New Trailers! Michael, The Testament of Ann Lee, and Oh. What. Fun.

Michael Jackson. The identify itself elicits so many feelings, starting from complete adulation to deep curiosity—even controversy. But regardless of which aspect of that emotional spectrum you fall on, one factor is simple: his affect on music, tradition, and efficiency has been unmatched for many years. And his affect stays on the very core of the music business.

So, it makes good sense that an upcoming function movie has been made to deliver his life story to the large display screen. Love him or not, Michael Jackson was undeniably one of many biggest popular culture icons in trendy historical past. And whereas it’s been sixteen years since his tragic overdose demise, maybe sufficient time has handed for the world to as soon as once more look again—not simply on the spectacle and quite a few public scandals, however on the artistry and ambition behind the artist who would change into identified to the world because the King of Pop.

Check out this first-look teaser for Michael, the forthcoming sweeping musical biopic that chronicles the life and legacy of pop celebrity Michael Jackson—a cinematic portrait that goes far past the stage lights and glittering gloves. From the seems to be of this primary footage, it even goes straight into the recording studio to witness how a few of his biggest songs had been made.

Directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, The Equalizer) and written by John Logan (Gladiator, Skyfall), the movie charts Jackson’s rise from Motown prodigy to international icon, tracing the artistic fireplace that fueled his relentless pursuit of perfection.

Fun truth: singer and dancer Jaafar Jackson, in his function debut, takes on the Herculean job of getting into his uncle’s moonwalking footwear. That’s proper—his uncle. Jaafar is Michael’s real-life nephew and the son of Jackson 5 star Jermaine Jackson. From the seems to be of this footage, he bears an uncanny resemblance to Michael in each voice and motion.

Jaafar is joined by a formidable forged that features Colman Domingo as Michael’s domineering father and supervisor, Joe Jackson; Nia Long as his mom, Katherine; and Miles Teller as leisure lawyer John Branca—the person who would ultimately change into co-executor of the Michael Jackson Estate after Michael famously fired his father in the course of the making of the Thriller album.

The movie additionally options supporting turns from Kat Graham as Diana Ross, Larenz Tate as Berry Gordy, Derek Luke as famed legal professional Johnnie Cochran, and Kendrick Sampson as Michael’s longtime collaborator and legendary music producer Quincy Jones, who produced Jackson’s most celebrated albums—Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), and Bad (1987)—arguably three of the best pop data ever made.

Behind the scenes, producer Graham King—the Oscar-winning powerhouse behind Bohemian Rhapsody—brings his musical biopic experience to the mission, promising a equally lavish, performance-driven method. Rumor has it Michael could even be cut up into two movies as a result of its additional lengthy runtime, although nothing has been formally confirmed. There have additionally been experiences of last-minute reshoots aimed toward reshaping the movie’s ultimate act, presumably to sidestep authorized issues.

For followers who grew up within the ‘80s with Thriller and Bad, and who might have secretly moonwalked in front of their bedroom mirrors, this could be the definitive musical biopic experience.

Michael will be spinning and moonwalking its way into theaters on April 24, 2026. So go ahead and let out a resounding heeeeeee! and a mamma se, mamma sa, mamma coo sa!

Are you tired of the old, stuffy period dramas where everyone acts overly proper and polite, sipping tea while whispering in hushed tones? Come on! Let’s get a historic drama the place everybody seems to be dirty, depressing, and behaves in methods we’ve by no means seen earlier than—the place the characters are unapologetically uncooked and undeniably flawed. A spot for every thing and every thing as an alternative!

One of the buzziest movies to emerge from the Venice Film Festival this yr comes from the identical husband-and-wife staff behind final yr’s Oscar-winning drama The Brutalist. Only this time, it’s writer-director Mona Fastvold who has taken the helm. Fastvold, the spouse and frequent writing-producing accomplice of filmmaker Brady Corbet, has collaborated with him on a number of acclaimed tasks, together with Vox Lux, The Childhood of a Leader, and, after all, The Brutalist.

But now, Fastvold steps behind the digital camera as director, with Corbet serving as her co-writer and co-producer. And it’s a historic drama like one you’ve by no means seen earlier than, seamlessly slipping between a moody musical biopic and a gritty interval piece.

