Colman Domingo will play Joe Jackson in ‘Michael,’ the Michael Jackson biopic

NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh off his Oscar nomination, Colman Domingo has joined the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” to play the pop star’s domineering father, Joe Jackson. Lionsgate announced Thursday that Domingo has been cast in Antoine Fuqua’s currently-in-production film. On Tuesday, Domingo was nominated for best actor by the Academy Awards for his performance as the civil rights activist Bayard Rustin in “Rustin.” Joe Jackson, who died in 2018, was the controversial patriarch of a musical family, launching the Jackson 5 and the solo careers of Michael and Janet. But he was also an alienating manager and abusive father whose children later in life distanced themselves. “Michael” is to schedule to open in theaters in April next year.