Awards Circuit Podcast: Also, what's it like to grow up in one of the most famous families in the world?
\n\nTwo years before a frame of “Michael” was shot, Jaafar Jackson wrote down a list of goals. One was to beat “Bohemian Rhapsody” and cross $1 billion at the worldwide box office.
\n\nAntoine Fuqua’s film, which opened April 24, became the first biopic in history to surpass $1 billion worldwide and Lionsgate’s biggest release ever. It also made a star of Jackson, who had never acted professionally before.
\n\n“I was pretty emotional,” he tells Variety. “I know how proud Michael would be of that, because he was someone who wanted to break many records.”
\n\nOn this episode of the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast, Jackson opens up about leading the blockbuster “Michael,” navigating the Oscar buzz surrounding his performance and what he hopes comes next after a career-defining year.
\n\nJackson, 30, is sitting down with Variety just two days after wrapping his second film, “Supermax,” opposite Will Smith, following 40 days of shooting in Australia. He’s candid about the life that led him here. Growing up in a house filled with 30 or 40 relatives every holiday, he dreamed of becoming…
Original source: https://variety.com/v/tv/