{"id":1904844,"date":"2026-04-27T10:52:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T07:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1904844"},"modified":"2026-04-27T10:52:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T07:52:50","slug":"theres-at-least-one-more-movie-studio-boss-talks-up-potential-michael-jackson-film-franchise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1904844","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;There&#8217;s at Least One More Movie&#8217; \u2014 Studio Boss Talks Up Potential Michael Jackson Film Franchise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-cy=\"article-content\" class=\"jsx-2870106660 article-content page-0\">\n<section data-cy=\"article-subtitle\" class=\"article jsx-3932497636 article-section jsx-28683165 news\" data-autopogo=\"true\">\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">After <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/movies\/michael\">Michael<\/a> broke box office records to secure the biggest global debut for a biopic of all time, there\u2019s a lot of talk about a sequel. According to one film studio executive involved with its production, we may be looking at a Michael Jackson movie franchise.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/michael-overtakes-oppenheimer-with-biggest-box-office-debut-ever-for-a-biopic\"><u>Michael<\/u> made a huge $217 million at the global box office<\/a>, significantly ahead of the previous biopic record holder, <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/movies\/oppenheimer\"><u>Oppenheimer<\/u><\/a>, which debuted to $174 million in 2023. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/box-office\/michael-box-office-opening-weekend-record-1236730805\/\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Variety<\/u><\/a>, Michael cost nearly $200 million to produce (including reshoots for the third act totalling around $15 million). But based on this start, Michael will easily turn a profit during its theatrical run.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Michael\u2019s box office success comes despite accusations of \u201cwhitewashing.\u201d The movie ends in 1988 during the Bad tour, and does not feature Michael Jackson\u2019s high-profile child abuse allegations. Last week, Colman Domingo, who plays Michael Jackson\u2019s father, Joe, <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/michael-actor-responds-to-whitewashing-claims-to-say-allegations-may-be-dealt-with-in-a-sequel\"><u>suggested a sequel could deal with the allegations<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"><\/button><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">The Biggest Movies Coming in 2026<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"2026 is here, so let's look at what Hollywood's got in store for us over the next 12 months, ranging from horror and sci-fi to superheroes and fantasy to whatever Disney and Pixar have planned. &lt;p&gt;\n\nCheck out the movies we can't wait to catch in 2026!\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-list\" class=\"scrollbar jsx-2072772685 jsx-4243969252 images-list\"><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;b&gt;Greenland 2: Migration&lt;br&gt;\nRelease Date: January 9, 2026&lt;p&gt;&lt;\/b&gt;\n\nThe Greenland gang is back, baby! Well, most of them, anyhow, as Gerard Butler and Morena Baccarin return to the bleak, ruined Earth -- which suffered global catastrophes in the first movie -- to trek across Europe five years later in search of a new safe haven for their family. The cast of Greenland 2: Migration includes Amber Rose Revah (The Punisher), William Abadie (Emily in Paris), and Roman Griffin Davis (Jojo Rabbit), who now plays their son Nathan.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-412047461 overlay progressive-image jsx-2338608387 expand\" data-cy=\"slideshow-image-overlay\">\n<div data-cy=\"element-caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490\">View 54 Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;b&gt;Primate&lt;br&gt;\nRelease Date: January 9, 2026&lt;p&gt;&lt;\/b&gt;\n\nA family's adopted chimpanzee suddenly becomes violent due to being bitten by a rabid animal in Primate, a murderous monkey (okay, ape) movie that was all the rage at 2025's Fantastic Fest. So get ready for the most bananas movie since 1990's Shakma. \n\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;b&gt;28 Years Later: The Bone Temple &lt;br&gt;\nRelease Date: January 16, 2026 &lt;p&gt;&lt;\/b&gt;\n\nFilmed back-to-back with 28 Years Later, but directed by Nia DaCosta in place of Danny Boyle, The Bone Temple will continue the story of Ralph Fiennes's Dr. Kelson while also diving into the big Jack O'Connell &quot;Jimmy&quot; cliffhanger, featuring Spike (Alfie Williams) meeting the cult leader and his blonde, track-suited, karate squad. If you didn't see 28 Years Later then that part probably sounded very weird. Anyhow, Aaron Taylor-Johnson is back too, as well as (finally!) Cillian Murphy's Jim.\n\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;b&gt;Mercy&lt;br&gt;\nRelease Date: January 23, 2026&lt;p&gt;&lt;\/b&gt;\n\nChris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson star in Mercy, a dystopian thriller about a detective who has 90 minutes to prove to an AI judge that he's innocent of murdering his wife. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov of Night Watch, Wanted, and, um... also that Ice Cube War of the Worlds movie fame.\n\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;b&gt;Return to Silent Hill&lt;br&gt;\nRelease Date: January 23, 2026&lt;p&gt;&lt;\/b&gt;\n\nWriter\/director Christophe Gans (Brotherhood of the Wolf, Silent Hill) is back to helm Return to Silent Hill, based on Konami's Silent Hill 2. Jeremy Irvine plays protagonist James Sunderland while Evie Templeton, who played Laura in the Silent Hill 2 game remake, reprises that role. Do you dare return to the psychological torment of this small town nightmare?