After lighting up CineEurope with a feast of tulips last year and then again the Caesars Colosseum at CinemaCon in April , Universal returned to Barcelona today with a presentation heavy on its upcoming two-part musical Wicked . The jam-packed show also highlighted its 30-strong film slate and concluded with a surprise first-look at a scene from Michael Jackson biopic, Michael , centering on the making of the iconic “Thriller” video. It positively wowed the audience.
Michael producer Graham King presented the five-minute clip which had been preceded by the same footage we saw at CinemaCon. He said the seven-years-in-the-making film had just wrapped and that director Antoine Fuqua is currently in L.A.
editing. Related Stories News Sony International Distribution Chief On Recent Acquisitions: "To Invest In Cinema Is The Biggest Statement We Could Make" About Future Of The Industry - CineEurope News Jordan Peele's Fourth Directorial Movie Lands October 2026 Theatrical Release “Unpacking the life of the King of Pop has been a daunting task,” said King. The Bohemian Rhapsody producer added, “There are biopics — and then there’s Michael Jackson.
” He noted there will be more than 30 songs in the movie and that he felt honored to have been trusted by the family to tell the story. Jackson’s nephew Jaafar Jackson leads the ensemble as Michael, with Colman Domingo, Nia Long, Miles Teller, Laura Harrier and Juliano Krue Valdi among others in key roles. Lionsgate is dist.