Nia Long loves her role as Katherine Jackson in the ‘Michael’ biopic.
Long appeared on Ally’s Money and Mindfulness panel at the American Black Film Festival.
The 53-year-old explained how prepared she was to step into the role.
“When you are a creative person, the work that you do is a reflection of who you are in that moment. I think the thing that I love most about my career is there is a core authenticity that is unwavering that follows every woman that I play, and that is very intentional.”
Nia Long Revealed Her Mindset Led Her To The Role
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“I’m playing Katherine Jackson. I was scared to death. I was so scared. But, I knew that God put me in that …gave me that opportunity because he thought I was ready, right? Because think about her journey and what she’s been through being Michael Jackson’s mother. And I started to think about it and I was like ‘Wow, we do have things in common.'”
Nia Long added:
“I just kind of put my fears to the side and I just prayed a lot and said ‘God let me be the version of this character that you want me to be.’ I was able to tap into some of my own experiences. I was able to tap into the idea of loving your children so deeply that it just doesn’t matter what the world is saying about them.”
‘Michael’ stars Jaafar Jackson, who plays the King of Pop.
The other cast members include:
- Colman Domingo
- Kendrick Sampson
- Larenz Tate
- Kat Graham
- Jessica Sula
- Laura Harrier
Nia Long added:
“Next April will be the opening of the Michael Jackson film, which is going to be pretty fantastic and amazing.”
And she had nothing but praise for the movie’s renowned director:
“It had always been my dream to work with Antoine Fuqua because I think he’s one of the most prolific directors of our time, and Graham King who is the producer and so passionate about the project that I was sold in five minutes. I’m really excited and blessed to be a part of something that is gonna be pretty important.”
Michael will come out in cinemas on April 18, 2025.
