Lifetime’s new Michael Jackson biopic, “Searching for Neverland” has released its first trailer, and it’s everything you might expect from a Lifetime Original movie about Michael Jackson.
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The source material for the project is a book by Motown Records titan Berry Gordy, called “Remember the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson in His Final Days.” The script is by “Beauty Shop” writer Elizabeth Hunter, and Dianne Houston (“Runaway Island”) is directing. Lifetime announced the project had been given the green light during a TCA presentation in January, Shadow and Act reports. The story will be told from the perspective of Jackson’s bodyguards, Bill Whitfield and Javon Beard, and will also explore his relationship with his children, Prince, Blanket, and Paris.
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The source material for the project is a book by Motown Records titan Berry Gordy, called “Remember the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson in His Final Days.” The script is by “Beauty Shop” writer Elizabeth Hunter, and Dianne Houston (“Runaway Island”) is directing. Lifetime announced the project had been given the green light during a TCA presentation in January, Shadow and Act reports. The story will be told from the perspective of Jackson’s bodyguards, Bill Whitfield and Javon Beard, and will also explore his relationship with his children, Prince, Blanket, and Paris.
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- 5/16/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Former NFL star Thomas Jones definitely has muscle ... but now he's going to be muscle ... playing one of Suge Knight's bodyguard's in the new Nwa biopic "Straight Outta Compton." Jones ... who's been doing a lot of acting now that his playing days are over ... was out in Hollywood when we asked him about his blossoming new career. Tj tells us he has a role in one of the biggest movies of the summer. We...
- 7/24/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Another TV One original movie to add to your calendar - all part of the network's plans revealed earlier this year, for a fresh original programming lineup that includes 8 new series and specials, 16 original movies, as well as new production relationships with new partners. The film, titled "Runaway Island," directed by Dianne Houston, is slated to premiere this Saturday, July 25 at 8 Pm. Lorraine Toussaint, Thomas Q. Jones and Aisha Hinds headline the original movie, which is written by Christopher Brandt - the 2014 American Black Film Festival screenplay competition winner. "Runaway Island" tells...
- 7/23/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Another TV One original movie to add to your calendar - all part of the network's plans revealed earlier this year, for a fresh original programming lineup that includes 8 new series and specials, 16 original movies, as well as new production relationships with new partners. Lorraine Toussaint, Thomas Q. Jones and Aisha Hinds headline TV One’s original movie, "Runaway Island," written by Christopher Brandt - the 2014 American Black Film Festival screenplay competition winner. "Runaway Island" tells a story about a group of troubled strangers looking to escape their woes, who end up sharing a transformational experience...
- 6/29/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
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