A key agreement in a massive settlement was reportedly overlooked while vetting the script, leaving producers scrambling to do rewrites and reshoots.

The upcoming Michael Jackson movie, which finished filming in May 2024, reportedly requires major reshoots after it was discovered that a past settlement barred a former molestation accuser from having their story be dramatized,

A long-forgotten contract with one of the children who accused of the singer of sexual abuse is forcing filmmakers to revise the biopic's final act, per a report.

As it turns out, the Michael Jackson estate made an agreement with the Chandler family to never “dramatize” those events. The Lionsgate film slated for release on October 3rd apparently does just that, and in the following manner that’s cited in the report:

The Michael Jackson biopic 'Michael' has run into serious trouble over an overlooked agreement that prevented one of the film's antagonists — the father of a boy who accused the singer of abuse — from being included in any biopic.

The film Michael reportedly shapes itself around Jordan Chandler's 1993 molestation accusations against Jackson, which his team legally agreed to never dramatize in film

A new development in the long-planned Michael Jackson movie suggests that the film will have to undergo some major reshoots over an ongoing legal issue. What is the legal issue behind the Michael Jackson movie?

The release date of the highly anticipated biopic about Michael Jackson is being pushed back. "Michael" was wrapped last year and was set to be released in April. But now, according to TMZ, the film about the King of Pop is being pushed back six months to November 2025.

One of Michael Jackson’s accusers is the reason the highly-anticipated biopic will be delayed 6 months. The film reportedly ran into trouble over the plot, which is said to depict allegations the singer’s estate have been banned from dramatising.