Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland
Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland is an American biographical television film based on the 2014 book, Remember the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson in His Final Days, written by Jackson's personal bodyguards Bill Whitfield and Javon Beard. The film dramatizes Jackson in the final years of his life.[1][2]
| Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Biopic |
| Based on | Remember the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson in His Final Days by Bill Whitfield and Javon Beard |
| Written by | Elizabeth Hunter |
| Directed by | Dianne Houston |
| Starring | Navi Chad L. Coleman Sam Adegoke Aiden Hanlon Smith Taegen Burns |
| Composer | Zach Ryan |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Suzanne De Passe |
| Producers | Kyle A. Clerk Lina Wong |
| Cinematography | Tommy Maddox-Upshaw |
| Editor | Craig Hayes |
| Production companies | Lifetime Silver Screen Pictures |
| Release | |
| Original network | Lifetime |
| Original release | May 30, 2017 |
Plot
In December 2006, Michael Jackson has returned from Bahrain and is now living in a Las Vegas mansion. He doesn't want to return to Neverland.
Jackson has agreed to do a residency just like Celine Dion. He wanted to purchase a multi-million-dollar estate in Las Vegas he called “Wonderland.”[3]
Cast
- Navi as Michael Jackson
- Chad L. Coleman as Bill Whitfield
- Sam Adegoke as Javon Beard
- Aidan Hanlon Smith as Prince Jackson
- Taegen Burns as Paris Jackson
- Isabella Hofmann as Green
- Michael Mourra as Blanket Jackson
- Randy Jackson
- Conrad Murray
- Raymone Bain
Development
On January 13, 2017, Lifetime announced that it had ordered a television biopic of Michael Jackson, which would be based on the book Remember the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson in His Final Days. Production was scheduled to begin in February in Los Angeles.[4]
Reception
On its premiere airing, the film was watched by 2 million viewers.[5]
References
- Kreps, Daniel (May 15, 2017). "Watch First Trailer for Lifetime's Michael Jackson Biopic 'Searching for Neverland'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- Sands, Nicole (April 28, 2017). "Watch the King of Pop Teach His Kids to Dance in New Clip for Lifetime Biopic Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland". People. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "Michael Jackson planned to buy 'Wonderland' estate in Vegas".
- Stanhope, Kate (January 13, 2017). "Michael Jackson Film Ordered at Lifetime". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- Petski, Denise (May 30, 2017). "'Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland' Draws 2 Million Viewers In Live+SD". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
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