As if enough hasn't happened to keep Michael Jackson constantly spinning in his grave, Lifetime is in preproduction on a TV movie about the late King Of Pop, according to The Wrap. The small screen flick will be based on the book Remember the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson in His Final Days that's told from the perspective of his bodyguards Bill Whitfield and Javon Beard. The tentative title is Searching For Neverland, and it will begin filming in LA next month. A man named Navi, who is considered to be the #1 Michael Jackson tribute artist in the world, will make his acting debut in the movie portraying MJ. Chad L. Coleman of The Walking Dead and The Wire will play Whitfield. There is no air date for the movie as of yet.
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Lifetime Planning TV Movie About Michael Jackson’s Final Days
SANTA MARIA, CA – MAY 23: Michael Jackson waves as he departs the Santa Barbara County Courthouse following defense testimony in his child molestation trial May 23, 2005 in Santa Maria, California. Jackson is charged in a 10-count indictment that included molesting a boy, plying him with liquor and conspiring to commit child abduction, false imprisonment and extortion. He has pleaded innocent. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)
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