Lifetime Announces Michael Jackson Biopic, Impersonator Navi To Play Singer [Photos]

Lifetime Announces Michael Jackson Biopic, Impersonator Navi To Play Singer

Navi

Lifetime Announces Michael Jackson Biopic

The biopics continue at Lifetime. The network has announced that it is developing a biopic surrounding the late pop singer, Michael Jackson. Titled, “Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland”, the film will be based on the best-selling book, Remember the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson in His Final Days.

Lifetime Announces Michael Jackson Biopic, Impersonator Navi To Play Singer

Usher Raymond, Michael Jackson

Told through the eyes of the singer’s bodyguards, Bill Whitfield and Javon Beard, the film will star Navi, who is a MJ impersonator. This will be Navi’s acting debut. The film will also star Chad L. Coleman as Whitfield. Suzanne de Passe, Madison Jones and Robert Teitel are executive producing. Searching for Neverland is produced by Silver Screen (“The Craigslist Killer”). Dianne Houston is directing from a script by Elizabeth Hunter. Production is set to begin in February.

Check out a few flix of Navi below.

Lifetime Announces Michael Jackson Biopic, Impersonator Navi To Play Singer

Lifetime Announces Michael Jackson Biopic, Impersonator Navi To Play Singer

Lifetime Announces Michael Jackson Biopic, Impersonator Navi To Play Singer

And here’s footage of Navi performing as MJ.

What do you think about a MJ biopic?

Follow us: @theJasmineBRAND on Twitter | theJasmineBRAND on Facebook| theJasmineBRAND_ on Instagram

Authored by: TJB Writer