And just like that, Jaafar Jackson is one step closer to moonwalking in his uncle’s shoes. Michael Jackson’s real-life nephew stars in the first teaser trailer for Michael, Antoine Fuqua’s biopic about the king of pop, out April 26, 2026, after the estate’s legal issues led to reshoots. The minute-long preview, which features the songs “Thriller” and “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’,” opens with Kendrick Sampson’s Quincy Jones in a session with MJ. Jones’s lines double as a message to fans who have been waiting for this film since its development was first announced in 2019: “I know you’ve been waiting a long time for this,” he says. “The tracks are made, the songs are ready. Let’s take it from the top.”

Originally set to come out in the spring of 2025, the film reportedly had to reshoo

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