User Banned (1 month): Inflammatory trolling on a sensitive topic, history of similar behavior.
the GOAT, hope he gets a movie that showcases his legendary status.
-
Ever wanted an RSS feed of all your favorite gaming news sites? Go check out our new Gaming Headlines feed! Read more about it here.
-
We have made minor adjustments to how the search bar works on ResetEra. You can read about the changes here.
Deadline: Michael Jackson’s Life Getting Movie Treatment
- Thread starter andymcc
- Start date
Plenty of circumstantial and eyewitness accounts says the contrary DOT. You don't need direct evidence to make a pretty conclusive conclusion.
doesn't it?! It felt like a VH1 special to me with a little more budget.
i wonder how the people that defend Micheal Jackson would react if it was their own children or if they would let have their children have a sleepover at a strangers man house
Some people lack to show symphaty to victims, because they simple don't care about them
Some people lack to show symphaty to victims, because they simple don't care about them
A biopic approved by his estate that will paint him in nothing but a positive light. No fucking thanks, but of course it'll be even bigger than Bohemian Rhapsody.
Gotta say, the most interresting thing abouyt this project is "what side" they will take with it...but i'm sure we all know already. This will be a circus.
Holy shit what?! For real?
People still catching bans in 2019 for defending this awful man, wow. The emotional manipulation alone that he put those children through, his " friends" , should be enough to say F him forever but nope. Fucking gross, thank you for the zero tolerance itt mods
You meme about it but at this rate it seems like anything is possible.
Ugh, how one of them got banished to the sofa while MJ would disappear with their "replacement". The weird pleading and crying with the parents. He was an emotionally manipulative monster.
Considering how Bohemian Rhapsody washed over major issues and this movie has the estate behind it, I'm hoping it's countered with every single article, review, tweet, gram and post noting the sexual abuse surrounding everything because you damn well know that won't be in the film.
I'm hoping that, like most biopics, it'll go underseen and forgotten. I damn sure don't know what major distributor will want to touch it.
I'm hoping that, like most biopics, it'll go underseen and forgotten. I damn sure don't know what major distributor will want to touch it.
Yeah. Hard fucking pass. Not interested in a movie that's gonna try to pretend this shithead was some kinda saint.
Speaking from a purely business standpoint, this seems like sort of a risky move. Though I guess I can see how it would attract a fairly sizable opening weekend audience. Kind of paints the filmmakers as ducks though. The man behind Bohemian Rhapsody? Really? The studio is quacking its way to the bank.
Yeah, image if your bro was one of the greatest actors of his generation and u were always playing second fiddle.
At least he still gets steady work, I guess.
This is such a risky proposition. It's impossible to tell the story of MJs life without acknowledging the accusations against him but who's going to see that movie? Fans will dismiss it if not outright crusade against it and I doubt those who believe the accusations will be interested in seeing it.
Those who believe accusers won't be interested in seeing some fluffy shit that ignores his child rape
Yeah, so this will be some watered down middle-of-the-road biopic like a lot of them tend to be for this very reason.
Which version did you see? Because unless I was hallucinating, he was most certainly with men in the movie. They did not do anything to "make Freddie straight". It's obvious from the beginning of the film. Pay attention.
Michael Jackson's incredibly abused childhood, and him finally breaking from Jackson 5 and going solo is the stuff of legends and a really good backdrop for a movie. They should focus between Jackson 5 and the release of Thriller.
The beginning of nutty MJ around the release of Bad with the Neverland and controversies, I doubt it will be made into anything.
The beginning of nutty MJ around the release of Bad with the Neverland and controversies, I doubt it will be made into anything.
Eh, I strongly suspect that a lot of those people upset with this biopic would not pay to see it even if the accusations and abuse were included in the storyline. It's a lost crowd, not likely to spend money on MJ-related things anymore. Throwaway angry online comments and demands are worth absolutely nothing in that sense. The only sensible and viable option I see is to try and reach those who are still fans or atleast haven't given up on his music. And I'm more than okay with that, though a full series would indeed make more sense than trying to fit his life into a single movie.
The documentaries will still be available for those who are more interested in the abusive part of his life and personality.
I don't want to see anything else about Micheal Jackson unless it's exposing his abuse as a child rapist. It's who he is, first and foremost. He's an entertainer/musician/artist second.
Last edited:
Wtf.....is that....I'm about to go to bed and this will not be the last image I see tonight. I'm going to look at pictures of puppies or somethingSo is Joseph Fiennes!
I don't get how people believed or still believe the kid at heart defence. It's ridiculous.
A film on MJ life's, on the topic of abuse could be made but I don't see how it can fit in the mould of Bohemian Rhapsody and celebrate his music at the same time. MJ may have fit the tortured artist archetype but he was also a torturer.
A film on MJ life's, on the topic of abuse could be made but I don't see how it can fit in the mould of Bohemian Rhapsody and celebrate his music at the same time. MJ may have fit the tortured artist archetype but he was also a torturer.
The estate will find a way. And MJ is still bankable. If it's well reviewed I can see it doing great at the box office. That's sadly the primary motivator here.
It will be interesting to see who is willing to work on this project and be a part of the cast. I can see production being difficult. If enough people turn them away, they may just abandon the idea.
If the movie is getting the approval of the Jackson estate, it's obviously not going to be too negative on him.
And if it's not going to be too negative on him, I think I would feel uncomfortable watching a film that wholly celebrated this person. For one, they've already given Michael Jackson multiple honors for his music.
So while I feel this is a worthwhile subject for a picture, either make the movie completely honest or don't make it at all.
And if it's not going to be too negative on him, I think I would feel uncomfortable watching a film that wholly celebrated this person. For one, they've already given Michael Jackson multiple honors for his music.
So while I feel this is a worthwhile subject for a picture, either make the movie completely honest or don't make it at all.
I imagine they will address it, but it probably won't get as big a focus as the rest of his life and they will probably end the movie with his death.
Its end credits can be Harvey Weinstein breaking Bill Cosby out of jail and announcing that he's putting together a team.
So I wanted to not ask this when the topic first showed up. I have no interest in this movie as I don't see the Jackson estate giving honest take on the pedophilia parts of Jackson's life. But it did get me think is how do you cast Jackson at different points in his life?
No. The movie played fast and loose with many things but not that.
OP
OP
