Since FIFA said they'd be in touch about making this official, I just gotta say that I really couldn't think of anyone better to represent the World Cup than the guy who's spent the last three years promoting and learning the world's cultures and breaking stereotypes around them
The funniest thing about 2026 is watching Michael Jackson block today’s artists from the charts with a 40 year-old song. First Drake, then Olivia Rodrigo, now Ariana Grande. Who’s next?
History is about to begin… Japan, getting ready for the King of POP! 👑
#MichaelMovie drops in Japanese theaters on Friday, June 12, 2026!
But can anybody explain why it was delayed over there in Japan to this point? 🤔
Jaafar Jackson says he watched ‘WHIPLASH’ a lot when preparing to play Michael Jackson in ‘MICHAEL’.
“There were times where I’d put ‘Whiplash’ on in my process because I always felt a lot of motivation from that film.”
Project Hail Mary writer Andy Weir on social commentary in books:
"I dislike social commentary. Like… I really hate it. When I’m reading a book, I just want to be entertained, not preached at by the author. Plus, it ruins the wonder of the story if I know the author has a political or social axe to grind. I no longer speculate about all possible outcomes of the story because I know for a fact that the universe of that book will conspire to ensure that the author’s political agenda is validated. I hate that."
"I put no politics or social commentary into my stories at all. Anyone who thinks they see something like that is reading it in on their own. I have no point to make, and I’m not trying to affect the reader’s opinion on anything. My sole job is to entertain, and I stick to that."
"To that end, I also don’t talk about my personal political opinions publicly. I don’t want readers to even know, honestly. I don’t want that in the back of their minds as they read my stuff."
Is this why he has the #1 sci-fi movie in decades?