Michael Jackson Biopic: Jafaar Jackson Recreates THRILLER Music Video

Jaafar Jackson recreates the iconic 'Thriller' music video in new behind-the-scenes photos from the set of the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic. The photos show Jaafar rocking his uncle's iconic red jacket from the video and performing the 'Thriller' choreography. The film, titled 'Michael,' also stars Nia Long as Katherine Jackson and Colman Domingo as Joe Jackson.

[@F1st26]

I’m so excited for this KILLER *THRILLER* biopic next year!

[@JoshuaJarvisJacksonJarvis-b4e]

Michael Jackson love you kind miss you

[@JoshuaJarvisJacksonJarvis-b4e]

JOSHUA Michael Jarvis Michael Jackson

[@JoshuaJarvisJacksonJarvis-b4e]

Michael Jackson Joshua Jarvis Jackson

[@JoshuaJarvisJacksonJarvis-b4e]

excited love you king kind God bless morrow El Paso TX Paso TX Paso

[@JoshuaJarvisJacksonJarvis-b4e]

Michael Jackson love you kind miss you

[@DaMarDavis-ol1fc]

When this movie comes out I'm about to be wearing my thriller jacket and my glove for Michael ❤

[@lillybethford1915]

Me too.❤👍👍

[@DaMarDavis-ol1fc]

@@lillybethford1915 ❤️❤️

[@princessalysonsweatwinter]

DaMarDavis The Movie Comes Out April 2025

[@DaMarDavis-ol1fc]

@@princessalysonsweatwinter I know that what I meant

[@theanonymoushelpline7248]

Periodt!!!

[@AA-qb7ni]

Wow. If anyone is gonna play MJ it should be family and Jaafar has seemed to have brought MJ back to life here!!! I can't wait for this!!

[@theskyisblue567]

I agree. I am so moved and happy to know his nephew will play him in the biopic. Can't wait!!!❤❤❤❤🎉🎉

[@myajanell2504]

right😍

[@RB-gt8bf]

Great casting. The DNA does not lie

[@KRWLive]

Forever Michael ❤

[@DizzyD1693]

𝙰𝚗𝚍 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚣🖤

[@XavierBennett-zt1ov]

This biopic will definitely get alot of oscar nominations including Jaafar Jackson for best actor and Best Picture, $1 or $3 billion box office as the highest grossing film and biopic of 2025, critical acclaim reviews & a 95% score on Rotten Tomatoes and let this be the year of Mj's comeback

[@lmmjm10377]

Ameen!!!!

[@Pretty_Fly_on_a_White_Guy]

I love the enthusiasm, but they just started filming. Perhaps you should wait to see it (Or at least the trailer) before making such bold predictions. Regardless, Michael doesn’t need a comeback; he’s never gone away.

[@madetv2016]

Amin🤲🏻

[@Kinobambino]

They actually WRAPPED filming as of today. So it's only edits being done til next year ​@@Pretty_Fly_on_a_White_Guy

[@JSmoothSoul]

You reaching. I'd say it will be the highest grossing biopic but it's not grossing 1 billion. One problem with Michael Jackson is the guy playing him isn't Michael Jackson

[@Jerry-uw2cr]

this is first movie i am going to see in over a decade!!!

[@theanonymoushelpline7248]

Yaaaay! So worth it! MJ ❤❤❤

[@MARYSSON22]

I haven't been 2 the movies since Man Of Steel lol I have 2 go see this movie, being that I'm from Gary and grew up very close 2 the Jackson Childhood home!! It's a must 4 me

[@DaviaCastroNascimento]

Talent is in the blood, I'm sure his Uncle would be very proud❤❤❤❤

[@Chuck_EL]

He favors Michael too especially his teenage years

[@danyulwilliams9823]

I can't wait for this biopic to come out!!! It's gonna be so so legendary!!!!!

[@blademasterislit]

don’t know about legendary but yeah it’s gonna be really good.

[@DafuckyallLookingAt]

@@blademasterislitIt involves MJ so yes legendary

[@NeptunexWWE]

Hopefully it reminds the world of his genius, all of the negative stuff seemed to have stained his name

[@dereksue4877]

@@NeptunexWWE I don't believe jack in the negative stuff hopefully delusion idiots who believe in that will admit they're wrong one day.

