Michael Jackson Biopic's Controversial Ending, Sequel Buzz

0:00It's April 27th. From Hollywood to your headphones, this is Entertainment and celebrity news today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. The new Michael Jackson biopic, called Michael, has folks talking because it wraps up in 1988, skipping the big controversies from his. Later years like those shout-out abuse claims. Critics slammed it for that choice, but turns out the filmmaker shot scenes about the 1993 Neverland raid, only to cut them later. The Jackson estate, who helped make the movie, found a clause in an old settlement with one accuser that banned using his name or likeness on screen. So they reshot the ending with a bad performance to finish the two-hour film, after originally filming three and a half hours of footage. Cast members like Coleman Domingo and Nia Long say a sequel covering the next chapter feels possible, and director Antoine Fuqua wants to handle it. With truth and no hype if it happens, producer Graham King and Lionsgate's chairman are kicking around ideas too, ready to go with fans to man more, especially after that on-screen

1:05tease. Saying his story continues, were from insider's points to sequel buzz growing with the film success, but voices like leaving Neverland director Dan Reed call out the money. Keeping the debate alive as Michael Pax theaters.