Katherine, the King of Pop's mother, said that Jaafar "embodies" her son. "It's so wonderful to see him carry on the Jackson legacy of entertainers and performers," she told The Hollywood Reporter.

So much so, that McCoy has adopted it as his own to pay tribute to the "King of Pop." "It just seemed so different to me," he said. "It taught me that it's OK to be different and to make your own ...

Here are the actors playing the Jackson family and those closest to the King of Pop in the new biopic Kelsie Gibson is the SEO Editor of PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2021.