Michael Jackson big screen biopic will start production this year

The film will be directed by Antoine Fuqua, whose credits include Training Day, and will be in collaboration with the singer's estate

A long-gestating movie about the life of Michael Jackson is set to start production this year.

The film, called Michael, will be directed by Antoine Fuqua, whose credits include Training Day, The Equalizer and, most recently, slavery thriller Emancipation. The screenplay will come from three-time Oscar nominee John Logan, who wrote the scripts for Gladiator and Skyfall.