Michael Jackson biopic is coming to LifetimeJanuary 14, 2017 - 11:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Lifetime has ordered a Michael Jackson biopic, tentatively titled "Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland". Currently in pre-production, the TV movie will begin filming in February in Los Angeles, AceShowbiz reports. The project is based on 2014's book "Remember the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson in His Final Days", which was co-authored by two of Jackson's bodyguards, Bill Whitfield and Javon Beard. The book chronicles the singer's final years through Whitfield and Beard's lens while protecting the superstar and his family. It also details their time of solace and the singer's death. The King of Pop died at the age of 50 in 2009, when he was rehearsing for the comeback shows. Navi, who is considered as the world's most prominent Michael Jackson's impersonator, will star in the film. He is joined by "The Walking Dead" alum Chad L. Coleman, who will star as Jackson's bodyguard Whitfield. Suzanne de Passe, who has a long-standing relationship with Jackson's family, will produce "Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland" alongside Madison Jones and Robert Teitel. The TV movie will be directed by Diane Houston while Elizabeth Hunter will pen the script. Final weeks of Jackson's life is also set to be the subject of a television series which is in development at Warner Bros. Based on Tavis Smiley's 2016 book titled "Before You Judge Me: The Triumph and Tragedy of Michael Jackson's Last Days", the project will recount the final 16 weeks of the singer's life. Related links: Top stories Paris Center Pompidou Musée National d’Art Moderne will host the screening of Sergei Parajanov’s "Triptych" on December 15. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Armenia to participate in key EU meeting for the first time ever National Assembly speaker Alen Simonyan has said that Armenia will for the first time participate in the Conference. U.S. reacts to Russia’s criticism of upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting Matthew Miller has weighed in on Russia’s criticism of an upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting. Lavrov sees ‘collapse’ of Russia’s ties with Armenia Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has underscored heightened tensions between Russia and Armenia. Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine |