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Michael Jackson Biopic Returning To Production As Lionsgate Mulls Splitting Pic Into Two
'Michael', Lionsgate's Michael Jackson biopic, will undergo an additional 22 days of shooting following news of plans to separate into two movies.
CEO Jon Feltheimer on yesterday’s earnings call said that Michael ‘s move would boast a strong fiscal 2027 slate, however, that could also conceivably mean that part one of the epic could open sometime in calendar year 2026. While Lionsgate didn’t have a statement about the additional shooting days, aside from Michael currently being well over 3 1/2 hours in its first cut, the need for further production on the pic also stems from landing its third act. Divergent ‘s finale, based on the Veronica Roth series, was originally expected to be divided in two, read 2016’s Allegiant and Ascendant.
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