Colman Domingo is set to play Michael Jackson's father, Joe Jackson, in a biopic about the late king of pop. The Lionsgate film titled 'Michael' is in production and slated for a global release on April 18, 2025. Michael Jackson's nephew Jaafar Jackson is set to play the pop singer in the film.
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00:00 Coleman Domingo is set to play Michael Jackson's father,
00:02 Joe Jackson, in a biopic about the late king of pop.
00:05 The Lionsgate film, titled Michael, is in production and slated for a global release on
00:10 April 18, 2025. Michael Jackson's nephew, Jafar Jackson, is set to play the pop singer in the
00:16 film. Joe Jackson was the controversial patriarch of the celebrated musical family and the architect
00:21 of the Jackson 5. He died in 2018 at age 89. Domingo said of taking on the role,
00:26 "Not only am I fortunate to have a rich, complex, and flawed character to portray in Joe Jackson,
00:32 but I also have a front-row seat for Jafar's incredible transformation.
00:35 After seeing him in rehearsal, my mind was blown."
00:38 This news comes following Domingo's critically acclaimed and Oscar-nominated performance in the
00:42 2023 film, Rustin. During The Hollywood Reporter's most recent Actors' Roundtable
00:56 conversation, Domingo shared this about working on Rustin.
00:59 The actor can also be seen in the 2023 film, The Color Purple.
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