{"id":61695,"date":"2011-11-15T10:41:59","date_gmt":"2011-11-15T10:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2011\/11\/15\/michael-jackson-biopic-in-the-works\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T13:15:51","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T13:15:51","slug":"michael-jackson-biopic-in-the-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/michael-jackson-biopic-in-the-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jackson Biopic In The Works"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Michael Jackson Biopic In The Works<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n<p>November 15, 2011<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showblitz.com\/2011\/11\/michael-jackson-estate-shops-king-of-pop-biopic.html\">From Variety<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Michael-Jackson.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-15813\" title=\"Michael Jackson\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 225'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Michael-Jackson-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Jackson<\/strong>\u2019s estate wants to be starting something in Hollywood: a King of Pop biopic.<\/p>\n<p>With<strong> Dr. Conrad Murray<\/strong>\u2019s involuntary manslaughter trial now over, John Branca, the executor of the Jackson estate, has approached Ivan Reitman and Tom Pollock\u2019s Montecito Picture Company about the possibility of producing and financing a Jackson biopic, Variety&#8217;s Jeff Sneider reports.<\/p>\n<p>Project would only cover certain periods of the late singer\u2019s life. Pollack confirmed that the two sides are engaged in early talks but cautioned that there is no deal in place. A spokesman for Jackson\u2019s estate had no comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Jackson Biopic In The WorksPosted by Wilson Morales November 15, 2011 From Variety Michael Jackson\u2019s estate wants to be starting something in Hollywood: a King of Pop biopic. 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