April 16, 2026 04:26 pm (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
‘We are surprised’: SC stays Pawan Khera’s bail over remarks on Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife | Historic shift: Bihar gets first BJP CM as Samrat Choudhary takes oath | 'ECI deviated from Bihar procedure': Supreme Court raises concerns over voter deletion in Bengal SIR | Noida workers’ protest turns violent: Stones pelted, vehicles damaged over wage hike demand | Oil prices jump above $103 a barrel as US moves to block Iran-linked shipping | I don’t care if they come back or not, says Trump after Iran talks collapse | Legendary singer Asha Bhosle suffers cardiac arrest, hospitalised | Big boost to India–Mauritius ties: S. Jaishankar hands over 90 e-buses | Middle East tension: Iranian delegation arrives in Islamabad for major talks, 10,000 security personnel deployed | Ranveer Singh visits RSS HQ amid Dhurandhar 2 success, triggers speculation
A glimpse of the teaser trailer of Michael Jackson biopic
Jaafar
A glimpse of Michael teaser-trailer. Photo: Universal Pictures India/Instagram

Who is Jaafar? Michael Jackson's nephew portrays him onscreen in upcoming biopic

| @indiablooms | Nov 08, 2025, at 05:37 pm

Makers of the Michael Jackson biopic have launched the teaser trailer of the movie 'Michael', giving a glimpse into the glam world of the pop icon who once ruled the charts.

With a duration of one minute and 13 seconds, the teaser trailer features Jackson's real-life nephew, Jaafar Jackson, portraying his uncle onscreen.

In the trailer, Jaafar could be seen playing some of the iconic moments in the life of the pop star that include performing the signature moonwalk step and the hit “Thriller” music video that had once set the world on fire.

Universal Pictures India shared the trailer on Instagram and wrote: "MICHAEL - in theaters soon."

The movie, after several delays, is now scheduled to hit the silverscreen on April 2026.

The movie will feature actors Miles Teller, Nia Long and Laura Harrier.

The movie is directed by Antoine Fuqua, who is best known for making films like  Training Day, Tears of the Sun, among others. The script of the movie is written by  John Logan.

Who is Jaafar?

Jaafar is the son of Jermaine Jackson and Alejandra Genevieve.

He will make his big screen debut with the movie.

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.