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Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland is a 2017 American biographical television film based on the 2014 book, Remember the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson in His Final Days, written by Jackson's personal bodyguards Bill Whitfield and Javon Beard. The film dramatizes Jackson in the final years of his life.




Synopsis


The film is told from the point of view of one of Michael Jackson's bodyguards Bill Whitfield (portrayed by Chad Coleman). It begins in December 2006 when Jackson returns from Bahrain and is now living in a Las Vegas mansion. He doesn't want to return to Neverland after the police raid from years earlier and instead plans to purchase a multi-million-dollar estate in Las Vegas he called “Wonderland.” With Jackson in serious debt, he agrees to do a residency just like Celine Dion.
Bill Whitfield says, "He [Jackson] hadn't worked in years. He spent tons of money on lawsuits, legal fees, shopping, and family. Money was his issue." The two bodyguards haven't been paid in months. Shortly before signing with AEG for his residency in London, Jackson hires Nation of Islam bodyguards for his protection. He then begins rehearsing in Los Angeles for his London residency.




Cast


Navi as Michael Jackson
Chad L. Coleman as Bill Whitfield
Sam Adegoke as Javon Beard
Aidan Hanlon Smith as Prince Jackson
Taegen Burns as Paris Jackson
Michael Mourra as Blanket Jackson
Richard Lawson as Joe Jackson
Starletta DuPois as Katherine Jackson
Kristofer Gordon as Randy Jackson
Isabella Hofmann as Green
Nondumiso Temble as Grace Rwaramba
Ken Colquitt as Conrad Murray
Holly Robinson Peete as Raymone Bain




Development


On January 13, 2017, Lifetime announced that it had ordered a television biopic of Michael Jackson, which would be based on the book Remember the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson in His Final Days. Production was scheduled to begin in February in Los Angeles.




Reception


On its premiere airing, the film was watched by 2 million viewers.




References






External links


Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland at IMDb

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• Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland
• Navi (impersonator)
• Sam Adegoke
• Starletta DuPois
• Caitlin Leahy
• Chad L. Coleman
• Holly Robinson Peete
• Suite Française (film)
• Thriller (album)
• Isabella Hofmann