What has Michael director Antoine Fuqua said about a potential sequel to the biopic?

In the lead-up to Michael’s release, That Grape Juice shared an interview with Antoine Fuqua, in which the filmmaker was asked: “How do you even begin to even think about honouring that version of him, without undoing what you’ve done here with Michael?”

“With the same integrity,” he replied. “If that was to happen, you try to tell the truth as you know it, and to do it with integrity.

“And, you know, you don’t want to sensationalise anything. Being a movie star, rock star, superstar like Michael, there’s enough of that already. You don’t have to do much.

“But I think the key is, like, who was he as a human being? Stay on that path and then we’ll be OK, because that’s what it’s about. It’s a biopic, it’s about a human being, he’s a real person. So that’s the key. People have to remember that.”

The chairman of the production company Lionsgate also told The Hollywood Reporter at the Michael premiere: “We absolutely have more story to tell. We have prepared for that moment. And if the audience reinforces that they’re ready for more, we’re prepared to give it to them sooner rather than later.”

Producer Graham King agreed: “We’re definitely kicking around some ideas. We’ll see what happens very soon.”