\n\n\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/lionsgate-boss-michael-reshoots-rambo-prequel-john-wick-2026-4\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Business Insider<\/a>, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group chairman Adam Fogelson suggested the same, and even mentioned the possibility of using some of the scenes filmed for the scrapped third act of the original for the sequel.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;Look, there&#8217;s at least one more movie,&#8221; Fogelson said. &#8220;Just speaking less as an employee of Lionsgate and more as a person who has spent a lot of time in the movie business, I was always excited by the possibility that you could make a more complete and satisfying telling of Michael&#8217;s story if you weren&#8217;t confined to only one movie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/michael-movie-reshoots-removing-child-abuse-allegations-1236710221\/\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Variety<\/u><\/a> has reported that Michael, which sees Michael Jackson\u2019s real-life nephew Jaafar Jackson play the title role, was meant to include a scene in which police arrive at Neverland Ranch to search for evidence of child abuse in 1993, but it does not appear in the final cut.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">This is allegedly one of many scenes that were meant to explore this part of Jackson\u2019s life in the third act, but they were all cut because attorneys for the Jackson estate \u201crealized there was a clause in a settlement with one of the singer\u2019s accusers, Jordan Chandler, that barred the depiction or mention of him in any movie.\u201d Michael Jackson had denied all allegations, and his estate continues to deny the claims.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">This sparked $15 million dollars worth of reshoots and a new ending, Variety reported, contributing to a delay to the movie\u2019s release from April last year to this spring. The Jackson estate covered the cost because the error was theirs, Variety said, but it now has an equity stake in the film.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Now, Michael ends with a scene set during Jackson\u2019s Bad tour, which ran from 1987 to 1989. There isn\u2019t a single mention of the child abuse allegations at any point in the movie. Instead, it revolves around the music and Jackson\u2019s troubled relationship with his father.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Business Insider said that based on its conversation with Lionsgate\u2019s Fogelson, Michael 2, or 3, or maybe even 4, could spotlight the singer\u2019s fall from grace, but only if producer Graham King, director Antione Fuqua, and writer John Logan decide to explore it.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;From my perspective, it&#8217;s important to try to give the audience an authentic understanding of who Michael Jackson was,&#8221; Fogelson insisted. &#8220;So I think that that can be done with or without some of what was in the third act that had to be scrapped.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"accent-divider\" class=\"jsx-3449795453 divider jsx-2786329600\"><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Photo by Emma McIntyre\/WireImage.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-1475529924\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2155806329 adunit-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jsx-2155806329 bobble bobble-1 pogocnt pg-article\">\n<div data-mix-name=\"secondaryMedrec\" data-pos=\"1\" data-pogo-hide=\"1\" class=\"jsx-343126785 pogo-slot\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">After <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/movies\/michael\">Michael<\/a> broke box office records to secure the biggest global debut for a biopic of all time, there\u2019s a lot of talk about a sequel. According to one film studio executive involved with its production, we may be looking at a Michael Jackson movie franchise.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/michael-overtakes-oppenheimer-with-biggest-box-office-debut-ever-for-a-biopic\"><u>Michael<\/u> made a huge $217 million at the global box office<\/a>, significantly ahead of the previous biopic record holder, <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/movies\/oppenheimer\"><u>Oppenheimer<\/u><\/a>, which debuted to $174 million in 2023. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/box-office\/michael-box-office-opening-weekend-record-1236730805\/\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Variety<\/u><\/a>, Michael cost nearly $200 million to produce (including reshoots for the third act totalling around $15 million). But based on this start, Michael will easily turn a profit during its theatrical run.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Michael\u2019s box office success comes despite accusations of \u201cwhitewashing.\u201d The movie ends in 1988 during the Bad tour, and does not feature Michael Jackson\u2019s high-profile child abuse allegations. Last week, Colman Domingo, who plays Michael Jackson\u2019s father, Joe, <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/michael-actor-responds-to-whitewashing-claims-to-say-allegations-may-be-dealt-with-in-a-sequel\"><u>suggested a sequel could deal with the allegations<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"><\/button><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">The Biggest Movies Coming in 2026<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"2026 is here, so let's look at what Hollywood's got in store for us over the next 12 months, ranging from horror and sci-fi to superheroes and fantasy to whatever Disney and Pixar have planned. &lt;p&gt;\n\nCheck out the movies we can't wait to catch in 2026!\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-list\" class=\"scrollbar jsx-2072772685 jsx-4243969252 images-list\"><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;b&gt;Greenland 2: Migration&lt;br&gt;\nRelease Date: January 9, 2026&lt;p&gt;&lt;\/b&gt;\n\nThe Greenland gang is back, baby! Well, most of them, anyhow, as Gerard Butler and Morena Baccarin return to the bleak, ruined Earth -- which suffered global catastrophes in the first movie -- to trek across Europe five years later in search of a new safe haven for their family. The cast of Greenland 2: Migration includes Amber Rose Revah (The Punisher), William Abadie (Emily in Paris), and Roman Griffin Davis (Jojo Rabbit), who now plays their son Nathan.