Don’t stop ’til you get enough! That’s the energy surrounding ‘Michael,’ the history-making biopic that pulled in a whopping $218.8 million worldwide opening at the box office.
Following the film’s massive debut, Lionsgate film chair Adam Fogelson confirmed yesterday on The Town podcast with Matthew Belloni that a sequel is already in development.
Fogelson says, “There is a massive amount of music, some of his greatest music, and life experiences…that would fill more than a second movie on its own. Continuing to get a deeper understanding of who Michael was, I think there are any number of ways the filmmakers will be able pull that off. And over the next couple of weeks when we all sit down and talk about their full and complete vision for what this movie will be, I’ll be in a better position to [speak to the direction of a second film].”
With more of Michael Jackson’s story still to be explored, anticipation is already building for what’s next.
Are y’all ready for a sequel?
–Dominique Young // @heyyydommm
@Dominique Young, this is a bittersweet moment for me, because I know how its gonna end and I don’t know if I can sit through it. Watching the Burn scene again was rough - they did show it on the TV series.