Not gonna reply to each of you but here some more thoughts based off what y'all are saying:
"Will they show the second half of his life?"
- Arguably Michael's story is the most complex and intricate from 1993-09. 3 of the biggest 5 events of his life: 93 case, 05 case, and his death happen in that time. Along with, rehab, the birth of his kids, 2 marriages, 2 studio albums, a world tour, the bridge incident --> beginning of his addictions, and the bashir doc. Unless they're hoping to make the biopic 2 movies w/ the first focusing on birth--> HWT, and the second being like his LMP-marriage --> death, we're getting it all and I'd be willing to bet that anything pre-93 will take up a grand total of 35-40 minutes.
- If I also had to guess, the 93 case will get the most screen time as it is the murkiest area of his career *to the general public* since there was a settlement and not a trial, & outside of hardcore fans, most people won't know the intricacies of that case. Compared to the 05 trial where the outcome is a straightforward 'not guilty' verdict.
"How will they fit every one of my favorite songs in the film"
- They're not gonna put full songs in the film, at best it will be a minute or two per track. the BoRhap movie had 30 songs and clocked in at 2hr 14. Rocketman had 22 songs and was barely 2 hours. I think we're gonna get adequate time for each song; with some songs such as Billie Jean, MITM, probably getting more time than others.
my own little theory:
- We're gonna get a speedrun of the 90s post civil trial, slow for a bit around invincible and his drug problem (probably get a scene recreating 30th anniversary where he's high as balls on stage) then Bashir--> trial--> not guilty--> debt/trying to make new music-->TII-->pass--> aftermath. I'd be willing to bet that they're probably gonna build up the story at the end that Michael was putting the pieces of his career back together as a triumphant comeback with TII and a new album, and then he dies without getting to share his talents with the world one last time.
OR if the film doesn't show anything after HIStory like MP says:
- HIStory/ the tour is gonna be used as a vice to show his comeback from the 93 allegations, since all things considered the album did sell fairly well. they'd probably use opening night at Prague since that had some absurd attendance like 125,000. Using one of the songs from the album we're gonna get an Elvis-style ending where a performance of SIM or probably History will be used to transition to real footage/archived footage where we'll get an ending title card referencing either his passing, the not guilty, his 3 kids, his continued dominance on the charts despite the accusations, or none of them. With the hopes that this film is successful enough to garner a sequel.