Michael Jackson is rightly called the King of Pop.
Even decades after his heyday, his music and the innovations he introduced continued to exert an impact that everyone continues to feel whenever his songs start playing.
So it’s only apt that the person who brought Queen and Freddie Mercury back to the limelight should be given the chance to tell Michael Jackson’s story like never before. The Hollywood Reporter posted that Graham King, the producer of the wildly successful “Bohemian Rhapsody,” will be working with the Michael Jackson estate in telling the late singer’s life story.
John Logan, whose writing projects include “Gladiator” and “The Aviator,” was tapped by King to write the script although no studio or distributor has been attached to the project. King does promise that he won’t take a “sanitized” approach to Jackson’s story.
The movie will take a look at Jackson’s whole life, especially his career highlights. This includes his time with The Jackson Five and his meteoric entry as a solo artist. Also to be touched upon are the legal battles he faced from child sex abuse allegations.
Earlier in 2019, another Michael Jackson documentary titled “Leaving Neverland” made startling revelations about sexual abuse claims that left many viewers struggling with the information.
The two-part documentary aired on Channel 4 and was about Wade Robson and James Safechuck who both made the claim that Jackson had abused them as children.
Jackson’s former publicist Raymone Bain reacted following the release of the documentary, calling the late singer “a victim” while addressing reporters. She added that the Michael Jackson Legacy Foundation will continue to “preserve and defend his name while supporting the numerous organizations he supported in his life.”
She said: “Child molestation and pedophilia are serious and unacceptable, sick, psychotic behavior. I consider myself a strong advocate for children.
“Not only am I appalled that at the beginning of this special year, but we were also all confronted with a biased documentary. If it were not Michael Jackson, would it be nominated for five Emmy Awards?”
She bemoaned the fact that “it doesn’t seem to matter” that Jackson had been acquitted of child molestation in 2005 while adding: “Is this the order of the day now to wait until someone dies to destroy their image?
“That man, Michael Jackson, has been a victim since his death. It’s time for it to stop. I believe that it’s morally, ethically and legally wrong. But how much blame should the very estate, whose job is to preserve and protect Michael’s legacy?”
Replaced!