Say what you want about this, it is going to make a billion dollars.
lv2466 on
Is this considered a Thriller?
Upbeat_Tension_8077 on
Colman definitely looks like Joe in this
Somnambulist815 on
This isnt John Travolta
Jakefenty on
unexpected Robbie Williams cameo
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fatinternetcat on
thought that was a drone shot of Soviet Russia but it’s just Gary, Indiana
BanishmentBuddy2 on
Lord knows I love sanitized hagiography.
Wonder what that third act would have been prior to the allegations and lawsuit.
DonnerFiesta on
This is going to be terrible and it’s going to make well over a billion dollars.
afty on
This seriously looks like some of the best music biopic casting ever.
LilNello1 on
Oh man this looks so good and I can hardly wait 🥹🙌🏼
Antique-Dentist-2404 on
Lots of edge lords in the comments I see
MissingLink101 on
Why does everyone look like they’re deep in the uncanny valley in this?
emcoffey3 on
It seems like the focus is going to be on how controlling and abusive Joe Jackson was, which was already covered in detail in *The Jacksons: An American Dream* (a five-hour long mini-series from the 90’s that was played ad nauseum on VH1). I suppose that any “authorized” movie is going to have to focus on that, because, well, the alternative is to focus on… the other stuff.
No_Cauliflower9393 on
I assume they’re not going to cover the allegations or at least not in depth.
How fucked up would it be if they ended this film MJ meeting or talking to a child fan and the movie ends with them walking away together and then in a homage to Thriller MJ just turns and looks at the camera with the yellow eyes and the move just ends on a freeze frame.
hitchenwatch on
“8 year olds dude…”
fuzzy_dice_99 on
Not sure if it will be good but the casting seems to work
Bingbong2774 on
A hee hee, jamóney (leg kick)
Emergency-Mammoth-88 on
Cool
dainamo81 on
So much CGI…
Anxious-Bumblebee26 on
Oh my god they made Gary look like the Soviet Union Russia in the winter 😭
But gosh they nailed everyone’s looks here. I hope everyone’s ready for how much of a fool people are going to be in the theater lol
1s1kstudioss on
seems more like a concert film
Op3rat0rr on
I know this is limited perception based on the trailer, but I can’t help but feel like the magnitude of this movie isn’t big enough for the subject matter, nor the budget feels big enough. Seems like a proper movie-doc based on MJ should be like a 4 hour movie at the least.
… And I’m talking about raw authenticity here with the good and bad. It would easily become a timeless classic. Of course would never happen because of his estate
annoyedgrunt420 on
First 20 seconds of this trailer are awful. Really should’ve opened with the Jackson 5 quick cuts – those were cool.
Kriss-Kringle on
This looks like a Lifetime production. Most filmmakers today, aside from a select handful, can’t capture older periods accurately to save their lives.
The cinematography looks too polished, the lighting isn’t natural, wigs are at an all time low and people’s faces have changed from two decades ago where you can tell they don’t look like from the period the film/show is set in.
Just a little over a week ago I watched Marty Supreme in theaters and everyone looked like they belonged in the 50’s. I was listening to Josh Safdie talk in a Q&A with Ben Affleck and he said the he personally oversaw the casting of 3800 extras and he exceeded the limit of 70 speaking parts for them, so when he requested one more, the producers told him it couldn’t be done.
The end scene in Japan had a lot of attention to detail and people were selected to look like from that period.
That’s dedication to the craft and creating immersion. This, though, I don’t know what it is, but it looks like it was AI generated for the most part.
merko_merk on
“Spread love, peace and joy.” – Alledgedly
Lezus on
ooooh this looks like its shot in a way i will hate
AndreiOT89 on
In the words if Hesh in The Sopranos
“ I think it is not….good”
wiz28ultra on
Watching this trailer frustrates me because *Rocketman* came out 7 years ago and *Better Man* came out last year proving how you can tell the story of a musician in a manner that’s unique and creative, but everything I’ve seen here suggests that they’re playing it safe like *Bohemian Rhapsody* instead.
philz_baklava on
man I really hope this movie doesn’t downplay how evil Joe Jackson was.
Pinarobread2Point0 on
Looks incredibly mid and waxing incredibly poetic about his life
Ehdelveiss on
Oh look, more glorified pedophiles. Sure is a cool world we’re living in.
SmthngAmzng on
Didn’t Jackson have a deeper voice irl? Like he kept it high-pitched for public appearances but there are behind the scenes recordings of him in the studio with a lower register speaking voice (similar to how Gilbert Godfried had a high-pitched persona).
blokedog on
Great. Another watered down music biopic.
