Michael shattered global box office records by grossing over $1 billion at the worldwide box office, officially becoming the highest-grossing music biopic of all time. Concluding with his groundbreaking entry into the Bad musical era, the record-breaking blockbuster left fans eager for the next chapter in the global superstar's historic timeline. Miles Teller as John Branca and Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson in Michael Lionsgate/Courtesy Everett CollectionAccording to Variety, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Chairman Adam Fogelson announced the production and release timeline during the studio's Q1 Fiscal 2027 earnings call held on Aug. 6, 2026. "We have a number of sequences, particularly some big musical sequences, that were shot previously, that are almost sure to be incorporated. That is what the audience is going to want and deserve after the experience we gave them the first time."