TMZ has reported that Michael Jackson’s biopic “is not imperiled, and there will be re-shoots in March.” It is not known whether the re-shoots have to do with eliminating the scenes involving Jordan Chandler.
It was previously reported that one of Michael Jackson’s accusers is why the highly-anticipated biopic was delayed 6 months — specifically, the film’s reference to Jordan Chandler has the production in total chaos.
Director Antoine Fuqua had already completed filming of “Michael,” when it was announced late last year the scheduled April release date was being pushed to November 2025 — and that’s because they have to rewrite a chunk of the script related to Chandler, as per Puck.
Someone forgot some key details in Jackson’s $23 million settlement with Jordy’s family back in 1993. The whole storyline of “Michael” reportedly begins and concludes with the then-13-year-old’s accusation Jackson molested him … and the movie aims to convince you Michael was completely innocent.
However, in reality, the Chandler settlement prohibits Jackson and/or his team from any dramatization of Jordy and his family. However, that part of the deal wasn’t disclosed to the producers of “Michael” until last fall, when Fuqua and co. had already completed filming.
What’s ironic is the “Michael” script reportedly features scenes of Michael and his lawyers discussing the eventual settlement with the Chandler family.