[@MichaelJackson.lloudbylisa]

KING OF POP one and ONLY MichaelJackson FOREVER and INNOCENT 👑✨🥰

[@hi.goodbye2167]

Can’t wait for this movie to come out soon!

[@lifepathnumbernine6607]

Michael definitely gets his voice from his beautiful mother!

[@perlynmanalo731]

And very Janet

[@curtin1977]

This Biopic is going to be AMAZING!!!!

[@danimalwonderpants2123]

Dressing up for the biopic button

[@seansartor]

I dare to say the music video "Thriller" is The BEST music video of all time. It set the standard

[@jazmorrison9030]

Short film

[@UltimateAleks]

I preferred Smooth Criminal

[@Wilmrbadguy]

Theaters all over are going to be jumping~ Wilmrbadguy

[@elizabethliberto5542]

I hope they show the real trailer near the end of the year this year or early 2025

[@kathmmedia]

Did you know that some extras have worked with MJ approved by the family

[@deronreed2945]

Jafaar Jackson was a perfect choice .....i really cant see anyone else but him doing this.

[@karthikayogathasan]

Can’t wait for Michael movie

[@JakeLlavore]

@@karthikayogathasan *Same here, too!!!!!*

[@aliciaclarke8616]

Michael we love u and miss u

[@michaelforthriller]

Incredible!!!

[@deborahcampbell7329]

Long Live The King Of Pop. The greatest entertainer of all time🥲♥️

[@angellay117]

Started tearing up a bit I cannot wait#LONG LIVE MICHEAL JACKSON

[@45thAidMan]

I love the interview with the man playing Joe Jackson and how they are freaking out over the shooting of different tours

[@collgoff]

Jaafar Jackson your uncle would’ve been so proud of you.

[@MortySmith-dv2yt]

I AM FUCKING GEEKED BRO IM AM SO happy rn omg I LOVE MJ SO MUCH

[@theanonymoushelpline7248]

!!!!❤

[@XP9724]

I can't wait for the Victory Tour scenes, the 40th anniversary is next month. RELEASE THE FOOTAGE ON BLU RAY ALREADY

[@maximusprime3459]

The hell is Jermaine's hair made of?!🤨

[@Tre.kiing2024]

House hold material

[@thesaintst1851]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Nurse305]

Gorilla Glue😊. Joking. 😂.. I love Jermaine..

[@tanyalawrence824]

I just love how the family will show Michael in a positive & loving way. How it should me. Not the other negative ways others tried to bring him down even after he passed away. Michael will always be about Love. He lives on through his loving children & loving family. Good memories. He was truly a gift to this world.

[@woo3131]

Can't wait to see the movie. I think Skip Marley should have played Bob Marley.

[@cdgates1]

The two ladies that played Katherine in the Jackson's: A American dream and this Michael Jackson bipoic both appeared in the movie Boyz in the Hood

[@alivialdores978]

That's right! Good stuff.

[@theanonymoushelpline7248]

Literally can’t wait for this movie!!

[@LesiaGross]

Can't wait to see this movie

[@kathyroberts3598]

I can't wait so excited to watch

[@TheAlkebulanTrust]

Facts or undeniable facts?...this will be the best biopic ever. Be just as epic as the docu-series The American Dream: The Jacksons

[@MacSavage503]

Jafaar with the good news bro!!

[@alivialdores978]

You can tell this is going to be HUGE!!!! Man I can't wait

[@Itsmy2cent]

They did a good job casting Jermaine. Look, voice, height. Wonder how tall Jaffar is and if will need platforms for some scenes as Michael Jackson was 5’9.

[@LeoDarden-dc1ph]

This movie 🍿 is gonna make me cry I miss Michael so much

[@thesaintst1851]

We all do

[@dbjoy-d2j]

Please let this biopic be good and tastefully done nothing like that man that need not to be mentioned. FLEX! 🙄

[@theanonymoushelpline7248]

😢😂😂

[@levisantos874]

Can’t wait ❤

[@ivanblack2105]

This shit better be good! Please don’t be like the Bob Marley movie that 1 was trash

[@ebonix33]

Don't get your hopes way up... mj has soooo much in his life...most won't be covered

[@chloeharbin6619]

​@@ebonix33Stop nitpicking the trailer hasn't even came out yet lol.

