Janet Jackson is startin' somethin' for the silverscreen.

Four months after the Michael Jackson biopic Michael premiered in theaters, his nephew Jaafar Jackson—who plays the King of Pop in the project—teased that his aunt is in the process of making her own movie.

"I don't want to speak too early," Jaafar told GQ Middle East in an interview published Aug. 20, "but Janet has ideas of maybe doing her own film." 

In fact, he even hinted that it may have been the reason the "That's the Way Love Goes" singer declined to be in the 2026 movie, which documents Michael's life from 1966 until 1988. He explained, "So having someone portrayed in this and then choosing a different actor for her own is just
" 

E! News has reached out to Janet's reps for comment and has not yet heard back. 

Jaafar—son of Jermaine Jackson and Alejandra Oaziaza—believes making the biopic two parts, with the latter beginning production by early 2028, gives fans a chance to learn more about the man in the mirror.

"This first film focuses on Michael from his roots," he explained. "So you get that idea of who he was before he had all the success and became the icon that people are familiar with, you understand who he was as a human being first, because at the end of the day, that's who he was in the '90s until he passed."

"He never changed that purity, that sense of always wanting to find the good in other people," the 30-year-old continued. "No matter all the stuff he went through, how he was treated, what things were said about him, he never stopped treating people with kindness. He never stopped believing in and wanting to look for the good in people
 even though he was broken, his heart still stayed the same."

Although Janet and Michael were very close during their childhood, the 60-year-old had decided not to be included in the narrative, according to their sister LaToya Jackson.

"I wish everybody was in the movie," she told Variety at the L.A. premiere, noting that Janet "was asked and she kindly declined, so you have to respect her wishes."

And director Antoine Fuqua emphasized that he was workin' day and night to earn the Jackson family's approval. 

"You're telling somebody's life, you want to make sure that they're happy," he told the outlet during the premiere. When it comes to the youngest Jackson daughter, he added, "I have so much respect and love for Janet, but you know it's OK. She's supportive of Jaafar and that's what matters."

And though Michael's son Prince Jackson was among those who celebrated the exploration into the life of Michael, who died in 2009, others weren't so thrilled. In fact, his daughter Paris Jackson made her opposition to the project very clear.

"I read one of the first drafts of the script and gave my notes about what was dishonest / didn't sit right with me, and when they didn't address it I moved on with my life," she wrote on her Instagram Stories in August 2025. "Not my monkeys not my circus. God bless and god speed."

The following month, she shared in a follow-up video that she accused Hollywood biopics of sugar-coating the reality.

"The narrative is being controlled," Paris alleged. "There's a lot of inaccuracy and there's a lot of full-blown lies. At the end of the day, that doesn't really fly with me. I don't really like dishonesty."

For a closer look at which Jackson family members were and weren't thrilled by Michael, keep reading.

As a producer on the film, Michael Jackson's eldest child "was on set every day," lead producer Graham King told The Hollywood Reporter at the film's April 20 Los Angeles premiere.

Prince, who attended premieres in L.A. and Berlin, has also touted his cousin Jaafar Jackson's performance, writing April 11 on Instagram that watching Jermaine Jackson's son "step into the role of his uncle Michael is incredibly special for the family. With his talent, dedication and spirit, he was the only right choice to portray Michael and bring his story to the big screen."

When Colman Domingo, who plays her late grandfather Joe Jackson, said that Prince and Paris were "very much in support" of Michael, Paris begged to differ.

“Don’t be telling people I was ‘helpful’ on the set of a movie I had 0% involvement in lol,” Michael's daughter wrote on her Instagram Story in August 2025. “That is so weird.”

Rather, she continued, "I read one of the first drafts of the script and gave my notes about what was dishonest / didn’t sit right with me and when they didn’t address it I moved on with my life. Not my monkeys not my circus. God bless and god speed.”

She crystalized her take the following month, saying in a series of Instagram videos, "They’re gonna make whatever they’re gonna make. The big reason why I haven’t said anything up until this point is because I know a lot of you guys are gonna be happy with it" because it "panders to a very specific section of my dad’s fandom that still lives in a fantasy."

Hollywood biopics are "sold to you as real," Paris said, but they're "sugar-coated."

Meaning, she alleged, "The narrative is being controlled. There’s a lot of inaccuracy and there’s a lot of full-blown lies. At the end of the day, that doesn’t really fly with me. I don’t really like dishonesty."

Paris also pushed back against accusations that she "hates her dad
because I'm not, like, calling the shots on set being a big-shot producer of a movie that's filled with just inaccuracies. That's not my truth
I just prefer honesty over sales and monetary gain."

As the most private of Michael's kids, Bigi hasn't commented on the film, but he attended the April 10 premiere in Berlin.

“To have my cousins there and my other family members, that meant everything,” Jaafar told E! News April 20. “Because it is a family story, and it all started in Gary, Indiana, so it meant the world to me.”

Michael's sister, the youngest of Joe and Katherine Jackson's 10 kids, asked to be removed from this narrative.

“I wish everybody was in the movie,” sister LaToya Jackson told Variety at the L.A. premiere. But Janet "was asked and she kindly declined so you have to respect her wishes.”

In response to a March Page Six report that Janet had issues with almost every scene in the film and drew Jermaine's ire during a family screening, La Toya told Entertainment Tonight, "There was absolutely no problem whatsoever, none whatsoever. Please believe it."

Director Antoine Fuqua said he has "so much respect and love for Janet," telling Variety she was "supportive of Jaafar, and that's what matters."

Jaafar was "absolutely fantastic," La Toya told E! News at the L.A. premiere. "He just embodied my brother and I'm so proud of him."

The fifth-eldest Jackson sibling considered it "very important" that her family collaborated on the movie, telling THR, "A lot of times people think they know the story and they read about things, but when the family’s involved, the family can say yay or nay."

Jaafar left Marlon "smiling inside at how great he is," the sixth-eldest Jackson sibling told E!, adding that he assured his nephew that his performance was "unbelievable."

And Marlon said he didn't spot any inaccuracies in the film, sharing, "When I first saw him on stage, when I went to the set the first time, they were shooting the [Jacksons' 1984] Victory Tour
And I said, 'Wow.' He looked just like Michael."

Jaafar's father, suffice it to say, was "extremely proud," telling E!, "He deserved the part, he worked so hard."

But before Jaafar took on the role, Jermaine explained to Fab TV at the Berlin premiere, he wanted his son to understand "what he was going up against," because those "are a tough set of shoes to fill."

Michael's nephew Taj Jackson told critics to beat it.

"Sorry, media, you don’t get to control the narrative anymore of who Michael Jackson truly was," the eldest son of late Jackson 5 member Tito Jackson wrote on X April 21, per Variety. "The public gets to watch this movie
 they will decide for themselves. And you can’t handle that. Can’t wait until some critics have to eat crow. And yes, I will be that petty."

Tito's youngest son wrote on X April 22 that he was headed out to rewatch Michael, because he "wouldn't miss this opportunity to be masked in the electrifying energy that will be in that theater for nothing. My uncle deserves this, my cousin earned this and his loyal supporters are owed this. The world will be reminded or learn who MJ truly was and I can’t wait!"