Jaafar Jackson on Playing His Uncle in ‘Michael,’ Losing the Original Third Act and the Upcoming Sequel: ‘My Job Is to Come Prepared’
Two years before a frame of “Michael” was shot, Jaafar Jackson wrote down a list of goals.
Variety reports that two years before a frame of “Michael” was shot, Jaafar Jackson wrote down a list of goals.
One was to beat “Bohemian Rhapsody” and cross $1 billion at the worldwide box office. Antoine Fuqua’s film, which opened April 24, became the first biopic in history to surpass $1 billion worldwide and Lionsgate’s.
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