Waiting For Michael Jackson's Biopic Under The Control Of Producer Bohemian Rhapsody
JAKARTA - Bohemian Rhapsody film producer Graham King has secured the rights to make a film about the life of Michael Jackson. Launching Deadline, Monday, November 25, King has been given the green light by the owner of the asset rights 'The King of Pop'.
King - who owns the production house GK Films - has reportedly appointed John Logan, John's three-time Oscar-nominated writer, to write the script for the film Jacko. While Deadline journalist Mike Fleming Jr. added, this film will not only show the clean side of Jackson's life.
This biopic spans the entire life of a pop star from the time she became a child star in the Jackson 5 to her death in June 2009.
It said the film will also discuss Jackson's defense of allegations of child sexual abuse in the documentary Leaving Neverland broadcast on HBO this year.
In addition, Deadline also received information that Logan, who was nominated for the Academy Awards for The Aviator (2004), Hugo (2011) and Gladiator (2000), would make a script with King before putting it in the studio.
For additional information, as of April 2019, Bohemian Rhapsody has generated nearly 1 billion US dollars by receiving over 900 million US dollars in box office receipts worldwide.
Queen's Oscar-winning biographical film has earned $ 901 million internationally. Of these figures, the largest amount was achieved on the Japanese market with US $ 114 million, while in South America it earned US $ 76 million.