{
  "id": 15654375,
  "title": "Jaafar Jackson on Playing His Uncle in ‘Michael,’ Losing the Original Third Act and the Upcoming Sequel: ‘My Job Is to Come Prepared’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/jaafar-jackson-on-playing-his-uncle-in-michael-losing-the-original",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-19T21:01:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/awards/jaafar-jackson-michael-oscars-sequel-third-act-cut-1236913769/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Two years before a frame of “Michael” was shot, Jaafar Jackson wrote down a list of goals. One was to beat “Bohemian Rhapsody” and cross $1 billion at the worldwide box office. He did both. Antoine Fuqua’s film, which opened April 24, became the first biopic in history to surpass $1 billion worldwide and Lionsgate’s […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}