[@geekyheadquarters]

@@chloeharbin6619This isn’t even a trailer and he is just cautioning the OP of the comment to be cautiously optimistic that everything might not be good or might not include everything in the biopic since Michael’s life is enormous with various events that might not be touched upon in a one to two hour biopic about Michael Jackson.

[@chloeharbin6619]

@@geekyheadquarters I didn't say this was a trailer I said the trailer hasn't even came out yet.

[@ffiorella]

@@chloeharbin6619fr, people need to stop assuming stuff when the official trailer hasn’t even come out yet. how are they going to already judge if the trailer isn’t even out yet? LMAO

[@fungsiuto]

Miss you Mike…❤

[@NesConey]

I just hope he doesnt dance like his dad 😢

[@AJM818]

This is going to be like a "3 Hour Movie" 😂

[@reneedupain2685]

I CANT WAIT TO EXPERIENCE THE CLOSEST MY GENERATION WILL EVER GET TO MICHAEL MANIA. THIS IS GONNA BE SO PHENOMENAL YALL TRUST ITS GONNA BE MAGIC!!!!!!! ✨️❤️✨️❤️✨️❤️✨️❤️✨️❤️✨️✨️❤️✨️

[@agthegoat26]

I was near the filming location, which happened to take place in the original spot. They wouldn’t let me near, but I got chills when the music started playing. But not after hours of silence, which I presumed was rehearsal before the actual takes. Was there early in the morning but it was worth it. Can’t wait for the biopic!

[@TheBadDoll]

I can tell by some of the comments that not many know how a biopic let alone a movie works 🤦🏾 Jafar is an actor portraying Michael Jackson, he’s not replacing him

[@mari.304]

Fr

[@ffiorella]

exactly! THANK YOU!

[@jonelrobinson2231]

Exactly!

[@myajanell2504]

right

[@reviewerchick123]

Can’t wait!!! ❤

[@rbg2819]

Go Far Jafaar‼️

[@Zjakaspidermanmilesmorles]

I can't wait to see this movie

[@KnottsBear-yTalesPreserved]

Makes me cry. I am super thrilled that it got recreated in the same spot as it was in the 80s. The definitive choice man.

[@JulianPratt45]

i would have rather had b.howard play michael jackson

[@willyartiga2375]

💯 Michael Jackson nunca morirá él es eterno

[@thegoat9200]

AHHHH, OMG!!! I CANT WAIT🎉

[@TCMejia]

I Wish They Would Just Let Him Rest In Peace. Don’t Doubt His Ability To Play His Uncle However just Let Mike Rest In Peace. Too Many People Have Had The Narrative To Tell Micheal’s Story And The Only One He Really Had A Part In Was American Dream & This Is It. If A Movie A Real Micheal Movie Was To Be Done He Would’ve Done It Before He Passed.

[@jessicaweaver8517]

Cant wait

[@Alphauniverse33]

Not feeling the Jo Jackson casting, but ok.

[@Tre.kiing2024]

He looks like him in the behind the scenes photos and even gave him the eyebrows

[@soyicasweet99]

I was saying that too

[@enricodrubio6645]

My opinion leave Michael Jackson alone. Let him rest in peace. Everyone is making money off Michael even his family. Let him rest in peace. I heard that one of Michael's children is suing the grandmother over Michael's estate! I mean Really? That is so Discusting. There is truth to that old saying: The love of money is the root of all evil.

[@gaveesh_prabhu_04]

Micheal Jackson Will Come Back On 2025 Belive Me He Is Still Alive Next Year You Wil See Him....

[@Max86421]

❤❤❤

[@YEAR-1-RELICS]

The film has wrapped

[@anatoliireeves2908]

You cannot recreate that

[@metalmacabre9991]

Why'd they name him after the villain in Aladin?

[@JamaicaSugar]

Why does Joe Jackson get played by tall actors who don't look like him?

[@Milkers777]

He will in the film chill out!

[@kallen868]

When ya think about it...Angela Bassett looks nothing like Tina Turner. Just sayin'.