AnonBaca21 on
Oh man, I really want this to be good. Coleman is really bringing the head based on this trailer.
road_runner321 on
“Michael has to think about his whole life before he sings a song.”
Applesburg14 on
Pedo propaganda
herodesfalsk on
The sounds sucks. Tremendous amounts of deep bass noise throughout this trailer.
GunstarGreen on
Sorry, but this looks like the most generic music biopic you could make. Even the trailer feels like it could have been a ChatGPT piece.
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Pass. I cant understand the enthusiasm for this.
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Bubbles will return in Avengers: Doomsday
Say what you want about this, it is going to make a billion dollars.
Is this considered a Thriller?
Colman definitely looks like Joe in this
This isnt John Travolta
unexpected Robbie Williams cameo
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thought that was a drone shot of Soviet Russia but it’s just Gary, Indiana
Lord knows I love sanitized hagiography.
Wonder what that third act would have been prior to the allegations and lawsuit.
This is going to be terrible and it’s going to make well over a billion dollars.
This seriously looks like some of the best music biopic casting ever.
Oh man this looks so good and I can hardly wait 🥹🙌🏼
Lots of edge lords in the comments I see
Why does everyone look like they’re deep in the uncanny valley in this?
It seems like the focus is going to be on how controlling and abusive Joe Jackson was, which was already covered in detail in *The Jacksons: An American Dream* (a five-hour long mini-series from the 90’s that was played ad nauseum on VH1). I suppose that any “authorized” movie is going to have to focus on that, because, well, the alternative is to focus on… the other stuff.
I assume they’re not going to cover the allegations or at least not in depth.
How fucked up would it be if they ended this film MJ meeting or talking to a child fan and the movie ends with them walking away together and then in a homage to Thriller MJ just turns and looks at the camera with the yellow eyes and the move just ends on a freeze frame.
“8 year olds dude…”
Not sure if it will be good but the casting seems to work
A hee hee, jamóney (leg kick)
Cool
So much CGI…
Oh my god they made Gary look like the Soviet Union Russia in the winter 😭
But gosh they nailed everyone’s looks here. I hope everyone’s ready for how much of a fool people are going to be in the theater lol
seems more like a concert film
I know this is limited perception based on the trailer, but I can’t help but feel like the magnitude of this movie isn’t big enough for the subject matter, nor the budget feels big enough. Seems like a proper movie-doc based on MJ should be like a 4 hour movie at the least.
… And I’m talking about raw authenticity here with the good and bad. It would easily become a timeless classic. Of course would never happen because of his estate
First 20 seconds of this trailer are awful. Really should’ve opened with the Jackson 5 quick cuts – those were cool.
This looks like a Lifetime production. Most filmmakers today, aside from a select handful, can’t capture older periods accurately to save their lives.
The cinematography looks too polished, the lighting isn’t natural, wigs are at an all time low and people’s faces have changed from two decades ago where you can tell they don’t look like from the period the film/show is set in.
Just a little over a week ago I watched Marty Supreme in theaters and everyone looked like they belonged in the 50’s. I was listening to Josh Safdie talk in a Q&A with Ben Affleck and he said the he personally oversaw the casting of 3800 extras and he exceeded the limit of 70 speaking parts for them, so when he requested one more, the producers told him it couldn’t be done.
The end scene in Japan had a lot of attention to detail and people were selected to look like from that period.
That’s dedication to the craft and creating immersion. This, though, I don’t know what it is, but it looks like it was AI generated for the most part.
“Spread love, peace and joy.” – Alledgedly
ooooh this looks like its shot in a way i will hate
In the words if Hesh in The Sopranos
“ I think it is not….good”
Watching this trailer frustrates me because *Rocketman* came out 7 years ago and *Better Man* came out last year proving how you can tell the story of a musician in a manner that’s unique and creative, but everything I’ve seen here suggests that they’re playing it safe like *Bohemian Rhapsody* instead.
man I really hope this movie doesn’t downplay how evil Joe Jackson was.
Looks incredibly mid and waxing incredibly poetic about his life
Oh look, more glorified pedophiles. Sure is a cool world we’re living in.
Didn’t Jackson have a deeper voice irl? Like he kept it high-pitched for public appearances but there are behind the scenes recordings of him in the studio with a lower register speaking voice (similar to how Gilbert Godfried had a high-pitched persona).
Great. Another watered down music biopic.
Oh man, I really want this to be good. Coleman is really bringing the head based on this trailer.
“Michael has to think about his whole life before he sings a song.”
Pedo propaganda
The sounds sucks. Tremendous amounts of deep bass noise throughout this trailer.
Sorry, but this looks like the most generic music biopic you could make. Even the trailer feels like it could have been a ChatGPT piece.
What about that one thing?