Colman Domingo Says UpcomingMichaelBiopic Will 'Humanize' Michael Jackson: 'We Get Into a Lot of Things'

Mar. 15, 2025

Colman Domingo; Michael Jackson.Photo:Monica Schipper/WireImage; Michael Ochs Archives/Getty

Monica Schipper/WireImage; Michael Ochs Archives/Getty

Colman Domingobelieves the upcomingMichael Jackson biopicwill give audiences a different perspective of the artist.During an interview with Andy Cohen onRadio Andy, theEuphoriaactor spoke about the upcoming movietitledMichael. Domingo, 54, stars in the film as the Jackson family patriarch,Joe Jackson.Domingo told Cohen, 56, the biopic, which takes place over 30 years of thelate musician’s life, will tackle “a lot of things that are epic and monumental.““I think the whole point of this biopic is to really humanize Michael and really show like the making of Michael and who he is, and so it deals with a lot of things,” he shared.Colman Domingo in 2024.MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via GettyThe Oscar-nominated actor noted that the movie will deal with “controversial” aspects of Michael’s life instead of excluding them.“A lot of things that may even be like, controversial, you know what I mean? So, it deals with it, and it’s got the family love and support, but they didn’t get in the way of like really telling a compelling story,” Domingo said, adding that when a family is involved in a project like that, it can change the narrative.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.He continued: “We really show how this family built themselves, how they relate to each other and to the world and what the world has also created.“Michael, who died in 2009,was a controversial figurewith a complicated life growing up in the spotlight.He also wrote his father out of his will.Michael Jackson and Joe Jackson in 1973.Frank Edwards/Fotos International/Getty ImagesElsewhere in the interview, Domingo praisedJaafar Jackson,Jermaine Jackson’s sonand Michael’s nephew who stars as Michael in the movie. “Jaafar is exceptional,” he said, praising him as a “once-in-a-lifetime talent.““When I tell you, you’ll think you’ll be looking at AI, but no. You’re actually just looking at this performer in the height of his talents, you know, giving love to the legacy that he stands on.“Joe Jackson and Michael Jackson in 2005.Eric Neitzel-Pool/GettyDomingo previously told PEOPLEaboutwhat he hopes audiences get out of his “complex versionofJoe Jackson, who died in 2018.“Right now I seem to be on the track of interrogating some of these real-life human beings,” he said in February. “I want to find their humanity, I want to find their heart and their humor. It may go against public opinion sometimes, but I think that’s my responsibility to find thecomplex version of these people.”Michaelis set to debut in theaters April 18, 2025.

Colman Domingobelieves the upcomingMichael Jackson biopicwill give audiences a different perspective of the artist.

During an interview with Andy Cohen onRadio Andy, theEuphoriaactor spoke about the upcoming movietitledMichael. Domingo, 54, stars in the film as the Jackson family patriarch,Joe Jackson.

Domingo told Cohen, 56, the biopic, which takes place over 30 years of thelate musician’s life, will tackle “a lot of things that are epic and monumental.”

“I think the whole point of this biopic is to really humanize Michael and really show like the making of Michael and who he is, and so it deals with a lot of things,” he shared.

Colman Domingo in 2024.MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty

MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty

The Oscar-nominated actor noted that the movie will deal with “controversial” aspects of Michael’s life instead of excluding them.

“A lot of things that may even be like, controversial, you know what I mean? So, it deals with it, and it’s got the family love and support, but they didn’t get in the way of like really telling a compelling story,” Domingo said, adding that when a family is involved in a project like that, it can change the narrative.

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He continued: “We really show how this family built themselves, how they relate to each other and to the world and what the world has also created.”

Michael, who died in 2009,was a controversial figurewith a complicated life growing up in the spotlight.He also wrote his father out of his will.

Michael Jackson and Joe Jackson in 1973.Frank Edwards/Fotos International/Getty Images

Elsewhere in the interview, Domingo praisedJaafar Jackson,Jermaine Jackson’s sonand Michael’s nephew who stars as Michael in the movie. “Jaafar is exceptional,” he said, praising him as a “once-in-a-lifetime talent.”

“When I tell you, you’ll think you’ll be looking at AI, but no. You’re actually just looking at this performer in the height of his talents, you know, giving love to the legacy that he stands on.”

Joe Jackson and Michael Jackson in 2005.Eric Neitzel-Pool/Getty

Eric Neitzel-Pool/Getty

Domingo previously told PEOPLEaboutwhat he hopes audiences get out of his “complex versionofJoe Jackson, who died in 2018.

“Right now I seem to be on the track of interrogating some of these real-life human beings,” he said in February. “I want to find their humanity, I want to find their heart and their humor. It may go against public opinion sometimes, but I think that’s my responsibility to find thecomplex version of these people.”

Michaelis set to debut in theaters April 18, 2025.

source: people.com