Michael Jackson’s musical biopic will be released in theaters in 2026, but the film starring Jaafar Jackson has already managed to attract public attention.
This week the first trailer for Miguelthe next Michael Jackson biographical film that has already managed to break several records and predicts a promising debut for this proposal directed by Antonio Fuqua.
Miguel It was a huge success when its first trailer was released. YouTubeachieving in just 24 hours the 116.2 million views around the world, which made it become the most viewed musical biographical film trailer in the history of cinemaabove recent films of the genre such as: Elvis (2022), Rocket Man (2019) or Judy (2019).
These numbers also represent another record for Michael Jackson movieas they marked the most powerful 24-hour trailer release in the history of Lionsgatethe producer of the feature film.
Until now, the first place was occupied by John Wick 4 (2023) by Chad Stahelski, but the king of pop managed to displace Keanu Reeves’ legendary action saga in this category, surpassing it by more than 50% in views during its first day in YouTube.
Jaafar Jackson is to blame for Michael’s success
Adam Fogelsonthe president of Lionsgate, was delighted with these results and states that “People have been waiting a long time” for this filmand believes that part of the trailer’s success is due to the fact that “she was impressed with the performance of Jaafar Jackson”.
Jaafar Jackson is a 29-year-old dancer and singer with Colombian roots and Michael Jackson’s nephew. He was chosen to step into his uncle’s shoes in his biographical film, making his debut as an actor on the big screen.
Miguelwhich will hit theaters in April 2026will review the life of michael jacksonsince he shone as a member of jackson five until he became an international pop star.
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