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How ‘Michael’ Editors Condensed the Four-Hour Epic and Why Jaafar Jackson’s Voiceover Got Left on the Cutting Room Floor

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May 1, 2026 11:36am PT How ‘Michael’ Editors Condensed the Four-Hour Epic and Why Jaafar Jackson’s Voiceover Got Left on the Cutting Room Floor

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MICHAEL, front: Juliano Krue Valdi as young Michael Jackson, 2026. ph: Glen Wilson / © Lionsgate / Courtesy Everett Collection
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The original cut of the biopic “Michael” hit the four-hour mark as it charted Michael Jackson’s journey from a young boy (played by Juliano Valdi) singing with his brothers as “The Jackson 5” to rising to become a global megastar (his nephew, Jaafar Jackson), and ending with the King of Pop selling out London’s Wembley Stadium on the “Bad” world tour.

As previously reported, the accusations of child abuse were scrapped from the film after attorneys for the Jackson estate, which served as a producer, realized there was a clause in a settlement with one of the singer’s accusers, Jordan Chandler, that barred the depiction or mention of him in any movie. Thus, “Michael” needed to be recut.

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