Michael Jackson biopic ‘Michael’ release date postponed

Lionsgate announced MichaelThe Michael Jackson biopic “” directed by director Antoine Fuqua is now scheduled to be released in major theaters on October 3, 2025.

The feature is delayed six months from its original planned release on April 18, 2025.

Starring Jafar Jackson, nephew of the late pop superstar, while Nia Long, Laura Harrier, Miles Teller and Colman Domingo also join the cast. The project’s script is directed by Fuqua, with Graham King, John Branca and John McClain serving as producers.

Lionsgate has also confirmed that its comedy “Good Luck” will be released widely in theaters on October 17, 2025. , Keke Palmer, Sandra Oh and Keanu Reeves co-starring. Ansari, Anthony Kartagas and Alan Young serve as producers.

“Good Luck” centers on a well-meaning but somewhat clueless Angel (Reeves) who steps in between a frustrated gig worker (Ansari) and a successful venture capitalist (Rogen) life.

At San Diego Comic-Con in July, Fuqua talked about his progress on Michael, explaining that he was editing the film at the time.

“The reason I wanted to make this movie is, Michael,” the filmmaker said. “Michael was a huge part of my upbringing and had a huge impact on my career, he’s an incredible artist – but he’s also a human being and we’re exploring that. I feel like Very excited.

A video of Michael was shared at CinemaCon in April, and King revealed that the film will feature 30 songs and be longer in order to do justice to Jackson’s story.

Jackson’s impact on the Billboard charts is unparalleled. As a solo artist, he has had 13 Billboard Hot 100 number one singles, with 30 of his songs reaching the top 10. thriller Set numerous records, spent 37 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Record & Tape Charts from 1983 to 1984, and became the first album to spawn seven Hot 100 Top 10 singles.

Jackson is also the only artist to have a Top 10 hit on the Hot 100 for five consecutive years (1970s to 2010s). In 1983, he made history by topping the Billboard pop and R&B album and singles charts for six consecutive weeks.

After his death in 2009, Jackson achieved the unprecedented feat of having three of his albums simultaneously occupy the top three spots on Billboard’s Top Pop Albums chart and Top Overall Album chart.