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November 15, 2011

Michael Jackson Estate Shops King of Pop biopic

MichaelJa_Chris_16877498_600Michael Jackson’s estate wants to be starting something in Hollywood: a King of Pop biopic. With Dr. Conrad Murray’s involuntary manslaughter trial now over, John Branca, the executor of the Jackson estate, has approached Ivan Reitman and Tom Pollock’s Montecito Picture Company about the possibility of producing and financing a Jackson biopic, Variety's Jeff Sneider reports. Project would only cover certain periods of the late singer’s life. Pollack confirmed that the two sides are engaged in early talks but cautioned that there is no deal in place. A spokesman for Jackson’s estate had no comment.