[@noname-nobody1247]

He will bro it's called make up

[@Jellybean_j99]

@@kallen868And she doesn’t look like Katherine Jackson either but still did good in the movie

[@sabrinaivery7961]

I can’t wait to see

[@Perfectpearl]

Janet looks exactly like her mother 😮

[@humanbeing140]

Its strange that they wrapped up filming so early because there’s so much to tell about Mj..I hope this movie doesn’t concentrate only on a particular phase or years of Michael’s life.. as a fan I expect it to be a full roller coaster ride of 50 years of the king of pop..

[@boyhowdy682]

Graham king said that they'll cover everything. There are leaked about the raid on neverland filming so the movie will definitely cover Mj's life after the 2000's.

[@myajanell2504]

right

[@JSmoothSoul]

He looks just like Jermaine and Sings like Michael and Jermaine mixed together

[@lauravillas2930]

No hay ningún video que iguale a thirller

[@X-Warrior.1119]

The Next King Of Pop 👑 is coming...

[@mikey_3033]

Why is everything good dropping in 2025 this some bull shit

[@manu_sky09]

Wow, can‘t wait to see it!!❤️

[@loklo101]

Nia Long will look like Angela Bassett playing Katherine Jackson.

[@robertbouldin7978]

the jacksons american dream

[@ItsMarcemellow]

I’m so excited!!

[@JulieTaylor-m7g]

Leave micheal's thriller video alone it's perfect

[@dontapinkney3994]

Waiting patiently! MJ ❤

[@cecej8715]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@malbrojay4740]

Joe Jackson was light skinned with green eyes. This man looks nothing like him.

[@Long-HairedLuigi]

If Jafaar also shares his uncle's enthusiasm 4 toys, theme parks, videogames & especially cartoons, he's welcome 2 hang with me anytime. 😊

[@KiantraHall]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@MariaClara-ih4nn]

can't wait!! MJ forever ❤

[@andreagordon278]

It was 30th Anniversary of michael jackson singing solo for 30 years and your dad and uncles was a guest that night. And you learn a whole lot that night from your uncle

[@myajanell2504]

so excited for this biopic next year!😍😍

[@jaydenblunt7135]

This movie bouta be the greatest movie of ALL TIMEEE MICHAEL2025🔥🔥🔥🐐

[@alloflisatv]

Look's nothing like Joe Jackson

[@syyedaaftab2681]

Trailer date plz

[@mortalman24-7]

I want this film to be like Bohemian Rhapsody, scratch that, better than

[@preciousjuhi]

Can’t wait ❤❤❤❤

[@Dira091998]

So excited!!!

[@gts3004]

Nobody can impersonate MJ. Why not just watch the real video? I remember they made a ‘making of thriller’ movie back then…

[@boyhowdy682]

What do you not understand about a "Biopic". This film shows the entire life of Mj for the general audience to know about his ups and downs and his human side. This film is gonna immortalized him.

[@miglemam]

​@@boyhowdy682True, but when I see photos of the biopic I always compare Jafar with Michael in my head and I always say Michael is better. Maybe it's not just me.

[@AndrewMartinez_SanDiego]

Too many pictures coming out lol

[@TerryFresh]

I can't wait ❤

[@kmariicalloway9810]

I can’t wait

[@annabethgregory1896]

so excited for this!! 🤩

[@ycamara9034]

Nice he look like his uncle , bless ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@belair344]

I saw the Queen movie was very good l can't wait to see movies in April

[@matthiasmischtal537]

THERE IS ONLY ONE MICHAEL JACKSON!!!YOU CAN WATCH THE ORIGINAL THRILLER VIDEO!!!BIOPIC SUCKS!!!

[@LiLgPnoy15]

This shit better be good. Don't fuck it it up.

[@sammonthomery]

Language, please! 🥺🥺

[@msb9506]

He don't look like.mike....he look like Jermaine his dad

[@wesdon8131]

You don’t say genius, he’s playing a role

[@ffiorella]

well yes.. that’s how genetics work, of course he’s going to look like Jermaine? 🤨

[@mari.304]

So? A lot of people who play important actors don't look exactly like the character. At least Jaafar is someone in the family. He is talented and definitely worthy of the role.

[@msb9506]

So he still don't look like mike

[@ffiorella]

@@msb9506 bro it don’t matter if he doesn’t looks like Michael, what matters is that he’s someone from the Jackson bloodline that will be portraying Michael and that knew Michael instead of some random impersonator. Jaafar was definitely destined to play Michael. this role is definitely in good hands.