The lives of music stars have become the last gold mine in the film industry after the success at the box office of the biopics about Elton John, Freddie Mercury and, right now, Elvis Presley.
The story of Michael Jackson undoubtedly has all the necessary elements to write a script that would not need to dramatize reality one iota: the meteoric rise to fame of a child who was born in the womb of a humble family, drama, marriages and divorces, and even accusations of child abuse, for which the singer was never found guilty, but which still cast a shadow over his legacy today.
The nephew of the king of pop TJ Jackson, son of his brother Tito Jackson, believes that the time has come to shoot a film that, like Baz Luhrmann did with Elvis, finally tells the truth about the man who was hiding behind the myth and help clear his name.
“To the people like to gossip, they like scandals. My uncle isn’t here to defend himself, so he’s an easy target. He was always an easy target, because he was a very quiet person. But now that he is no longer with us, there couldn’t be an easier target. Everyone knows who Michael Jackson is. So it’s an easy story to sell. But I sincerely believe that the truth always wins”, he assured in an interview with the Daily Mirror newspaper.
There is no other information about the project, although TJ insists that the film is in development and will be will roll in the future. In his opinion, the plot should start in the artist’s childhood to encompass his career with the Jackson 5, the band in which he performed with his brothers, because Michael’s success cannot be understood without first analyzing what he had as a child star. .
“I think the importance that my family had in black culture, in black people, and in getting people of all nationalities to idolize a black family or black family is often overlooked. black celebrities,” he said.
“Becoming sex symbols and reaching number one on the charts in the early years 70 being black guys is an amazing achievement. That history needs to be explored and expanded, in my opinion”.