Jaafar, son of Jermaine Jackson, recalled that despite controversy and allegations that shadowed Michael’s later life, his uncle kept a kindly nature and sought the good in people. He described Michael as wounded yet unchanged at heart, and hopes that feeling comes through on screen.
The first film, written by John Logan and starring Colman Domingo and Nia Long as the parents, ends in 1988. Lionsgate has signaled plans for a sequel, with production targeted for late this year or early next, after the original crossed $1 billion at the global box office.