5 Jackson 5 Member Actors Announced For Michael Jackson's Biopic Film
JAKARTA - Michael Jackson's side announced five new actors who will play and feature Jackson 5. They will join the production of Michael Jackson's biopic directed by Antoine Fuqua.
Jaafar Jackson, the nephew of the late Michael Jackson, was chosen to play Michael Jackson. In addition, there is Juliano Krue Valdi who will play the role of young Michael.
Today, Wednesday, February 28, the 8 actors who will play four of Michael Jackson's siblings were announced to the public. They also announced who will play King of Pop's mother and lawyer.
Nia Long will play Michael's mother, Total Jackson and then there is Miles Teller as John Branca's lawyer.
The four members of Jackson 5 will be played by Jayden Harville and Jamal R. Henderson as the young and adult Jermaine, Treatur and Jaylen Lyndon Hunter as Marlon, Rhyan Hill and Judah Edwards as Tito, Joseph David-Jones and Nathaniel Logan McIntyre as Jackie.
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It is not yet known whether the Jackson 5 cast will perform Jackson 5 songs or not.
The truly epic nature of this film requires a total of ten actors with talents to play Jackson 5 over the years. I am very pleased to be able to bring this group of amazing actors and players to audiences around the world in this film," Graham King, as producer, quoted by Variety.
The actors who play the character of Jackson's family are actors who have a number of credits in acting, such as Henderson, who plays Jermaine, who has joined the Mindhunter series. There is also Hill who appears in the Grey's Anatomy series.
Michael's film production is also supported by property rights owners Michael: Branca and John McClain. So that a series of Michael's songs can be heard in Lionsgate and Universal Pictures.