EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate and Universal‘s Michael Jackson biopic Michael is officially moving to Friday, April 24, and that’s a global theatrical release. At the same time, we hear that a second movie about Jackson remains in development.

Lionsgate confirms a disappointing update about the scheduled Michael Jackson biopic, titled Michael, starring the pop superstar's nephew.

Michael, the highly anticipated biopic from Lionsgate and Universal Pictures and directed by Antoine Fuqua will now debut on April 24, 2026, instead of its originally slated October 2025 release. The decision-first reported by Deadline-comes after the principal photography wrapped in May 2024,