Michael Jackson: The Movie?

[Silent Brad]

Variety reports that Sony Pictures is close to a deal to make a feature film on Michael Jackson, drawing on the 80 hours of rehearsal footage filmed for concerts Jackson was preparing to perform in London.

The studio is expected to pay more than $50 million for worldwide rights to AEG Entertainment, which owns the footage and showed it to studios last week.

The film will feature at least three videos, including an alternative version of Jackson's Thriller which were shot to be interstitial programming during the London concerts. The footage was meant to play in 3-D, but it's unclear as yet whether the feature film will present it that way.

High School Musical director Kenny Ortega, who shot the rehearsal footage, is expected to direct the feature.

Sony Pictures' sibling company Sony Music Entertainment owns music publishing rights to Jackson's songs.

Source: my.spill.com/profiles/blogs/sony-pictures-close-to-michael

To be honest, I really don't know what to think of this. I'd rather they just release the rehearsals on DVD, but this has the potential to be good.

[Mozenrath]

Who could possibly play him?

[Allison Reynolds]

I saw a Biopic on him already, maybe they could get the guy who played him in that to play him again.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_in_the_Mirror:_The_Michael_Jackson_Story

[Silent Brad]

From how I read it, it's not going to be a bio-pic, but more like a documentary of his preparation for the O2 show.

[Allison Reynolds]

Jul 20, 2009 11:19:21 GMT -5 Silent Brad said:

From how I read it, it's not going to be a bio-pic, but more like a documentary of his preparation for the O2 show.

That's what I figured as well. Then "Who could possibly play him?" was brought up, and I figured now is the perfect time to bring up this really good biopic I watched about him a couple years ago.

[darthalexander]

Wow, everyone's cashing in now. This could actually be pretty damn good - if it's on Imax and stuff maybe even more so.

There will be a bio movie coming. It'll probably be on tv though.

[Paul Servo]

It's eeirly conveinent that the final rehearshal before he died was filmed.

A bio pic would be really odd. I think the kid from EVERYONE HATES CHRIS could be a good young Micheal. But how do you do the final years without seeming like you're going for comedy? You have to get a white guy or put someone in whiteface. Eitherway it's going to look funny

[Toom E. Guci]

I hope it's like Captain Eo...that was COOL!!!

[Solid Stryk-Dizzle]

I would rather have a musical set to his music ala Across the Universe.

[Clash, Never a Meter Maid]

Jul 20, 2009 13:41:03 GMT -5 Solid Stryk-Dizzle said:

I would rather have a musical set to his music ala Across the Universe.

Call it "Remember The Time" and have it do for the 80's what Across The Universe did with the 60's.

[Drillbit Taylor]

Can we wait a while for this. Honestly. I mean draw it out over time. We do not need to flood all the MJ stuff now.

[Solid Stryk-Dizzle]

Jul 20, 2009 13:46:55 GMT -5 Clash, Never a Meter Maid said:

Jul 20, 2009 13:41:03 GMT -5 Solid Stryk-Dizzle said:

I would rather have a musical set to his music ala Across the Universe.

Call it "Remember The Time" and have it do for the 80's what Across The Universe did with the 60's.

Exactly. That would be worlds better than a biopic.

[Paul E. Funk]

Jul 20, 2009 11:14:17 GMT -5 Allison Reynolds said:

I saw a Biopic on him already, maybe they could get the guy who played him in that to play him again.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_in_the_Mirror:_The_Michael_Jackson_Story

I've seen this a few times, it's a little odd. Why does Diana Ross live in the sky?

[Push R Truth]

Jul 20, 2009 12:06:11 GMT -5 Paul Servo said:

It's eeirly conveinent that the final rehearshal before he died was filmed.

Happens all the time with "Showy" type concerts like Micheal Jackson. They tape them professionally, so they can sit down, watch it a few times, and see what they can do to change it.