’ve turned it into something ugly.”
-Only the 1993 incident is dramatized. The other allegations are not mentioned in the script
-The script focuses on and is chalk full of Michael’s music. There are about 20 Jackson 5 and MJ songs referenced in the script and at least 5 montage sequences set to his music
-budget is set at $155 Million, making it one of the highest budgeted biopics of all time. The studio is counting on foreign box office to make up the gross, as Michael remains popular around the world.
puck.news
I’m paraphrasing but according to him
-The film starts with Michael at Neverland Ranch looking out of the window as cops come to raid his house
-The film “aggressively” defends Michael and takes the viewpoint that Michael was naive and the parents of the children, wanting money, take advantage of Michael’s good hearted nature. The film explicitly references a taped recording of the first accusor’s father admitting he wants money and his son’s well being is irrelevant to him
-The film paints Joseph as the movie’s villain and is described as someone who emotionally and physically abused Michael and stripped him of his childhood. Which Michael fights to regain and relive throughout his life
-John Branca and Johnnie Cochran have a discussion in the film regarding the 1993 allegations and describe them as an “extortion attempt”
-There’s grueling scene of police stripping Michael naked and taking pictures of his genitalia. “This assault, this scorching trauma, will shake him to the core and never leave him,” the script reads.
-and at one point, Branca says, “It’s not the kids I’m worried about, it’s the parents. He’s opening his door to tons of people we don’t know. And there’s a lot of greedy people in the world.” Later, Michael laments to his lawyers, “I tell the truth—and it doesn’t matter. I’ve been around kids my whole life, but now they’ve turned it into something ugly.”
-Only the 1993 incident is dramatized. The other allegations are not mentioned in the script
-The script focuses on and is chalk full of Michael’s music. There are about 20 Jackson 5 and MJ songs referenced in the script and at least 5 montage sequences set to his music
-budget is set at $155 Million, making it one of the highest budgeted biopics of all time. The studio is counting on foreign box office to make up the gross, as Michael remains popular around the world.
The Michael Jackson Movie Wants to Change Your Mind
An exclusive look at the script for ‘Michael,’ currently in production, reveals the first Jackson estate-approved piece of entertainment that directly addresses the child molestation allegations against him—and seeks to cleanse the entertainer’s image 15 years after his death.
puck.news
Space Cowboy
Allahu Akbar
Dynamite James
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Michael Jackson Biopic Team Touts ‘Unbiased’ Look at Pop Star; ‘Leaving Neverland’ Director Calls Script Draft ‘Startlingly Disingenuous’
Can the Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” avoid taking sides over the King of Pop’s allegations of pedophilia?
variety.com
Dynamite James
The Main attraction
fukk variety for being the mouthpiece of Dan Reed.Michael Jackson Biopic Team Touts ‘Unbiased’ Look at Pop Star; ‘Leaving Neverland’ Director Calls Script Draft ‘Startlingly Disingenuous’
Can the Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” avoid taking sides over the King of Pop’s allegations of pedophilia?
Space Cowboy
Allahu Akbar
fukk Finding Neverland.Michael Jackson Biopic Team Touts ‘Unbiased’ Look at Pop Star; ‘Leaving Neverland’ Director Calls Script Draft ‘Startlingly Disingenuous’
Can the Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” avoid taking sides over the King of Pop’s allegations of pedophilia?
HipHopStan
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At the end of this movie, MJ needs to return home to find Larenz Tate’s Quincy Jones waiting for him:
QUINCY: “I’m putting together a group of remarkable people to see if they could become something more. I’m here to talk to you about the USA for Africa initiative.
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QUINCY: “I’m putting together a group of remarkable people to see if they could become something more. I’m here to talk to you about the USA for Africa initiative.
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darealvelle
Real Talk
i stiil havent seen it and dont plan on watching it.
Dynamite James
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At the end of this movie, MJ needs to return home to find Larenz Tate’s Quincy Jones waiting for him:
QUINCY: “I’m putting together a group of remarkable people to see if they could become something more. I’m here to talk to you about the USA for Africa initiative.
This legit made me laugh out loud. Good on ‘ya!
Dynamite James
The Main attraction
