Jaafar’s performance “goes beyond the physical resemblance,” said director Antoine Fuqua.
“It’s Michaels spirit that comes through in a magical way.”
Michael Jacksons nephew Jaafar is channeling the man in the mirror.
Jaafar Jackson in ‘Michael;’ Michael Jackson.Kevin Mazur/Lionsgate; Kevin Mazur/WireImage
He embodies Michael in a way that no other actor could."
It’s Jaafar who embodies Michael," he said.
“It goes beyond the physical resemblance.
Its Michaels spirit that comes through in a magical way.
You have to experience it to believe it.
The replicated image was taken by Mazur more than three decades later on the film’s set.
Seeing Jaafar perform, I thought, Wow, it is Michael, the photographer said.
The way he looks and acts, his mannerisms, everything he’s Michael Jackson.
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