The Michael Jackson biopic Michael must compete towards dramas on the 2027 Golden Globes after the awards committee reportedly turned down Lionsgate’s request to put it within the Musical or Comedy class. In line with Selection, the choice means the movie, led by Jaafar Jackson because the late pop icon, will enter the drama race as a substitute.
What occurred?
Michael will not be competing within the class it submitted for. As per the report, the change may make the movie’s awards journey extra aggressive, with solely six nomination spots accessible within the class. It may discover itself up towards movies similar to Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and Los Javis’ La Bola Negra. Gold Derby was the primary to report the committee’s determination.
The ruling is not going to have an effect on the movie’s probabilities within the supporting performing classes. Not like the lead performing races, the Golden Globes doesn’t break up its supporting actor and actress classes by style. Colman Domingo and Nia Lengthy, who play Michael Jackson’s mother and father, Joe and Katherine Jackson, can due to this fact proceed their awards campaigns with none class modifications.
Lionsgate has till October 31 to enchantment the choice. If the studio challenges the ruling, the awards committee will think about its case. The Golden Globes’ official guidelines clarify what qualifies as a musical: “A musical could be a comedy or a drama wherein songs are used along with spoken dialogue to additional the plot.”
Michael sequel within the works
The awards debate comes as plans for a doable continuation of the biopic are already taking form. A sequel to Michael is in improvement. Miles Teller, who portrays Michael Jackson’s lawyer and supervisor John Branca within the movie, stated in Could {that a} follow-up was being deliberate.
Talking in regards to the sequel and whether or not it should deal with the allegations towards the King of Pop and abuse towards kids, Jaafar lately informed Selection, “Half two, I can’t say, as a result of I don’t know. It’s lower than me. My job is to come back ready and ship the perfect efficiency I can. However to know Michael, it begins with the music.” He went onto add, “Discovering out who Michael was is in his music. It’s in his lyrics. It’s within the poems he wrote, the movies, the messages he put out, the talks he gave on panels and at universities. It’s in what he devoted a lot time to: charities, visiting different nations and visiting numerous kids.”
About Michael
Directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by John Logan, Michael follows the singer’s rise from his early days with the Jackson 5 within the Nineteen Sixties to his Unhealthy tour within the late Nineteen Eighties. Jaafar Jackson, Michael’s nephew in actual life, takes on the lead function, whereas Juliano Valdi performs the singer throughout his childhood. The movie marks the big-screen debut of each actors.
Colman Domingo and Nia Lengthy additionally function as Joe and Katherine Jackson. Launched in April 2026, the movie brings the pop star’s formative years and rise to fame to the large display screen.