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Michael Jackson Biopic ‘Michael’ Sets Nia Long As Matriarch Katherine Jackson
Lionsgate and Universal Pictures International’s Michael Jackson biopic Michael has cast Nia Long as Jackson matriarch Katherine Jackson. The Antoine Fuqua directed movie is now shooting for …
“Beyond Nia’s incredible talent, I was deeply moved by her connection to the material and her commitment to honoring Katherine and the love she had for her son,” said Michael producer Graham King. Long is a 4x NAACP Image Award winner and star of the Best Man franchise, Netflix’s You People, Sony’s Searching, Love Jones, Friday, Soul Food, Boyz N the Hood, and several other films and TV series. She’ll be starring opposite Jackson’s nephew Jaafar Jackson who will play his King of Pop uncle; and recent Oscar nominee Colman Domingo who will play Katherine’s husband, Joe, in the movie scripted by 3x Oscar nominee John Logan.
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