Late Michael Jackson’s Nephew, Jaafar To Portray Music Icon In Biopic

Jaafar Jackson, the nephew of late king of POP, Michael Jackson, is set to play the role of King of Pop in his uncle’s upcoming biographical movie ‘Michael’.

Jaafar Jackson is the son of Jermaine Jackson, Michael’s blood brother and a member of The Jackson 5 crew.

Jaafar will portray the late American Singer Michael Jackson’s life and how he became a musical icon to the world.

In a tweet shared by Jaafar, he made the disclosure with a picture of Michael Jackson and announced his role in the film via.

Stating the new development, Jafaar wrote to his fans and said, “ I’m humbled and honoured to bring my Uncle Michael’s story to life. To all the fans all over the world, I’ll see you soon.”

It was also gathered on Tuesday from Graham King, a producer on the movie, who also produced the Oscar-winning Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, said the team behind the film had searched the world for an actor to play Jackson, before settling on Jaafar, his nephew.

“I met Jaafar over two years ago and was blown away by the way he organically personifies the spirit and personality of Michael.

“It was something so powerful that even after conducting a worldwide search, it was clear that he is the only person to take on this role.” He said.