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Jaafar Jackson, director Antoine Fuqua, and producer Graham King take fans behind the scenes of Michael. The new film exploring the life of Michael Jackson is now playing in theaters and IMAX.
Transcript
00:00Good morning, everybody.
00:01Welcome to day one, Michael Jackson.
00:05I never saw my dad perform live.
00:07For me, this is the closest I will ever get
00:09to seeing my father and my family into it.
00:13It was amazing to have some of Michael's original band
00:16members come to watch Jafar.
00:17And for them to say, this is giving me chills,
00:20and I feel like I'm in a time machine,
00:21I knew we were on something special.
00:25Jonathan Muffet, Michael's drummer, showed up,
00:27and he had tears in his eyes.
00:29And he said, I can't believe when I'm watching it.
00:33It's like being in a time capsule.
00:35We get to reflect on our life and our careers.
00:39We see how they're recreating his story.
00:42And we've been a part of the creation of his story,
00:44that we live with him.
00:45Pretty remarkable experience.
00:49This is pretty emotional to come here
00:51and to see everything that's going on.
00:55Because when I got invited,
00:56I didn't really know what to expect.
00:58The walking in here just really brought me back
01:01to those moments.
01:03It's such a gas.
01:05It's giving me flashbacks,
01:07and giving me a lump in my throat.
01:09I was sitting with Vince Patterson,
01:11and he was wiping the tears away,
01:13because the music is so powerful.
01:15Marlon watching himself up on the stage,
01:19you know, was very, very moving, too.
01:21This just brings back so many memories
01:23from when we did the Victory Tour.
01:25Jafar is unbelievable.
01:27You know, I'm so proud to be his uncle.
01:29Just to see Michael's nephew,
01:32he did the exact same thing that Michael would do.
01:35Little tiny movements that he's doing with his hands
01:38were so Michael.
01:39I worked with Michael back in the day
01:41and shot all the concerts.
01:42And looking through the lens at Jafar,
01:45he looks and acts, his mannerisms.
01:47He's Michael Jackson.
01:49Jafar is otherworldly.
01:51It's in the DNA.
01:52I can't imagine a better suited person
01:55to play this role.
02:00Speaking to Prince a little while ago about it,
02:02he's so excited that it's all about
02:04the family's involvement.
02:08I've had a few people who were either on tour
02:11with my dad or they worked with him,
02:13and they came here and they said,
02:14when you saw Michael Jackson perform on stage,
02:17it gave you a feeling.
02:18And they get that same feeling with your father.
02:23Oh!
02:24Oh!
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