Author: Michael

Technically, the summer box office season doesn’t start until the first weekend of May, but this weekend brings one humdinger of a prologue with Lionsgate/Universal’s King of Pop biopic “Michael,” which is coming with sky-high expectations that it doesn’t necessarily even need to meet to be a hit for its studios. Directed by Antoine Fuqua, “Michael” — which is designed as the first part of a two-part retelling of Michael Jackson’s career — sees Jaafar Jackson step into the shoes of his famous uncle as the film follows his rise from a child star performing alongside his brothers in the…

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