Michael Jackson’s nephew, Jaafar Jackson, who will portray the pop star in the upcoming biopic about the singer’s life, has signed with CAA for representation.
Jackson is the son of Jermaine Jackson and the nephew of Michael Jackson and will make his acting debut in the role of his late uncle in Michael. Antoine Fuqua will direct and Graham King, a seasoned hand at biopics with the Oscar-winning Queen film Bohemian Rhapsody, is producing for GK Films.
Jaafar Jackson as a singer released his debut single, “Got Me Singing,” in 2019. That followed Jackson starting at age 12 to play the piano and sing with an eye to pursue a career in music.
Michael is also produced by John Branca and John McClain, the co-executors of the Michael Jackson estate, and is set for a worldwide release on April 18, 2025. Lionsgate will release the film in the U.S. and Japan, while Universal Pictures has the rights for other territories.
The studio has said the biopic will cover all aspects of Michael Jackson’s life, which presumably means it will address the child sexual assault allegations that have been made against the singer, who died in 2009. John Logan, who penned Gladiator and The Aviator, wrote the script for Michael.
Besides his music and acting career, Jackson has backed organizations committed to ending human trafficking and world hunger. He continues to be represented by David Weber and Robert Offer at Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern.