Michael Jackson’s nephew Jaafar Jackson to play pop legend in Antoine Fuqua’s film

 

Los Angeles : Singer Jaafar Jackson, the 26-year-old nephew of ‘King of Pop’ Michael Jackson, will play the late music icon in the Antoine Fuqua-directed film biopic for Lionsgate.

Titled “Michael”, the film hails from producer Graham King, who earlier backed “Bohemian Rhapsody” that earned Rami Malek the Academy Award for best actor in a leading role.

Fuqua, known for the “Equalizer” films “Training Day”, and “Southpaw”, shared the news on his official Instagram account on Monday.