Michael Jackson‘s nephew, Jaafar Jackson, seemed just like the spitting picture of his late uncle on the set of the upcoming biopic, Michael. The 27-year-old was seen rehearsing for the film — the place he’s portraying the King of Pop in his first main movie position — on the primary day of filming in Los Angeles on November 27. In footage obtained by the Every day Mail, Jaafar could possibly be seen sporting an outfit much like one among Michael’s iconic appears to be like from his time on the stage. Jaafar had on a button up over a plain white shirt with a pair of black trousers. He stood in entrance of a white again drop and sang into an empty microphone on the movie’s set, Every day Mail reported.
Jaafar is the second-youngest son of Michael’s brother, Jermaine Jackson, and Alejandra Genevieve Oaziaza. He was formally solid within the upcoming movie about his uncle in January 2023. Director Antoine Fuqua posted an image of Jaafar in rehearsals for the film to announce the thrilling information. “Proud to announce @jaafarjackson as Michael — the movement image occasion that explores the journey of the person who turned the King of Pop. Coming quickly,” Antoine wrote on Instagram.
Jaafar shared the identical photograph on his Instagram on the time and wrote, “I’m humbled and honored to convey my Uncle Michael’s story to life. To all of the followers all around the world, I’ll see you quickly.”
Filming on the biopic was shut down for a number of months because of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in Hollywood. Throughout that point, the movie’s director praised Jaafar’s skills and gushed over how properly he channels his well-known uncle in an interview Leisure Weekly. “It’s uncanny how a lot he’s like Michael,” Antoine mentioned in August. “Appears like him, dances like him, sings. It’s actually uncanny. Graham King, who’s a implausible producer, discovered him, and launched him to me, and I used to be blown away.”
Whereas the film is Jaafar’s performing debut, he does have some expertise singing and dancing. In 2019, Michael’s nephew launched the music video for his tune “Acquired Me Singing,” which options Jaafar displaying off his spectacular vocal abilities and dance strikes. He additionally appeared in his uncle Tito Jackson’s music video in 2021. Jaafar began his music profession at 12 years previous, in keeping with his IMDb profile.
