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Tokyo-based Kino Films has struck a deal with Lionsgate and GK Films to distribute the Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, in Japan. Lionsgate will release the film domestically, while Universal will handle international markets except Japan, where Kino Films expects to release the film in 2025. The North American release is scheduled for April 18, 2025. The deal was announced in Japan by Helen Lee-Kim, President, International, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, and Naoya Kinoshita, CEO of Kino Films and Kinoshita Group.

The film is directed by Antoine Fuqua and is currently in post-production. Jackson's nephew Jaafar Jackson leads the ensemble as Michael, which also stars Colman Domingo, Nia Long, Miles Teller, Laura Harrier and Juliano Krue Valdi.

According to the logline, "Michael will bring audiences a compelling and honest portrait of the brilliant but complicated man who became known worldwide as the King of Pop. This epic, cinematic film will explore Jackson's triumphs and tragedies — from his humanity, to his public and private struggles, to the accusations and the 24/7 media microscope Jackson lived under, even at his artistic peak."