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-412047461 overlay progressive-image jsx-2338608387 expand\" data-cy=\"slideshow-image-overlay\">\n<div data-cy=\"element-caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490\">View 54 Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;b&gt;Primate&lt;br&gt;\nRelease Date: January 9, 2026&lt;p&gt;&lt;\/b&gt;\n\nA family's adopted chimpanzee suddenly becomes violent due to being bitten by a rabid animal in Primate, a murderous monkey (okay, ape) movie that was all the rage at 2025's Fantastic Fest. So get ready for the most bananas movie since 1990's Shakma. \n\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;b&gt;28 Years Later: The Bone Temple &lt;br&gt;\nRelease Date: January 16, 2026 &lt;p&gt;&lt;\/b&gt;\n\nFilmed back-to-back with 28 Years Later, but directed by Nia DaCosta in place of Danny Boyle, The Bone Temple will continue the story of Ralph Fiennes's Dr. Kelson while also diving into the big Jack O'Connell &quot;Jimmy&quot; cliffhanger, featuring Spike (Alfie Williams) meeting the cult leader and his blonde, track-suited, karate squad. If you didn't see 28 Years Later then that part probably sounded very weird. Anyhow, Aaron Taylor-Johnson is back too, as well as (finally!) Cillian Murphy's Jim.\n\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;b&gt;Mercy&lt;br&gt;\nRelease Date: January 23, 2026&lt;p&gt;&lt;\/b&gt;\n\nChris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson star in Mercy, a dystopian thriller about a detective who has 90 minutes to prove to an AI judge that he's innocent of murdering his wife. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov of Night Watch, Wanted, and, um... also that Ice Cube War of the Worlds movie fame.\n\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;b&gt;Return to Silent Hill&lt;br&gt;\nRelease Date: January 23, 2026&lt;p&gt;&lt;\/b&gt;\n\nWriter\/director Christophe Gans (Brotherhood of the Wolf, Silent Hill) is back to helm Return to Silent Hill, based on Konami's Silent Hill 2. Jeremy Irvine plays protagonist James Sunderland while Evie Templeton, who played Laura in the Silent Hill 2 game remake, reprises that role. Do you dare return to the psychological torment of this small town nightmare?\n\n\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/lionsgate-boss-michael-reshoots-rambo-prequel-john-wick-2026-4\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Business Insider<\/a>, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group chairman Adam Fogelson suggested the same, and even mentioned the possibility of using some of the scenes filmed for the scrapped third act of the original for the sequel.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;Look, there&#8217;s at least one more movie,&#8221; Fogelson said. &#8220;Just speaking less as an employee of Lionsgate and more as a person who has spent a lot of time in the movie business, I was always excited by the possibility that you could make a more complete and satisfying telling of Michael&#8217;s story if you weren&#8217;t confined to only one movie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/michael-movie-reshoots-removing-child-abuse-allegations-1236710221\/\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Variety<\/u><\/a> has reported that Michael, which sees Michael Jackson\u2019s real-life nephew Jaafar Jackson play the title role, was meant to include a scene in which police arrive at Neverland Ranch to search for evidence of child abuse in 1993, but it does not appear in the final cut.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">This is allegedly one of many scenes that were meant to explore this part of Jackson\u2019s life in the third act, but they were all cut because attorneys for the Jackson estate \u201crealized there was a clause in a settlement with one of the singer\u2019s accusers, Jordan Chandler, that barred the depiction or mention of him in any movie.\u201d Michael Jackson had denied all allegations, and his estate continues to deny the claims.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">This sparked $15 million dollars worth of reshoots and a new ending, Variety reported, contributing to a delay to the movie\u2019s release from April last year to this spring. The Jackson estate covered the cost because the error was theirs, Variety said, but it now has an equity stake in the film.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Now, Michael ends with a scene set during Jackson\u2019s Bad tour, which ran from 1987 to 1989. There isn\u2019t a single mention of the child abuse allegations at any point in the movie. Instead, it revolves around the music and Jackson\u2019s troubled relationship with his father.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Business Insider said that based on its conversation with Lionsgate\u2019s Fogelson, Michael 2, or 3, or maybe even 4, could spotlight the singer\u2019s fall from grace, but only if producer Graham King, director Antione Fuqua, and writer John Logan decide to explore it.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;From my perspective, it&#8217;s important to try to give the audience an authentic understanding of who Michael Jackson was,&#8221; Fogelson insisted. &#8220;So I think that that can be done with or without some of what was in the third act that had to be scrapped.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"accent-divider\" class=\"jsx-3449795453 divider jsx-2786329600\"><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Photo by Emma McIntyre\/WireImage.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After Michael broke box office records to secure the biggest global debut for a biopic of all time, there\u2019s a lot of talk about a sequel. According to one film studio executive involved with its production, we may be looking at a Michael Jackson movie franchise. 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