Director Antoine Fuqua's Michael Jackson biopic has become the highest-grossing music biopic ever, surpassing Oppenheimer with $977.4 million at the box office. The film stars Jaafar Jackson in the lead role and has generated significant acclaim for its production and performances. Fuqua is also working on other major projects including a Hannibal epic with Denzel Washington for Netflix, which is currently paused in pre-production.
·Michael surpasses Oppenheimer as the biggest biopic of all time with $977.4 million box office
·Jaafar Jackson earned his Michael role through his performance, according to director Fuqua
·Netflix pauses pre-production on Fuqua's Hannibal epic starring Denzel Washington
·Fuqua recently collaborated with Colman Domingo and Steven Spielberg on film projects
·Michael becomes the highest-grossing music biopic ever under Fuqua's direction
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