Antoine Fuqua's Michael Jackson biopic was blindsided by a deal Jackson's estate had made with one of his molestation accusers, forcing reshoots.

The high-profile biopic Michael from Lionsgate is reportedly in jeopardy, with its third act deemed legally unusable due to a shocking oversight.

The film Michael reportedly shapes itself around Jordan Chandler's 1993 molestation accusations against Jackson, which his team legally agreed to never dramatize in film

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The upcoming Michael Jackson movie, which finished filming in May 2024, reportedly requires major reshoots after it was discovered that a past settlement barred a former molestation accuser from having their story be dramatized,

Directed by Antoine Fuqua ("Training Day," "The Equalizer" films) with a script by three-time Oscar nominee John Logan, "Michael" tells the story of the late superstar, who died in 2009 at the age of 50 as a result of acute propofol intoxication.

As it turns out, the Michael Jackson estate made an agreement with the Chandler family to never “dramatize” those events. The Lionsgate film slated for release on October 3rd apparently does just that, and in the following manner that’s cited in the report:

The third act of the Michael Jackson biopic will reportedly have to be completely rewritten, due to an agreement overlooked by team behind the film.

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