Exploring the challenges in creating a biopic about Michael Jackson from the viewpoint of his pet chimpanzee, navigating sensitive topics like pedophilia allegations, script revisions for legal compliance, and the transformation of the project post acquisition by Netflix.
This is the story behind a biopic about a chimpanzee named Bubbles, sidekick to the King of Pop. Malcolm talks with the writer, Isaac Adamson, about the project’s rise and fall. Netflix optioned the script, a director was attached, and then… everything fell apart. In the episode, Isaac reads from his 2015 Black List winning script, and he and Malcolm consider whether now is the time for “Bubbles.”
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