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In january last year, sky arts announced joseph fiennes would play michael jackson in an upcoming series, numerous critics taking issue. Urban myths episode with joseph fiennes as michael. Trivia the film is based on a 2011 story published in vanity fair alleging that elizabeth taylor, marlon brando, and michael jackson embarked on a road trip from new york city to ohio in a rental car shortly after the september 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks, as accounted by elizabeth taylors former personal assistant tim mendelson and an anonymous former employee of michael jackson. Urban myths director defends casting of white actor as michael. We take a slightly tongue in cheek, mischievous and deliberately ambiguous. The first footage of joseph fiennes as michael jackson has emerged and people arent quite sure how to feel. Jan, 2017 europes paytv company sky has dropped its plan to air a controversial episode of the british comedy series urban myths that features joseph fiennes playing michael jackson, variety. First look at joseph fiennes michael jackson for bizarre new tv show a trailer for the series has finally been released, and we can finally see what fiennes controversial character looks like. Whitewashed joseph fiennes is michael jackson in urban myths. Michael jackson episode of urban myths scrapped amid. With paul kaye, dustin demriburns, david avery, ben chaplin. Sky scraps tv movie with joseph fiennes playing michael jackson. Sky arts pulls michael jackson episode of urban myths.
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The director of the upcoming sky arts series urban myths has defended the casting of a white actor as michael jackson, saying the decision was based on. Jan 11, 2017 the first look at joseph fiennes portrayal of pop legend michael jackson is here in a new trailer for the series urban myths. What is urban myths and what happened to the controversial. Directed by the inbetweeners director ben palmer, urban myths is an offbeat. Jan, 2017 the upcoming episode of urban myths that featured british actor joseph fiennes portraying michael jackson has been pulled from the broadcast schedule following outcry from both the king of pops. Urban myths trailer discover movie trailers on the web. Urban myths episode featuring joseph fiennes as michael. Paris jackson objected to joseph fiennes portrayal of her late father, pop superstar michael jackson, in a trailer for urban myths released on tuesday, january 10. Michael jackson family members blast joseph fiennes. Urban myths episode with joseph fiennes as michael jackson. Jan 17, 2017 urban myths 2017 trailer with michael jackson edited out.
Urban myths director defends casting of white actor as michael jackson. Aug 29, 2017 urban myths official trailer lou ferrigno jr, courtney gaines, sophie simmons, joe estevez, lucas adams, kassandra voyagis, will wallace, gregg wayans, riley bodenstab, lovlee carroll, kaya. But the casting directors of new series urban myths, seemed to miss that memo when they casted white actor joseph fiennes as michael jackson in. Michael jackson urban myths episode pulled after family. Urban myths with joseph fiennes as michael jackson official. The release contained an audio commentary with director blanks, writer horta, and actor michael rosenbaum, as well as a makingoffeaturette. Jan 19, 2017 check out the first peek at joseph fiennes as michael jackson in the newly released trailer for the upcoming tongueincheek comedy, which is set to air on british television later this month.
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