Lionsgate has extended its multi-year theatrical output deal with Starz as the two studios prepare for full separation.

An accuser's story frames the script for Lionsgate's "Michael" - but according to a Puck report, the filmmakers didn't know the Jackson estate made a deal years ago to exclude him from any movie representation.

Lionsgate and Starz are about to be split from each other, but the entities have extended their exclusive theatrical output deal.

As it turns out, the Michael Jackson estate made an agreement with the Chandler family to never “dramatize” those events. The Lionsgate film slated for release on October 3rd apparently does just that, and in the following manner that’s cited in the report:

A long-forgotten contract with one of the children who accused of the singer of sexual abuse is forcing filmmakers to revise the biopic's final act, per a report.

Michael, the forthcoming Michael Jackson biopic, is facing a potential delay over the film’s controversial third act, which has legal implications.

In November 2024, Lionsgate announced that “Michael,” directed by Antoine Fuqua, would be delayed from a April 2025 release to October 3, 2025. According to Puck, the problem lay with an ...

Lionsgate and Starz are about to be split ... Francis Lawrence and based on thenew Suzanne Collins novel; director Antoine Fuqua’s “Michael,” starring Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson ...

Antoine Fuqua's 'Michael' is said to be facing reshoots due to an extremely costly oversight involving one of Jackson's high-profile court cases.

Directed by Antoine Fuqua ("Training Day," "The Equalizer" films) with a script by three-time Oscar nominee John Logan, "Michael" tells the story of the late superstar, who died in 2009 at the age of 50 as a result of acute propofol intoxication.

The Detroit Lions may have lost cornerback Terrion Arnold in Sunday night's showdown against the Minnesota Vikings. The injury happened in the third quarter when Arnold got awkwardly wrapped up ...

The high-profile biopic Michael from Lionsgate is reportedly in jeopardy, with its third act deemed legally unusable due to a shocking oversight.