Cinematographer sanjay menon biography of michael

Upcoming film by Antoine Fuqua

Michael is an upcoming American biographicalmusicaldrama film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by John Logan, based on the life of the American singer, songwriter, and dancer Michael Jackson.

It stars Jackson's nephew Jaafar Jackson, in his film debut, alongside Colman Domingo, Nia Long, Miles Teller, Laura Harrier, Kat Graham, Larenz Tate, and Derek Luke. Michael is scheduled for release in the United States on October 3, , by Lionsgate, and by Universal Pictures internationally.

Premise

The film follows Jackson's life and career from his time with the Jackson 5 as a child in the s and s to his final weeks before his death in ^[4]

Cast

Production

Development and casting

In November , Deadline reported that Graham King had secured the rights to produce a film about Michael Jackson, with John Logan responsible for writing the screenplay, but it was still “not set up at a studio at this point”.^[