The film, which follows Michael Jackson's early career and sees the King of Pop portrayed by nephew Jaafar Jackson, premiered in L.A. on Monday with lots of family support.

Jaafar Jackson hopes his late uncle would have approved of the new biopic about his life. Jackson stars as Michael Jackson in Michael, which opens in theaters nationwide on April

Which still doesn't excuse Antoine Fuqua's heavily scrubbed origin story, which refashions the King of Pop's story into the Passion of St. Michael.

Lionsgate’s Michael Jackson biopic after additional shoots will finally not ease down the road, rather boogie this weekend with what’s expected to be a $150 million global start. The feature, which carries a $200M production cost,

“I have so much respect and love for Janet, but you know it’s okay," said director Antoine Fuqua of Janet's absence in the movie

After almost seven years in production, the Michael Jackson biopic is finally about to arrive in cinemas – but the road to its release has been far from smooth. The film stars Jackson’s own nephew Jaafar in the title role,

Michael Jackson’s sister La Toya Jackson shared a health update in an exclusive E! News interview at the Los Angeles premiere of the film Michael.

"This project does the impossible: it strips away the spectacle and shows us the person," the Roots drummer said.