Michael film fact sheet: all the key information

Michael

2024 - USA - 128 min

GENRE

Biopic, Drama, Musical

DIRECTOR

Antoine Fuqua

SCREENPLAY

John Logan

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHy

Dion Beebe

EDITING

John Ottman, Harry Yoon

ORIGINAL MUSIC

Lior Rosner, Michael Jackson

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Barbara Ling

COSTUME DESIGN

Marci Rodgers

PRODUCERS

Graham King, John Branca, John McClain

CAST

Jaafar Jackson, Colman Domingo, Nia Long, Mile Teller, Juliano Krue Valdi

PRODUCTION COMPANIES

GK Films, Lionsgate

DISTRIBUTORS

Universal Pictures International France, Universal International Pictures, Lionsgate

BUDGET

$200 million

RELEASE DATES

France : April 22, 2026

États-Unis : April 24, 2026

Affiche officielle du film (LIONSGATE)

Additional information

PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY:

January–May 2024

ADDITIONAL FILMING (RESHOOTS)
June 2025 (22 days), in order to revise several sequences from the film’s third act. These changes followed a partial rewrite of the screenplay and contributed to the film’s release being postponed to 2026.

FILMING LOCATIONS

• Gary, Indiana

• Hayvenhurst – Encino

• Pasadena Civic Auditorium – Los Angeles

• Millennium Biltmore Hotel

• Orpheum Theatre

• Palace Theatre

• Burbank

• Figueroa Mountain Road

• Rutabegorz in Fullerton

• Sony Pictures Studios & EastWest Studios (Sunset Boulevard)

• Neverland (scenes removed during the reshoots)

FOR THRILLER

• Several streets in downtown Los Angeles

• The intersection of Pacific Avenue and South Calzona Street

• Carroll Avenue

Sources

Articles

• Lionsgate. Michael — official film website.
  → Official website for the Michael biopic, used for official information about the film.
  Official Michael website

• IMDb. Michael (2026).
  → Film page used primarily for information about the cast, crew, and production.
  View the IMDb page

• AlloCiné. Michael.
  → French film page featuring key information about the cast, crew, and the film’s release.
  View the AlloCiné page

• CinéVoyageuses. “Les lieux de tournage du biopic sur Michael Jackson.”
  → Article covering the various locations used during the filming of the biopic.
  Read the article

• The Numbers. Michael (2026).
  → Source used for the film’s financial data, particularly its budget.
  View The Numbers page

• Première. “Les reshoots font exploser le budget du biopic sur Michael Jackson.”
  → Article covering the film’s reshoots and their impact on its budget.
  Read the article

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