Inspired by the true-life story of Ann Lee, the visionary founding father of the 18th-century Shaker motion, The Testament of Ann Lee is a transcendent portrait of devotion, religion, and human wrestle.

And for many who don’t have any clue who the Shakers had been (rely us amongst you), they had been a Christian non secular sect that believed in a holistic system designed to create an ideal, sinless, and harmonious society on Earth—one rooted in celibacy, pacifism, communal residing, and equality. Singing and dancing weren’t simply joyful pastimes for the Shakers; they had been sacred acts of worship. In truth, their ecstatic, trembling actions throughout prayer are why they had been referred to as the “Shakers” within the first place.

Amanda Seyfried takes on the title function of Ann Lee, the girl on the coronary heart of this motion. Since its world premiere at Venice again in September, Oscar buzz has been steadily constructing round Seyfried’s efficiency, with critics praising her fearless embodiment of a lady who dared to evangelise gender and social equality lengthy earlier than her time.

Shot in superb 70mm and with a putting visible aptitude that evokes a real, stark aesthetic—marked by lengthy, broad angles and superbly composed set items—The Testament of Ann Lee seems to intertwine a interval drama with a religious dance musical, the place ecstatic motion and sacred music merge into an unconventional cinematic expertise. It’s a movie that feels rooted within the 18th century but pulses with trendy power, centering on a small, remoted neighborhood in search of that means amid a harsh and unforgiving world.

The movie reimagines greater than a dozen conventional Shaker hymns, that includes unique choreography by Celia Rowlson-Hall (Vox Lux) and an unique rating from Academy Award winner Daniel Blumberg (The Brutalist).

Seyfried is joined by a stellar ensemble forged that features Lewis Pullman as Ann’s loyal brother William, Thomasin McKenzie as religious follower Mary Partington, Stacy Martin as Jane Wardley, Christopher Abbott as Ann’s tormented husband Abraham, and Tim Blake Nelson because the skeptical Pastor Reuben Wright.

With many critics already calling it an early awards contender, The Testament of Ann Lee will open in choose theaters on Christmas Day. Expect a robust Oscar marketing campaign from Searchlight Pictures to observe.

We’ve formally entered the vacation season—and with it comes a flurry of holiday-themed leisure. For Amazon Prime subscribers, the streamer is delivering a reasonably stable, star-studded Christmas comedy led by Michelle Pfeiffer, who stars as a mom lastly fed up with being taken without any consideration yr after yr. Despite at all times being the one holding down the household festivities, this Christmas she’s able to shake issues up—and possibly even skip the vacation altogether.

In the brand new holiday-set movie Oh. What. Fun., Pfeiffer stars as Claire Clauster, the endlessly giving matriarch who virtually runs Christmas like a navy operation. She frosts cookies with precision, wraps items worthy of a department-store window, and retains her household’s festive chaos barely contained with a smile and a cinnamon roll.

But this yr? She’s carried out. She’s closing up store. And frankly, she’s uninterested in her household’s blatant disregard for her emotions or her Christmas efforts. So when her distracted husband (comic Denis Leary) and self-involved youngsters by accident neglect about her, Claire decides to neglect them proper again. She quickly units off on a solo journey that’s merry, vivid, and utterly her personal.

Hitting the street on a cross-country journey to Los Angeles, Claire enters a televised vacation contest the place the “Best Mom” takes all. As her clueless household scrambles to search out their lacking vacation MVP, Claire rediscovers what the season is absolutely about—particularly whenever you’re not caught cleansing up everybody else’s tinsel.

Among these taking part in Pfeiffer’s grownup youngsters and shut kin are Felicity Jones, Chloë Grace Moretz, Dominic Sessa, Havana Rose Liu, Devery Jacobs, Maude Apatow, and Jason Schwartzman, together with Danielle Brooks, Joan Chen, and Eva Longoria because the morning present host of the vacation mother contest.

Michael Showalter—the comic and filmmaker behind The Big Sick, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, and The Idea of You—co-writes and directs this sharp, heartfelt vacation comedy that units out to remind us all that mothers are “icons.” So don’t neglect your personal this Christmas.

Oh. What. Fun. premieres solely on Prime Video on December third.